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Provided by Jean-Daniel Bretzner

France

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation

Career

Jean-Daniel Bretzner, Partner at Bredin Prat, is a member of the Litigation team.

He represents companies and their senior executives in civil, commercial and criminal proceedings.

Publications

Jean-Daniel Bretzner has written numerous articles for legal journals on subjects such as contract law, evidence law, procedural law and economic law. He has created an annual column on evidence law which appears in the Recueil Dalloz.

He has recently contributed to several books, Reform of French Law of contract, published in 2015 by Dalloz, “The emerging Law of Electronic platforms”, published in 2021 by Dalloz Editions.

Languages Spoken

French, English

Professional Memberships

He was a member of the Commission set up by Mrs Arens, President of the French Supreme Court, which published a report entitled “The reform of French civil liability Law in its economics environment”. He was also a member of the Commission set up in 2020 by the French Minister of Justice and headed by Mr. Professor Stoffel-Munck, in order to amend and update about 500 provisions of the French Civil Code about the Law of contract.

Awards

Top 40 of the CAC 40 Lawyers

Forbes / LJA

2023

The 2025 elite of business lawyers

Décideurs Juridiques

2025

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite - France

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Individual Editorial

Jean-Daniel Bretzner is one of the market-leading litigators in France, frequently acting in complex corporate litigation. He is sought after for his wealth of experience in cases including class actions, civil liability claims and shareholders' disputes.

Editorial individuel

Jean-Daniel Bretzner est l’un des leaders du marché contentieux en France, intervenant fréquemment dans des contentieux d’entreprise complexes. Il est recherché pour sa expérience dans des dossiers tels que les actions de groupe, les dossiers de responsabilité civile et les différends entre actionnaires.

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