Stanislas Lequette

Practice Areas

Shipping

Career

Stanislas regularly represents clients in the maritime and energy sectors in transactional and contentious matters.

He acts on behalf of major oil companies, shipyards, shipowners, maritime service and product providers, as well as insurers. He regularly advises clients on commercial and corporate law issues and represents them in their commercial disputes. He is highly regarded for his experience in crisis management and major casualties, as well as his solid expertise handling matters arising in North and West Africa.

Stanislas is annually ranked as a leading individual in Chambers and Legal 500. His clients describe him as "friendly, open and approachable," before lauding his "strong attention to detail." and the "quality of his work, his availability and his perfect understanding of our business." He is also recognised as "a tough negotiator who can come up with highly original solutions and is skilled at thinking outside the box."

Stanislas was awarded "Maritime Lawyer of the Year 2022" in the Best Lawyers rankings published by Les Echos. He is also ranked among the 50 most influential business lawyers in French-speaking Africa by the magazine Jeune Afrique.