Michel Jockey > ADVANT Altana > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

ADVANT Altana
45 RUE DE TOCQUEVILLE
75 017 PARIS
France

Work Department

Business Litigation & Contracts Negotiations

Dispute Resolution & Mediation

Corporate Restructuring

Position

Partner

Career

Michel Jockey is highly respected by market sources for his long-standing experience in Commercial and Corporate Litigation, French restructuring and insolvency matters. He specializes in the prevention and treatment of companies facing financial difficulties, mainly involving large-scale operations of major French and international groups. His clients also rely on his expertise in the area of external growth, sales operations and strategic corporate litigation.

He is an active member of working groups organized under the auspices of the First President of the Paris Court of Appeals.

Partner at Rambaud Martel (now Orrick), he joined Salans (now Dentons) in 2006 and was among the founding partners of ADVANT Altana since 2009. Practicing law since 1978, Michel graduated from the Institute of Judicial Studies of the Paris Universities.

Languages

French, English

Memberships

Member of a working group organized under the auspices of the First President of the Paris Court of Appeals and charged with improving the tools provided to legal practitioners for the evaluation of economic damages. The Paris Court of Appeals published the group’s first work, a handbook of practical factsheets, in October 2017.

Education

Bar admission: 1978

Graduated from the Institute of Judicial Studies of the University of Paris

Lawyer Rankings

Paris > Résolution des litiges > Contentieux commercial et de droit des sociétés

Altana est en mesure de traiter un large éventail de litiges, pour le compte d’entreprises françaises et internationales. Le cabinet dispose notamment d’une solide expertise dans les secteurs de la finance et des assurances. Il représente des banques et des assureurs de premier plan dans des dossiers à forts enjeux, portant sur des prêts bancaires, des couvertures d’assurance et des produits d’investissement, impliquant régulièrement un nombre élevé de demandeurs. Le cabinet traite également de nombreux litiges commerciaux, de responsabilité des produits et de risques industriels. Il intervient aussi dans des contentieux corporate ou touchant à des opérations de fusions-acquisitions. Enfin, le cabinet traite régulièrement des contentieux stratégiques en rapport avec des dossiers de procédures collectives, à travers  Michel Jockey  qui est un expert dans le domaine. La pratique est codirigée par  Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy et Julien Balensi. L’équipe compte aussi dans ses rangs le counsel Benjamin Dors .

Paris > Entreprises en difficulté

ADVANT Altana assiste particulièrement des débiteurs, mais aussi de grandes sociétés lorsque leurs partenaires commerciaux sont confrontés à des difficultés.  L’équipe est aussi intervenue récemment pour le compte de centres commerciaux, de promoteurs et de bailleurs de premier plan dans la défense de leurs intérêts face à leurs locataires, des enseignes confrontées à des situations de restructuration de dettes. Le cabinet a aussi assisté un voyageur dans la gestion de ses difficultés et traite des dossiers en cours dans de nombreux domaines : presse, médias, hôtellerie, automobile et éducation. La pratique est codirigée par  Michel Jockey et Pierre-Gilles Wogue et fait aussi intervenir Julien Balensi et Mana Rassouli .

France > Insolvency

ADVANT Altana‘s well-established practice regularly acts for debtors, but is also often retained by leading companies for the management of commercial debts held in various smaller companies and commercial partners. The team has notably advised several leading shopping centers, developers and lessors on protecting rent amounts due by retailers facing debt restructuring situations. In recent work, the practice assisted a major travelling company facing acute difficulties. The varied caseload features matters from other fields, including press, media, hospitality, automobile and education. Michel Jockey and Pierre-Gilles Wogue co-head the practice, with Julien Balensi and Mana Rassouli being two other key contributors.

France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

ADVANT Altana is able to deal with a broad range of disputes, acting for French and international companies, and is particularly experienced in disputes in the financial and insurance sectors. The practice notably acts for leading banks and insurers in high-stakes matters concerning loans, insurance and investment products, regularly involving a high number of plaintiffs. The practice also handles a good amount of commercial litigation, product liability and industrial risk cases in addition to assisting clients with M&A and corporate disputes. The firm’s insolvency and restructuring practice regularly handles strategic disputes, with Michel Jockey as the key contact. The practice is co-headed by Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy and Julien Balensi. Counsel Benjamin Dors is also involved.