Le 16 Law > Paris, France > Firm Profile
Le 16 Law Offices
16 RUE DE L'ELYSÉE
PARIS 75008
France
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Le 16 Law > The Legal 500 Rankings
France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation Tier 4
Practice head(s):
Jean-Luc Larribau; Alexandra Szekely; Samuel Sauphanor
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Good listening skills. Pragmatism. Experience. Expertise. Efficiency. Availability. Flexible.’
‘Committed, involved, expert team. ’
‘Jean-Luc Larribau: good analysis and synthesis skills, excellent communicator.’
‘Jean-Luc Larribau and Anne-Claire Hans are passionate about their work, focusing on details without losing the essential. ’
‘Anne-Claire Hans is extremely serious, diligent, responsive, precise. She’s a very good lawyer.’
‘The team is very competent, has a perfect mastery of procedures and is innovative in the strategies it proposes.’
‘Good litigators, good command of the English language, ability to convey substantial and procedural matters in a simple and straightforward manner, so as to allow client to easily reach a decision. Available and value for money.’
‘Competent and responsive team led by Alexandra Szekely, clarity and precision, responsiveness. A firm that deserves to be more visible.’
Key clients
Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE)
Compagnie Européenne de Garanties et Cautions (CEGC)
Monte Paschi Banque
Albioma
Pentair Water Process Technology B.V.
ABC Arbitrage
Infineon AG
Orange
Ledger
New Balance
Suez Groupe – Vigie
UPS France
Framatome
Mytilineos
Alpiq
Work highlights
- Representing Orange before the Paris Court of Appeal in proceedings brought on the grounds of deceptive commercial practices by the consumer association CLCV regarding 5G cell phone packages.
- Representing New Balance in relation with investigations of the Paris Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations on alleged deceptive marketing practices.
- Representing Groupe Séché in a litigation context relating to a portion of the shares it holds into its subsidiary Séché Environnement, a French company listed on Euronext Paris.
France > Dispute resolution: White-collar crime Tier 4
Practice head(s):
Samuel Sauphanor
Testimonials
‘A particularly dynamic team that demonstrates great professionalism.’
‘Samuel Sauphanor demonstrates extraordinary rigor and listening skills.’
Key clients
Antom Patrimoine’s French investors
New Nordic’s French investors
Work highlights
- Representing 40+ French citizens who made real-estate investments in Detroit through a French company, which turned out to be a large Ponzi scheme fraud.
- Representing a large group of French citizens who made real-estate investments in built or “off-plan” premium hotel resorts in several countries in South-East Asia (essentially Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia) sold by the international group New Nordic which turned out to be a Ponzi scheme fraud.
France > Industry focus: IT and internet Tier 4
Le 16 LawPractice head(s):
Benoît Barré
France > Real estate Tier 5
Practice head(s):
Morgan Gizardin
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Testimonials
‘Morgan Gizardin is a skilled lawyer with whom it is a pleasure to work: the exchanges are fluid. His colleague Thomas Leblanc is also appreciated.’
‘Availability of advice, general atmosphere of the teams, presence of partners and multidisciplinarity.’
‘Responsiveness and in-depth research.’
‘Morgan Gizardin and Thomas Leblanc form a complementary, responsive duo.’
‘The team is always available, complete and proactive with reasoned feedback. Discussions are always very constructive and pleasant.’
‘Very professional team. Demonstrates teaching skills with great communication skills to facilitate decision-making and the development of legal strategy.’
‘Morgan Gizardin is an excellent professional – very attentive and perfectly comfortable with our business issues, which facilitates discussions and the expression of strategic recommendations. Thomas Leblanc is responsive, displaying an agility of mind, and a perfect understanding of the issues and our expectations.’
Key clients
AEW
Patrizia
Indigo
Welcome to the Jungle
Finspot
Work highlights
- Advised AEW (acting as landlord) on the negotiation of a 10-year commercial lease agreement with Tethys.
- Advised Welcome to the Jungle (a tech scale-up company which recently raised EUR 50m) on the negotiation of a 9-year commercial lease agreement regarding its headquarters.
- Advised Indigo Group (acting as a landlord) on a series of amendments to a lease agreement regarding a car park complex in France with Shurgard.
France > Insolvency
Le 16 Law > Firm Profile
Le 16 Law is a leading independent law firm dedicated to dispute resolution which was founded in 2017.
The firm also focuses on providing strategic legal advice to leading companies on their tech projects, regulatory challenges and risks.
Le 16 Law assists clients in devising efficient strategies to anticipate, prevent and mitigate risks, secure contractual relationships, resolve disputes and control crisis situations.
The firm has a compelling track-record in dispute resolution and the tech industry and has secured successful outcomes for clients in various types of business challenges and disputes.
The team is praised for its technical excellence, dynamism, reactivity and creative thinking.