Enforcement proceedings
Martin Pradel
A member of the Paris Bar, Martin has been a lawyer for over twenty years.
He boasts a strong and recognized expertise in white-collar crime, internal investigations, business and human rights disputes, and international criminal litigation. He is well-versed in cases involving corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing and international sanctions. He has represented French and foreign companies, senior executives and political figures, in some of the most complex and sensitive cases with high reputational stakes in the French market.
Martin also has extensive experience in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in France, whether these relate to commercial, civil or criminal matters. As regards civil and commercial cases, he is regularly mandated to defend against bank account or real estate seizures. As regards criminal proceedings, he often acts in the defence against extradition requests and assets forfeitures.
Furthermore, Martin offers a wealth of experience in commercial and corporate governance disputes. He assists businesses of all sizes in the resolution of their disputes, whether these concern relations between partners or shareholders, or contractual and commercial disputes. He has a rare and strong sector-specific expertise in inter-lawyer disputes, particularly concerning group practice issues.
He acts before French and foreign courts, including in French-speaking Africa, where he has built up strong and lasting professional relationships with the legal and judicial community.
Prior to founding our firm in 2022, Martin was a partner at a leading international dispute resolution boutique firm and practiced criminal labour law with a leading player in the field in France for several years.
Martin is regarded as a leading practitioner by his peers. He was elected as a member of the Conseil de l’Ordre du Barreau de Paris (The Paris Law Society) between 2018 and 2020. He is currently the Chairman of the Conseil National des Barreaux’s Legal Practice Commission. In addition, for many years, he has held managerial positions in leading lawyers’ associations and is currently serving as the Managing Director of the International Association of Lawyers - Institute for the Rule of Law (UIA-IROL).
An outstanding litigator, Martin was admitted to the Concours de la Conférence (the most prestigious criminal law mooting competition in France), which, each year, selects twelve lawyers to provide emergency criminal defence in particularly sensitive cases, as well as represent the young Paris Bar in France and abroad.
Having been involved in some of the most sensitive cases of the last fifteen years in France, he has been listed since 2017 in GQ magazine’s ranking as one of the 30 most powerful lawyers in France.
Alexandre Reynaud
Alexandre has been practicing international arbitration for some fifteen years and is regarded as one of its rising stars.
He advises and represents foreign companies, investors, governments and public entities in ad hoc and institutional proceedings in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defence, energy, hospitality and construction.
He has acted in arbitrations under the aegis of major arbitral institutions, such as the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the OHADA Common Court of Arbitration (CCJA) and the Paris Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CMAP). He also regularly sits as arbitrator in international commercial arbitrations.
On the back of a strong academic background in private international law, Alexandre has developed in-depth expertise in proceedings related to the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards against private individuals and foreign States in France, especially in matters involving issues of State immunity (Loi Sapin II) and international notification.
Alexandre also boasts a wealth of experience in other arbitration-related litigation proceedings, including matters relating to the appointment and challenge of arbitrators, the review and setting aside of arbitral awards and proceedings brought by third parties to a contract.
Furthermore, Alexandre is regularly mandated to act in complex commercial and corporate governance disputes, both in France and in foreign jurisdictions.
Team Services
Our Enforcement proceedings’ practice is co-headed by Martin Pradel and Alexandre Reynaud.
Our team acts to secure or defend against the enforcement of judgments and decisions handed down by French courts, in particular by means of:
- seizures of movable and immovable property; and
- judicial mortgages.
Our lawyers also have extensive expertise in proceedings related to the recognition and enforcement of:
- foreign court judgements and decisions; and
- international arbitration awards, both in France and in foreign jurisdictions.
Our lawyers have a strong track-record in the enforcement of judgments against sovereign States, under the provisions of the French anti-corruption law, Sapin II.
Finally, our team coordinates the work of international teams of foreign legal counsel involved in multi-jurisdictional proceedings.