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Taylor Wessing
69 AVENUE FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
75008 PARIS
France

Position

Paul-Albert Iweins is head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution within the Paris office.

Paul-Albert was sworn in as a lawyer in Paris in 1973. In 1975, he set up a partnership with Emmanuel Inbona, a former solicitor specialised in civil proceedings. Winner of the “Concours de la Conférence du Stage” (a French State competition open to members of the Bar), the legal expertise which he developed in civil and penal law while with the law firm Inobona, Iweins, Charpentier-Oltramare today leads him to take part in numerous lawsuits, in particular in the field of penal law as regards financial litigations. Further to becoming member of the Bar and, subsequently, of the National Bar Council, he was appointed as Chairman of the Bar, which office he held for 2 years (2002 and 2003) and he was Chairman of the National Bar Council.

In July 2004, he joined Taylor Wessing France in order to conduct the Litigations and Arbitrations department.

He is officer of the Legion of Honour and of the National Order of the Merit

Languages

English, French

Lawyer Rankings

France > Dispute resolution: White-collar crime

(Leading individuals)

Paul-Albert IweinsTaylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing manages a number of headline cases relating to the public sector and political spheres in which it regularly defends lawyers from other firms and political figures. The team also acts in other areas, assisting companies, CEOs, individuals and banks as victims of illicit practices and fraud, or as subject of corruption and fraud accusations. The team also has a good knowledge of the media and sport sectors where it regularly handles cases.  Paul-Albert Iweins has a wealth of experience and heads the practice alongside Benoît Goulesque-Monaux.