Sylvie Gallage-Alwis > Signature Litigation AARPI > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Signature Litigation AARPI Offices
49/51 avenue George V
75008
France
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Sylvie Gallage-Alwis
Work Department
Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Class Actions
Position
After 10 years practicing in a major international law firm, Sylvie became one of the founding partners of the Paris office of Signature Litigation and has headed its product liability practice since 2019. She specialises in all cutting-edge complex disputes linked to products, namely product liability, product safety, toxic tort, mass litigation/class action, regulatory compliance, and environment.
Sylvie has more than 15 years of experience in all ranges of product-related litigation: commercial litigation, product liability product safety, product life-cycle investigations, ESG & climate change litigation.
She is involved in some of the largest industrial accident cases that happened in France and regularly assists clients in the scope of investigations launched by the French or EU regulators.
She is further known in the French market as a leading toxic tort / mass litigation lawyer.
She represents a variety of globally recognised manufacturers from industries such as automotive, electronic products, life sciences, cosmetics, new technologies/marketplaces, steel, energy, food, toys, etc.
Sylvie is both an Avocat à la Cour in France and a Solicitor in England & Wales.
Career
Trained, Hogan Lovells Paris, 2007; Counsel, Hogan Lovells Paris, 2008 to 2018; Partner Signature Litigation 2019.
Languages
English and French.
Memberships
Chair of the Toxic & Hazardous substances litigation Committee, Vic-Chair of Product Liability, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); Member, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA); Member, International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO).
Education
Université Panthéon-Assas Paris 2; Trinity College Dublin; The London School of Economics and Political Science; ESSEC Business School Paris.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
(Leading individuals: Product liability litigation)Signature Litigation AARPI stands out for its ability to handle a diverse portfolio of high-stakes and complex disputes. The firm is notably retained by many leading companies (spanning various sectors such as telecoms, automotive, digital economy, healthcare, manufacturing) to handle major commercial disputes and civil liability cases, as well as toxic tort litigation where the firm is a leading name. Additionally, the team also regularly handles one-of-a-kind cases raising new hot topics, including ESG concerns, and has the ability to handle complex international private law matters. The team is jointly led by Thomas Rouhette
, product liability expert Sylvie Gallage-Alwis and Jérémie Fierville, who joined in 2023 and adds strength in the field of financial and corporate litigation. Counsels Mathilde Gérot, Claire Massiera and Ela Barda also noted.
Comparative Guides
| France: Product Liability | April 2024 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Product Liability laws and regulations applicable in France. |
| France: Class Actions | June 2023 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Class Actions laws and regulations applicable in France. |
| France: Environmental, Social and Governance | April 2023 | This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Environmental, Social and Governance laws and regulations applicable in France. |
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation France
- Leading individuals: Product liability litigation France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation