Sylvie Gallage-Alwis > Signature Litigation AARPI > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Signature Litigation AARPI Offices
21/23 rue Balzac
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 products litigation practice since 2019.
Sylvie has almost 20 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. As such, she works on cases with innovative legal issues being debated: planned obsolescence, dieselgate, greenwashing, Covid-19 vaccine cases, PFAS liability, anxiety damage in toxic tort cases, consumer mass litigation, use of alleged war minerals, batteries’ technology cases and marketplaces’ legal status.
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, consumer goods, 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; Co-founding Partner Signature Litigation 2019.
Languages
English and French.
Memberships
Member of the Board of Directors, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); 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 partners: Product liability litigation)Signature Litigation AARPI stands out for its highly versatile litigation expertise that features second-to-none toxic tort and product liability know-how. In that area, the firm is entrusted by the world’s largest IT and manufacturing companies to handle their most strategic cases, currently acting in market’s highlights linked to the automotive, healthcare and IT sectors. Insurance, mass litigation, ESG, and civil fraud are also top fields of litigation expertise, with the team being regularly retained to manage new emerging issues such as duty of vigilance-based proceedings. Finally, the practice also manages a growing number of corporate, commercial and banking litigation, including shareholder conflicts. Thomas Rouhette
ranks among France’s most highly regarded names in the litigation arena, while Sylvie Gallage-Alwis is one of the country’s most sought-after advisers for sensitive product liability cases. Jérémie Fierville completes the partnership, adding excellent corporate and financial litigation expertise. Counsels Mathilde Gérot and Ela Barda also deserve a mention. Claire Massiera left the firm in May 2024.
Paris > Résolution des litiges > Contentieux commercial et de droit des sociétés
(Les grands avocats du marché: Responsabilité des produits)Signature Litigation AARPI dispose d’une offre large en matière contentieuse, dont une expertise remarquable en matière de contentieux de masse (toxic tort) et de responsabilité des produits. Dans ce domaine, le cabinet est appelé par les plus grands fabricants de produits électroniques et groupes industriels mondiaux pour gérer leurs dossiers les plus stratégiques – dont plusieurs affaires sensibles en cours touchant aux secteurs de l’automobile, de la santé et de l’électronique grand public. Les litiges d’assurance, les problématiques de RSE et de fraude recouvrent aussi un fort savoir-faire ; l’équipe étant régulièrement mandatée pour traiter des contentieux d’une typologie nouvelle tels que des litiges liés au devoir de vigilance. Enfin, le cabinet gère aussi des litiges corporate, commerciaux et bancaires, ainsi que des conflits d’actionnaires. Thomas Rouhette compte parmi les plus grands avocats de contentieux du pays. Sylvie Gallage-Alwis est l’une des références du marché pour les dossiers sensibles de responsabilité du fait des produits, quand Jérémie Fierville traite des litiges corporate et financiers. Les counsels Mathilde Gérot et Ela Barda méritent également une mention. Claire Massiera a quitté le cabinet.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation France
- Leading partners: Product liability litigation France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation