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Latham & Watkins
45 RUE SAINT DOMINIQUE
75007 PARIS
France

Position

Fabrice Fages advises French and international clients and their US subsidiaries on complex commercial disputes and sensitive compliance and ESG matters.

Mr. Fages helps financial institutions, multinational companies, and French corporates to prevent and mitigate risk and to navigate litigation, including:

    • Civil, commercial, and criminal litigation
    • Mass/class action litigation
    • Internal and government investigations
    • International arbitration and mediation

Mr. Fages also regularly helps clients implement compliance and ESG programs.

A versatile, internationally recognized lawyer, he draws on both extensive experience appearing before judges and well-honed negotiation skills to avoid litigation. Mr. Fages brings a business sensibility to help clients navigate crisis management, cross-border and French law compliance-related issues. With a broad perspective on complex disputes, he offers clients a strategic view toward dispute resolution.

Mr. Fages has long been involved in the evolution of legal and regulatory public policy. He worked with the French Senate on business and financial legal matters from 1999 to 2002 and at the French National Assembly.

He draws on experience advising the Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB) on governmental issues. He is a founding member of the Legal Committee of Paris Europlace and an Expert of the leading French think tank, Club des Juristes. Mr. Fages has contributed as an Expert to two committees; one dedicated to anticorruption (2022), and one dedicated to “Devoir de vigilance” (2023), both chaired by former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. He is currently a member of a committee on internal investigations, chaired by a former justice minister, Dominique Perben.

He also teaches litigation at the Université of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and arbitration at the Université of Paris 2 Panthéon Assas.

Lawyer Rankings

France > Compliance

Noted for its expertise across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, financial services and telecoms sectors, the multidisciplinary team at Latham & Watkins conducts internal investigations involving issues such as anti-corruption and anti-bribery, in addition to implementing compliance programmes. ‘An iron fist in a velvet glove’, Fabrice Fages leads the team and assists domestic and international companies in cross-border internal investigations, with the support of the ‘extremely professional, creative and rigorousElise Auvray.

France > Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation

Latham & Watkins handles a range of cases including complex commercial disputes and cross-border matters. The team is regularly retained by top investment funds to assist with heated shareholders’ conflicts, as well as acting for pharmaceutical companies in commercial and corporate disputes. The group, which also acts for a number of mutual insurance companies and various French and international corporations, also handles cases dealing with regulatory, IT and fraud issues. The practice is co-headed by Fabrice Fages and Myria Saarinen, with counsel Elise Auvray providing key support.