ADVANT Altana is trusted by leading French corporations and insurers, as well as by smaller companies and investment funds. The firm has solid resources with four partners able to deal with a wide range of disputes. The team is particularly valued for its ability to handle complex civil liability proceedings in the financial and insurance fields, linked to financial products. Commercial, corporate and shareholders’ litigation is also dealt with, in addition to fraud, industrial risk, and real estate and construction disputes. The practice is headed by Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy, while Julien Balensi and Benjamin Dors are two other key figures. Paul Boutron and Jordan Illouz also deserve a mention.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A close-knit, highly complementary team that knows how to build long-term relationships. Very attuned to the market.’
- ‘Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy: winning mentality, builds close relationships with her clients.'
- ‘Agility and its ability to understand the industry sector, economics and challenges surrounding a case, to guarantee a tailored defence adapted to clients’ needs. This is a team that understands the business and offers pragmatic solutions.’
- ‘Benjamin Dors is a gifted, agile, and pragmatic lawyer who listens to his clients and readily offers innovative solutions.’
- ‘Benjamin Dors is very eager to help, proactive and technically skilled.’
- ‘The team is sharp, methodical, never gives up and remarkably masters even the smallest details of a case.’
Key clients
- AG2R LA MONDIALE
- BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES (BCP)
- BNP PARIBAS
- BNP PARIBAS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- BPI France Assurance Export
- CARDIF ASSURANCE VIE
- CARDIF LUX VIE
- CONTINENTAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS
- COLONY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
- COVEA
- Docaposte
- ENEDIS
Work highlights
Represented Banco Comercial Português (BCP), which has been sued, alongside a French bank, by a leading French construction and social housing company, before the Paris Commercial Court.
Representing Renault in the context of a stand-alone private enforcement litigation initiated in April 2017 by one of its former service providers.
Acting for UXCO Group in a dispute arising from a leased holiday village operated by Belambra.
Practice head
Valérie Lafarge-Sarkozy
Other key lawyers
Benjamin Dors; Julien Balensi; Paul Boutron; Jordan Illouz