Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP houses a very solid team able to provide a strong litigation coverage, starting with product liability, where the practice regularly handles high-stakes cases and product recall proceedings spanning various areas, including the healthcare and automotive sectors. Corporate litigation and shareholders' conflicts are other strong fields of expertise, with the practice representing top companies and financial firms in major disputes. Finally, the firm’s range of work extends to commercial, ESG and digital regulatory litigation. The team is led by Arthur Dethomas. Christelle Coslin and Marine De Montecler are also noted.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent service.’
- ‘Arthur Dethomas is a leading figure in the field, possessing exceptional interpersonal skills.'
- 'Marine De Montecler delivers a level of service worthy of a partner. She demonstrates outstanding responsiveness, significant technical expertise, and unwavering tenacity, combined with genuine business acumen, navigating with immense skill between meticulous attention to detail and strategic vision.’
- ‘Solid technical expertise and a particularly refined strategic approach to complex commercial disputes.'
- ‘Christelle Coslin stands out for her particularly sharp strategic vision of litigation. Her approach combines legal rigour with risk anticipation.'
- ‘A complete and balanced team.’
Key clients
- OVH
- Vodafone
- Schlumberger
- Pari Mutuel Urbain
- Merck & Co
- Wikimedia Foundation
- 3F Holding, Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, Moez-Alexandre Zouari
- Pizzorno Environnement
- Wendel
Work highlights
Representing OVH in proceedings and in a collective action initiated by clients in the aftermath of a fire which destroyed one of OVH’s data centres.
Representing several entities of Schlumberger in a case brought by Atos SE, in connection with the sale in 2004 of the Sema group to Atos.
Representing Vodafone in a case initiated by Mr Murat Uzan and Mr Cem Uzan, against more than 50 individuals and companies.
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Practice head
Arthur Dethomas
Other key lawyers
Christelle Coslin; Marine De Montecler