Examples of recent representation include:
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- Representation of both domestic and foreign corporations before French civil and commercial courts in product liability cases involving global recalls and cross-border litigation, complex issues of jurisdiction and applicable law, French court-appointed technical and medical expertise proceedings, regulatory, compliance, media and insurance issues.
- Representation of a US medical device company in settlement discussions with its French distributor regarding the sudden termination of their business relations.
- Representation of the French subsidiary of an multi-national industrial group in an inquiry regarding the application of the EU Machinery Directive following an accident involving one of its products.
- Advising a French insurance company regarding a defective product liability claim filed against its insured (automotive industry) and the application of the biennial prescription period (article L114-1 of the French Insurance Code).
- Advice to a French industrial design company regarding the application of its insurance policy to the activities defined therein.
- Amendments to the General Conditions of Sale for the French subsidiary of a US media company.
- Preparation of an agency agreement between a Spanish and French corporation regarding the sale of dental implants in France.
- Advice to the President of a French public relations corporation in his negotiations regarding the acquisition of the minority shareholders’ shares and the restructuring of his activities.
- Representation of a foreign citizen, a pedestrian victim of a road traffic accident in France, in his personal injury claim against the insurer of the driver.
- Preparation with a Cameroonian lawyer of an affidavit on the Cameroonian judicial system for submission in proceedings before a US District Court.
- Assistance to private individuals in civil liability claims against property management companies.
- Representation of a Polish national in the acquisition of a luxury residence in central Paris.