Our expertise

Corporate litigation

We advise our clients on post-acquisition disputes, governance disputes and the liability of executives and corporate officers

Post-acquisition disputes ("Equity litigation")

Wrongful termination of negotiations
Implementation or defence of the implementation of an asset and liability guarantee

Enforcement of the seller's liability in the event of a defect in consent (fraud, error, etc.).

Management of disputes arising from the transfer of contracts by way of acquisition (partners, suppliers and customers)
Post-acquisition earn-out disputes

Shareholder and governance disputes

Execution or non-execution of shareholders' agreements (implementation of approval clauses, pre-emption clauses, joint exit or forced sale clauses, non-competition clauses, blocked voting clauses, etc.)
Imbalance between majority and minority shareholders (abuse of majority or minority voting rights, shareholder activism)
Litigation relating to the corporate life of the company (convening and holding of general meetings and boards of directors, compliance with majority rules)

Exclusion or withdrawal of a shareholder (implementation of exclusion clauses, setting the value of shares)
Litigation relating to the conclusion and performance of regulated agreements
Dismissal of company director

Liability of directors and officers

Enforcement by the company, shareholders or third parties of the contractual or tortious civil liability of the de jure or legal director, in the event of breach of the Articles of Association, mismanagement, or misuse of powers and abuse of company assets
Defence of the de facto or legal director in the context of insolvency proceedings (liability actions for shortfall in assets)
Criminal defence of the director and the company