WHO AM I?

I graduated from the French Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat (CAPA), delivered by the Paris Bar School.

I then joined a Parisian law firm dedicated to the defense of victims of serious accidents (sports, aviation, traffic accidents), as well as victims of defective medical devices. I was involved in both the criminal and civil aspect of each case.

Most of those cases had an international dimension (foreign clients involved in an accident which occurred in France or proceedings conducted abroad within which French law was applicable).

Prior to that, I trained within top-tier law firms dedicated to international litigation. I notably worked in Germany for the law firms Hanefeld Rechtsanswälte and Clifford Chance LLP, as well as in Switzerland at for the firm LALIVE.

These experiences marked a fundamental step in my training : not only did they enable me to enrich my legal culture but also to work directly in English, aside foreign lawyers.

Yes, I am fluent in English and am used to working in English for foreign clients. I practised legal English during my professional experiences abroad as well as with the international clients I acted for in Paris.

With regard to foreign victims of accidents, whose lives have often been profoundly disrupted, I am fully aware of the anxiety a French legal procedure can generate, especially for clients who have a different legal background (common law).

I speak in English with my international clients and make sure that they understand how their case is progressing.

By becoming a lawyer, I swore to act with ‘dignity, conscience, independence, probity and humanity’.

These values guide my day-to-day practice, not only with my clients and opposing counsels, but also with each and every single person involved in the cases I handle (judges, court secretaries, experts, etc.).

My work for victims also goes hand in hand with values of compassion and listening.