Pierre Linais is a member of the Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation department.
He primarily acts in commercial and corporate litigation. He also has significant experience in insurance matters, industrial claims, and proceedings in which judicial experts are appointed for complex technical investigations.
His practice is highly international and extends notably to the United States, the United Kingdom, and French-speaking Africa, where he has been involved in numerous disputes before civil and commercial courts.
Background
Lawyer since : 2013
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English
Training :
- Executive MBA – ESCP, 2025
- LL.M. Comparative and International Dispute Resolution – Queen Mary University, London (United Kingdom), 2013
- Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat (CAPA), 2012
- Master 2, International and European Law, Nancy 2 University, 2010
- Master 1, International, European and Foreign Law, Aix-Marseille University, 2009
Member of :
- Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l’Entreprise (AMRAE)
- Paris Place de Droit
Publications
- The Dawn of a New Era in the French Duty of Vigilance’s Litigation Scene ?, LIR, September 2024
- France: enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Legal 500, 07/24/2023
- Expected judicial application of the unforeseen circumstances mechanism by the Paris Commercial Court – Option Finance, 17/04/2023
- The imprévision mechanism: French courts addressing the unforeseeable – LIR, mars 2023
- The captive soon released – Option finance, 09/01/2023
- LOPMI: A welcome clarification on the legality of the insurability of cyber-breaches – Semaine juridique Générale, 09/01/2023
- France: Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters – Legal 500, september 2022
The Dawn of a New Era in the French Duty of Vigilance’s Litigation Scene ?, LIR, September 2024
A few years after the adoption of French Corporate Duty of Vigilance law in 2017, the long-awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive n°2024/1760 (“CSDDD”) was published on July 5, 2024, and entered into force on July 25. Read the article : here
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Jeantet advised IST on the sale of three wind farm projects in France
Paris, 9 July, 2024 – Jeantet advised IST, a Swiss independent investment foundation, on the sale of three wind farm projects to Volta group. Jeantet assisted IST in the sale to the French Volta group (an independent developer and producer of renewable energy) of three wind farms in France with a combined total capacity of […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
France: enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Legal 500, 07/24/2023
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters laws and regulations applicable in France. Website link
Paris
Best Lawyers in France: 2024 Ranking
The firm is delighted with the ranking of 25 of its lawyers in the following categories: Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Health Care Law Karl Hepp de […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap) | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
Expected judicial application of the unforeseen circumstances mechanism by the Paris Commercial Court – Option Finance, 17/04/2023
La flambée des prix de l’énergie, des matières premières et des transports dans le contexte de la Covid-19 et de la guerre en Ukraine pèse lourdement sur les acteurs économiques. Nombreuses sont les entreprises qui s’interrogent légitimement sur les outils juridiques à leur disposition pour y faire face. Une récente décision du tribunal de commerce […]
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
The imprévision mechanism: French courts addressing the unforeseeable – LIR, mars 2023
External unforeseen events may have significant consequences on a contract’s performance. Recent examples of those unexpected circumstances are thesuccessive crises the world has experienced in the past 3 years. From Covid-19 pandemic to the Ukraine’s war, these circumstances have had a global economic impact, leading to the unexpected surge of prices and inflation.
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Despite its perverse effects, the possibility of compensating cyber-criminals is about to be confirmed – Usine Nouvelle, 18/01/2023, Quote from Pierre Linais
Objet d’un recours devant le Conseil constitutionnel, la loi d’orientation et de programmation du ministère de l’Intérieur devrait confirmer la possibilité pour un assureur d’indemniser une entreprise ayant payé une cyber-rançon. Axa pourrait envisager de commercialiser à nouveau une option de couverture de ce risque.
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
The captive soon released – Option finance, 09/01/2023
Le 29 décembre 2022, le Conseil constitutionnel a rejeté le recours introduit par certains députés à l’encontre de l’article 6 du projet de loi de finances 2023 qui avait été définitivement adopté par le Parlement. Ce dispositif introduit un nouveau régime fiscal de faveur destiné à encourager les entreprises à recourir aux captives de réassurance sur le […]
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY
LOPMI: A welcome clarification on the legality of the insurability of cyber-breaches – Semaine juridique Générale, 09/01/2023
Le 7 septembre 2022, le Gouvernement a engagé la procédure accélérée pour l’adoption du projet de loi d’orientation et de programmation du ministère de l’Intérieur (LOPMI) intégrant un volet sur la cybersécurité à son article 4, le texte, qui a définitivement été voté le 14 décembre 2022, apporte un éclairage très attendu sur la réponse […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Best Lawyers in France : Rankings 2023
The firm is pleased to have 20 of its lawyers ranked, including 1 new entry in the following categories : Jean-François Adelle Banking and Finance Law Bertrand Biette Insolvency and Reorganization Law Jacques-Henry de Bourmont Tax Law Thierry Brun Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Yvon Dréano Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Karl Hepp […]
Paris | BANK-FINANCE-REGULATORY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW | TAX | REAL ESTATE | MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW | TECH & DATA | PUBLIC LAW – PUBLIC CONTRACTS | RESTRUCTURING – LAW OF COMPANIES IN DIFFICULTY
France: Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters – Legal 500, september 2022
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters laws and regulations applicable in France.
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Jeantet announces the appointment of three new Counsels
Paris, 27 June 2022. As part of its development, Jeantet announces the appointment of three senior lawyers as Counsel: Clarisse Moreno (White Collar Crime, Economic Law), Victoria Régis (Corporate, M&A, Private Equity) and Pierre Linais (Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation). Clarisse Moreno is a member of the Paris and New York Bars and has a cross-disciplinary […]
Paris | CRIMINAL LAW | COMPETITION AND ECONOMIC LAW | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION