Xavier Pernot is a partner in charge of the litigation-arbitration-mediation practice.
With his experience in assisting our clients in strategic and high-stakes litigation, Xavier leads a multidisciplinary team whose main areas of practice are corporate litigation and equity transactions, commercial and operational litigation, and complex industrial, financial litigation and criminal business law. The team also acts in insolvency proceedings, enforcement proceedings.
Background
Lawyer since : 2001
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English - German
Training :
- Global Executive MBA – INSEAD, 2011
- MBA/DESS in Business Management – IAE of Paris, 2001
- Postgraduate Degree (DEA) in Business Law – Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 2000
- B.A. in History – Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 1996
Member of :
- Institute for Higher National Defence Studies (Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale /IHEDN):
– Founding member and former President of l’IHEDN-Young (ANAJ-IHEDN)
– 3rd National Session 2023/2024 / Majeure Politique de Défense (76ème) - International Bar Association (IBA) – Litigation Committee / Mediation Committee / European Regional Forum
- Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) / International Association of Lawyers
- Paris Place de Droit / Paris City of Law – Commission Justice commerciale / Commercial Justice Commission
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
- Force majeure: operation and purpose – Revue des contrats, mars 2023
- The imprévision mechanism: French courts addressing the unforeseeable – LIR, mars 2023
- France: Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters – Legal 500, september 2022
- Judge’s decision on the appointment of an expert: reversal and clarification of the case law
- Xavier Pernot’s ITW «Les entreprises françaises ne sont plus laissées à elles-mêmes face aux juridictions étrangères» – L’Opinion, 03/29/2022
- Avec la mise en place du Parquet européen, le rôle de l’avocat comme défenseur des libertés individuelles plus que jamais primordial – Option Droit et Affaires, 09/06/2021
- Assistance to a portfolio management company in a dispute over the sale of a minority stake.
- Assistance to a French company specialising in the development of KYC software in a dispute relating to the acquisition of part of its shares by a Qatar-based company.
- Assistance to a French press group in a short term procedure before the Paris Commercial Court in a dispute relating to the payment of the acquisition price of a new media.
- Assistance to a Turkish company specialized in airport construction, regarding a joint venture agreement for the construction of new buildings in a Parisian airport.
- Assistance to a Hong Kong company in a dispute relating to its liability for a fire in a food factory.
- Assistance to an investment consultancy company in a dispute relating to the non-payment of an assistance and financing assignment for wind farm projects in Poland.
- Assistance to an American Fortune 500 company, specialised in electronics, in several pre-litigation and litigation cases (product liability, collection and default, financing, commercial law, etc.).
- Assistance to a music production company against a logistics subcontractor, in the context of debt collection proceedings related to the non-performance of a service contract.
Ginestié and Jeantet form a strategic partnership
Paris, June 20, 2025 – Jeantet and Ginestié Paley-Vincent announce the entry into a strategic partnership, effective October 1, 2025. This alliance is based on a common vision of the legal profession, its evolution, and its requirements. This partnership represents a significant milestone in the development of Ginestié Paley-Vincent, which has decided to join forces […]
Paris
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
| LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
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
Force majeure: operation and purpose – Revue des contrats, mars 2023
Les premières rencontres de droit des contrats, qui se sont tenues le 23 mai 2022 à la grand’chambre de la Cour de cassation, ont permis de confronter le regard des universitaires et l’expérience pratique des avocats et magistrats, à la lumière des principaux arrêts de la première chambre civile. Retrouvez dans cet article l’intervention de […]
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
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
Judge’s decision on the appointment of an expert: reversal and clarification of the case law
In cases where the law refers to article 1843-4 of the Civil Code to set the price conditions for the transfer of a partner’s corporate rights, the president of the court hearing a dispute may decide to appoint an expert to determine the value of the corporate rights transferred. Such an expert may also be […]
Paris | COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Xavier Pernot’s ITW «Les entreprises françaises ne sont plus laissées à elles-mêmes face aux juridictions étrangères» – L’Opinion, 03/29/2022
Interview with Xavier Pernot, our litigation partner, on the implementation by Bercy of a filtering system for foreign legal proceedings that will change the game in terms of economic sovereignty by Gille Sengès for L’Opinion.
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
France supports companies in their legal proceedings abroad – L’Agefi, 22/03/2022
Xavier Pernot, partner in charge of the litigation practice, explains the context and expectations following the publication of the SISSE guide on the sensitive information that companies can transmit in their legal proceedings abroad in an article by Bruno de Roulhac for Agefi. Publication in French
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION