I am a French qualified lawyer with more than 10 years of legal experience working on various areas
of law (French and international law), focusing on commercial and contract law. I have learnt to work in an international environment, to prioritize tasks and pay attention to detail
under pressure.
EDUCATION
Ecole des Avocats du Grand Ouest EDAGO/ School of law
January 2008-September 2009
French Lawyer degree (CAPA)
Université de droit de Nantes/ University of Law
September 2006-September 2007
Master 2 research in maritime law (75%)
Université de droit Montesquieu Bordeaux IV / University of Law
September 2005- June 2006
Master in international law
EMPLOYMENT / WORK EXPERIENCE
SNB LAW, German law firm in Saigon (Vietnam)
May 2021- December 2022
Associate / French qualified lawyer - -
Drafting and negociating contracts, drafting legal opinion (in
English and French), advising clients on all the
commercial/contract aspects linked to their structure in
Vietnam and abroad;
Advising on a broad range of legal issues on Food law,
arbitration, international commercial transaction, supply
chain ;
I have worked in Vietnam and in the region APAC on foreign direct
investment to Vietnam and in the region, international commercial
transactions, transport and maritime law as well as international
arbitration. I also enhanced the interaction with clients from the French
and Spanish speaking countries for my law firm.
JOHN FFOOKS LEGAL, British Law Firm in Madagascar (and West
Africa)
August 2019- February 2020
Senior associate / French qualified lawyer -
Drafting and negociating contracts, drafting legal opinion (in
English and French), advising clients on all the
commercial/contract aspects linked to their structure in
Vietnam ;
I have gained a legal experience focusing on commercial matters in
OHADA Francophone Africa (OHADA LAW and local law), drafting
legal opinion in English and dealing with local lawyers/counsels to
offer our clients a local assistance in OHADA Francophone Africa.
SELARL DESWARTE, Law Firm in Nouméa (New-Calédonia)
January 2016-December 2018
Senior commercial lawyer -
Drafting and reviewing contracts, Writs of Summons,
Pleadings and Court Statements (Contract Law and Tort Law;
Commercial Law, Real Estate/Construction Law, Insurance
Law, French Property Law, Employment Law), Court hearing
and Oral Argument
This Law Firm being the biggest structure in New Caledonia and being
in charge of the Commercial Law department, I use to work on
important cases regarding the amount at stake (most important case:
60 million €/ average amount per case: 300. 000€), advising
multinational companies like Mobil, Sodexo, Mining Companies,
Insurance companies on counsel and litigation area.
Cabinet Private Practice Law Firm in
Bayonne
September 2013- December 2015
Lawyer and founder of the Law firm
Having gained 5 years of legal experience, I have decided to create
my own private practice Law Firm focusing on counsel and litigation
activity within various area of French Law and in particular
Commercial Law/Contract Law/Insurance Law and Real Estate Law;
SCP ALQUIE, Law Firm member of EUROJURIS GROUP in Bayonne
June 2011- August 2013
French qualified lawyer -
Drafting and reviewing Contracts, Writs of Summons and
Court Statements (General Law; Construction law,
Commercial law, Maritime Law, Insurance Law and Tort law,
Employment Law), Court hearing and Oral Argument ;
I have gained a legal experience focusing on litigation activity within
various area of Law (notably on French Civil Procedure in Front of the
Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal).
I also started to build my own network using EURO JURIS (this group
being the leading network of independent law firms in Europe).
THOMAS COOPER LAW FIRM, British Law Firm specialized in
transportation Law (Road/Sea/Air) and commercial law in Paris
January 2009- June 2011
Maritime lawyer -
Working on various transportation litigation cases, mainly
maritime litigation, CMR litigation and road carriage litigation
for international forwarder companies (such as Schenker,
Gefco) and for insurance companies (such as Axa, Groupama
Transport, HDI Gerling…), Court hearing and oral Argument ;
After a 9 months internship at THOMAS COOPER LLP, I had the
opportunity to work for this international Law Firm as a French
qualified Lawyer/Avocat. I have learnt with this legal experience how
to work in an international environment, how to prioritize tasks and pay
attention to detail under pressure. I have also gained a business
development attitude. .
SKILLS
Languages: French (mother tongue), English (fluent), Spanish
(Fluent)
Full driving licence
Computer literacy: Good knowledge of standard office software,
including e-mail and the internet.
