Martinet, Laurent
Jones Day
2, rue Saint- Florentin
75001 Paris, France
Phone: 33.1.56.59.39.59 (Business Phone)
Fax: 33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.jonesday.comSummary
Current Employment Position(s)
Partner
Languages
- English
- French
Lawyer Overview
Laurent Martinet's practice focuses on corporate and commercial litigation, including enforcement procedures, claims and risk analysis, indemnification claims in the M&A context, directors and officers liability, sales and distribution regulation, product liability, and environmental health and safety.
Also involved in issues related to litigation and prelitigation cases management, Laurent works closely with the Firm's other practices, notably the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice in connection with risks linked to restructuring transactions, including indemnification agreements, shareholders agreements, and industrial risks.
He advises French and international clients such as EDF, Etam, Etablissement Français du Sang, Bayer, Crown, Parker Hannifin, Rhodia, Timken, and Westbrook. As such, his work involves a number of industry sectors, including energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, steel, and retail. Laurent is also very active in the aviation and airline industries and is part of the multidisciplinary team set up by the Firm to anticipate and respond to the new challenges facing this sector.
Laurent heads the corporate and commercial practice in the Paris Office. He regularly authors articles on litigation and regulatory matters, such as product liability and health law and the legal risks associated with economic activities. His articles are published in the French economic dailies, including Les Echos and La Tribune, and in the legal press, such as Lettre des Juristes Associés, Revue des Contrats, Petites Affiches, and Gazette du Palais. He is a lecturer in law and economics at the Institute of Political Studies of Paris (Sciences Po).
Areas of Practice
- International Litigation & Arbitration
- Product Liability & Tort Litigation
- Product Response Team
- Airlines & Aviation
Representative Cases
- AG2C Innovation acquires 100% of the shares issued by Composants Electroniques Lyonnais
- French company files opposition to injunction of payment brought by Italian company
- Multinational agri-chemical company in successor liability action in Nanterre Court
- Parker Hannifin obtains dismissal of multi-plaintiff wrongful death action arising from crash of flight en route from Egypt to France , (2009)
- Westbrook Real Estate Partners II acquires 4-star Paris hotel , (2009)
West Practice Categories
Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Products Liability Law, Recreational Products, Tobacco
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Paris, France
Education
- U de Paris II - France
- Ecole de Formation du Barreau
- Ins d'Etudes Politiques Paris
Articles
Published Works
- French Data Protection Agency Sets Parameters for U.S. Discovery of Data Falling Under French Jurisdiction, 2009
- Criminalizing Air Crashes Does Not Prevent Repeated Occurrences, Jones Day Airlines and Aviation News Blast, 2008
- La Théorie Du Forum Non Conveniens Dans Les Pays De Common Law, Petites affiches, 2006
Office Information
Address
2, rue Saint- Florentin
75001 Paris, France
Phones
33.1.56.59.39.59 (Business Phone)
Faxes
33.1.56.59.39.38 (Business Fax)
Emails
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