DTMV Avocats’ main areas of practice are commercial, civil and criminal law, before all courts, whether in proceedings on the merits or in summary proceedings, as well as in arbitration.
DTMV Avocats has also developed considerable expertise in pre-trial discovery proceedings.
The firm also assists its clients with alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and conciliation.
In criminal matters, DTMV Avocats defends its clients from the investigation phase through to the hearing before the trial courts, as well as in the context of penal settlements, CRPC (Comparution sur Reconnaissance Préliminaire de Culpabilité) and CJIP (Convention Judiciaire d’Intérêt Public).
The lawyers in the Business Litigation department assist major French and international groups, subsidiaries of multinationals as well as SMEs and very small businesses.
The firm is active in a number of fields, including cinema, audiovisual, leisure, finance, luxury goods and consumer products, as well as the shipbuilding, oil, transport, pharmaceutical and energy industries.
The support provided by the business litigation team covers in particular :
- Amicable negotiations,
- Exequatur of foreign decisions,
- Drafting adversarial pleadings: summonses, submissions,
- The drafting of preliminary and non-adversarial pleadings: complaints and motions,
- Preliminary proceedings for the taking of evidence (as plaintiff or defendant),
- Specific procedures involving business secrecy,
- Pleadings,
- The various appeals (appeals, oppositions, interim injunctions, etc.),
- Enforcement of decisions, including debt recovery,
- Collective proceedings.
A supportive, responsive team available for a personalised approach
Our business litigation department is made up of attentive and conscientious lawyers who listen to their clients to understand all their activities in order to adapt their advice, identify risks and determine the best strategy.
DTMV Avocats is listed in the Décideurs ranking of the best law firms in Litigation, Arbitration Mediation, Industrial Risks and Legal 500.
