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VIGO, law firm

VIGO, a leading law firm specialized in liability law, gathers a team of established lawyers, who continually build upon their success and experience. Founded in August 2009 by Emmanuel Daoud, Christine Carpentier and Julie Ferrari, the firm now comprises more than 20 experienced lawyers, including two of our former senior associates, Julien Cheval and Emmanuel Mercinier, who became partners in January 2011. Then César Ghrénassia joind the law firm in 2017.

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Pro bono

Willing to provide legal support to non-profit structures working in pursuit of social ideals it shares, VIGO chose to assist different associations and NGOs.

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Prevention of criminal risk

Being a specialist of corporate responsibility litigation, VIGO knows that the best way to manage criminal risk (and its corollary, namely reputational risk and civil conviction risk) is to prevent it from happening. It has developed valuable expertise in the design and implementation of executives’ trainings.

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Fee policy

Depending on several parameters (customer needs, possible cultivation in legal provision, nature of the case…), together, we identify the billing system that adapts the best to your need.

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Professional network

Our law office relies on a network of experts abroad in order to adjust as much as possible to our customers’ needs.

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The Team

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<a href="https://www.vigo-avocats.com/les-avocats/associes/christine-carpentier/">Christine CARPENTIER</a>

Christine CARPENTIER

Partner lawyer

Christine CARPENTIER is specialized in liability law, with a focus on industrial risks, civil and contractual liability, insurance law, gross negligence (litigation related to asbestos in particular) and computer law.

<a href="https://www.vigo-avocats.com/les-avocats/associes/emmanuel-daoud/ ">Emmanuel DAOUD</a>

Emmanuel DAOUD

Partner lawyer

Emmanuel DAOUD is a specialist in criminal law (business law and criminal common law), international criminal law, law of civil liability (industrial disasters, health and environmental claims), and press law. He also focuses on sports law.

<a href="https://www.vigo-avocats.com/les-avocats/associes/julie-ferrari/">Julie FERRARI</a>

Julie FERRARI

Partner lawyer

Julie FERRARI is a specialist in criminal law, particularly in criminal business law, criminal law, health and criminal tax law. She is also involved in intellectual property, as in employment law.

<a href="https://www.vigo-avocats.com/les-avocats/associes/julien-cheval/">Julien CHEVAL</a>

Julien CHEVAL

Partner lawyer

Julien CHEVAL is specialized in commercial law, distressed companies, mediation and arbitration.

He is also a sports law specialist.

<a href="https://www.vigo-avocats.com/les-avocats/associes/emmanuel-mercinier/">Emmanuel MERCINIER</a>

Emmanuel MERCINIER

Partner lawyer

Emmanuel MERCINIER-PANTALACCI is a specialist in criminal law of common law cases and criminal law as well as in contractual and tort.

<a href="https://www.vigo-avocats.com/les-avocats/associes/cesar-ghrenassia/">César GHRÉNASSIA</a>

César GHRÉNASSIA

Partner lawyer

César GHRENASSIA focuses on high profile criminal defense cases, as well as complex white collar criminal investigations.

Skills

Criminal law

We provide advice and assistance to clients involved in any stage of criminal proceedings, whether they are defendants, victims or simply involved. Our lawyers have been particularly active in preliminary investigations and in court proceedings for a number of years and we strive to provide the most appropriate defence possible to our clients, whether individuals or corporations.

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Civil liability

We defend the interests of our clients in cases where their liability is called into play. This includes cases involving major industrial accidents, the use of hazardous substances (asbestos etc.), defective products and, more generally, any and all breaches of professional obligations.

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Business law

VIGO assists its clients through the implementation of operations related to their development strategy. The firm participates in equity participation (majority or minority), corporate restructuring (mergers, partial asset), in LBO and private equity transactions, as well as the establishment of partnership agreement or joint ventures.

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Labour law

We advise our clients on individual working relations, even prior to any procedure, as prevention or for informational purposes.
We also assist them in front of the relevant jurisdictions in labour or social law, in the first instance or in appeal.

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CSR law / Compliance

VIGO has developed a recognized competency on compliance matters, that includes corporate governance and risk prevention, in line with the regulatory burden that weights on companies and their leaders.

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Sport law

We provide expert assistance to leading figures from the world of sport acting at both professional and association level (clubs, individuals, leagues, federations, commercial businesses involved in rights, distributors etc.) who currently face a growing number of legal problems.

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Cybercriminality

In tune with the new odds linked to technological evolution, that have disrupted existing work methods and the running of companies (social networks, geolocalisation, the internet, cell phones, etc.), VIGO supports its clients with all cybercriminality and cybersecurity matters.

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Personal Data Privacy

In tune with the new odds linked to technological evolution, that have disrupted existing work methods and the running of companies (social networks, geolocalisation, the internet, cell phones, etc.), VIGO supports its clients with all personal data privacy matters.

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Contact us

VIGO, law firm

9 rue Boissy d’Anglas
75008 – Paris
France

Phone number

+33 (0)1 55 27 93 93

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