Alexandra Szekely

Practice Areas

Financial, commercial and corporate litigation

Enforcement

R&I

International sanctions

Career

Member of the Paris Bar

Member of the New York Bar

2017- now: Le 16 Law – Paris (partner)

2002-2017: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer – Paris (counsel)

1999-2001: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson – New York (associate)

Professional Memberships

IBA

INSOL Europe

WiR (Women in Restructuring)

Publications

The future of complex restructurings in France, Global Turnaround, April 2024

Third-party funding of a company in a distressed situation in France, Insolvency and Restructuring International Volume 16 Issue 1. (2022)

France’s new flash insolvency proceedings for SMEs, Global Restructuring Review, November 2021

Personal

Since 2011: Visiting lecturer at Ecole de droit of Sciences Po Paris – Seminar on International Bankruptcy Law

Since 2023: Independent board member of NBC (National Bank of Canada) Paris

Languages Spoken

French

English

Education

Awards

Experience

With more than 20 years of experience as a litigator and insolvency lawyer, Alexandra Szekely has worked on numerous high-profile cases and on a large number of insolvency matters.

Domestic and cross border litigation: financial and banking litigation, shareholders' disputes, disputes in relation to the negotiation, performance and termination of contractual relationships, enforcement and asset recovery, follow-on actions, misleading advertising and unfair competition claims.

Insolvency matters: advising shareholders, debtors and creditors in financial crisis situations, and representing shareholders and managing directors in the context of liability claims.

Her clients range from major international banks to family-owned French companies, in a range of sectors including financial services, banking, technology, energy, and food & beverages industries.