Philippe Métais

Practice Areas

Philippe Métais joined BCLP’s Litigation and Investigations Department in November 2021. He handles major disputes involving financial institutions as well as French and foreign corporations, from all industry sectors in relation to complex and serial litigation before both French courts and European courts (in particular the ECJ).

Philippe has experience in financial, banking, M&A, and regulatory disputes. He regularly advises major financial institutions, in particular in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. Philippe is also regularly involved in shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. He has substantial experience in dealing with multijurisdictional investigations carried out by French, European and foreign jurisdictions or regulatory and control authorities and has acquired in-depth knowledge of international judicial process and procedures. He also advises clients on complex cross-border internal investigations. Philippe is also involved in international arbitrations, notably through the issuing of emergency proceedings, conservatory and interim measures before the dedicated judge (“juge d’appui”) or the arbitral court or in matters where there is a dispute over jurisdiction. He has first-hand experience in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including conciliation, judicial and conventional mediation, and contractual procedures without the assistant of a third-party mediator.