Thibaud d'Ales

Practice Areas

Partner specialised in commercial litigation (domestic and cross border) and arbitration. Areas of expertise: disputes in relation to distribution agreement, termination of contractual relationships, product liability, asset recovery, 'private enforcement / follow on actions', misleading advertising and/or unfair competition, more specifically matters related to Consumer Goods and Retail, Aviation, Telecommunication and Sport industries.

Career

Risk analyst at Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy (2000-02).

Joined Clifford Chance in 2003. Counsel in 2011. Partner in 2015.

University of Paris I (Master in Business Law) (1998). University of Paris II (Post-Graduate Degree DESS in insurance Law) (1999). HEC Group (Master in Risk Management) (2000).

Professional Memberships

Member of the Paris Bar and the Arbitration Committee of CMAP (Centre for mediation and arbitration of Paris)

Active member of a working party launched by the Commercial Court of Paris, related to French justice modernization

Publications

Over the last past 12 months, Thibaud has authored numerous articles published in legal gazettes or French generalist newspapers (notably related to the consequences of COVID-19 on justice transformation).

Personal

Speaks French and English

Won the HEC 2016 Lawyer Award (one of the most prestigious Academic award)

Teaches at the ENM (French national school for the Judiciary)