Pierre-Alain Marquet
Corporate litigation lawyer specialising in shareholder and acquisition disputes
Paris, France
Summary
A specialist in high‑stakes corporate litigation: his practice centers on shareholder disputes, acquisition‑related litigation, and directors' liability, handling complex judicial and arbitral matters. legal500+1
Bridges large‑firm M&A experience with boutique litigation expertise: began in corporate M&A at Gibson Dunn and transitioned to focus on high‑level business litigation at specialist firms. legal500+1
Active in legal scholarship and teaching: has held teaching responsibilities at Université Paris II Panthéon‑Assas and authored multiple long‑form writings from his Magistère mémoire to firm publications. mja-assas+1
Entrepreneurial founder of a niche boutique: established Marquet Avocats as a compact, highly specialised practice devoted to corporate law litigation and training of junior lawyers. marquet-avocats+1
Practitioner with an active litigation docket and case law presence: appears as counsel in multiple court decisions and is recorded in public justice databases documenting recent appellate and trial activity. pappers+1
Work
Education
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Writing
Sociétés par actions simplifiées – Adoption de décisions collectives dans les SAS : vers une minorité statutaire décisionnaire ?
January 1, 2024Note (published in Revue des Sociétés, Dalloz) analysing a Paris Court of Appeal decision on collective decision‑making thresholds in SAS governance.
Say on climate: the appearance of climate resolutions at annual meetings
April 1, 2021Co‑authored article discussing the emergence of 'say on climate' shareholder resolutions and their implications for issuer strategy and governance.
Le Palais-Royal sera-t-il hanté par les provisions fantômes ?
August 1, 2014Article considering jurisprudence on the parallelism between accounting and fiscal provisions and its fiscal consequences (co‑authored during Magistère studies).
La loi FATCA et l'échange automatique des informations à des fins fiscales
January 1, 2014Magistère mémoire examining the FATCA law and the automatic exchange of tax information.