An independent law firm dedicated to business disputes
Aurélie Patrelle offers bespoke services in commercial litigation and cross-border disputes, combining the agility of a boutique practice with the expertise gained during twelve years at a leading law firm.
Practice Areas
Commercial litigation
The firm handles a wide range of commercial disputes, including complex contractual claims, unfair competition, and abrupt terminations of established business relationships.
Corporate disputes
The firm advises companies, entrepreneurs, shareholders, and officers in disputes arising throughout the life cycle of a company, notably in shareholder disputes and litigations related to M&A transactions.
Litigation strategy
As a cross-cutting area of practice, the firm’s know-how in judicial procedure enables it to intervene at every stage of a dispute, whether acting for claimants or defendants:
- Defining litigation strategy
- Gathering evidence
- Emergency proceedings
- Appeal proceedings
- Interim and enforcement measures
- Alternative dispute resolution / settlement negotiations
International matters
The firm’s expertise in private international law is another key and cross-cutting practice area. It enables the firm to provide tailored expertise for companies involved in international disputes.
It represents foreign companies and entrepreneurs before French courts, arbitral tribunals, or in their negotiations, and coordinates the defence of businesses involved in proceedings across multiple jurisdictions and different legal systems.
Selected cases
Commercial litigation
- Representing an international group in a dispute with a distributor following the (allegedly abrupt) termination of their commercial relationship
- Acting for a U.S. automotive supplier in various disputes with its commercial partners
- Represented a French group in a dispute with a distributor concerning a trademark license agreement*
Corporate and M&A disputes
- Acting for sellers, executives and minority shareholders in a post-M&A litigation
- Supporting companies in the management of their disputes with minority shareholders
- Represented a foreign group in liability proceedings against a former director for mismanagement*
Other complex or high-stakes matters
- Representing a Liechtenstein foundation in a dispute over the ownership of French real estate
- Represented several companies in D&O insurance disputes*
- Representing French lawyers before the courts
* Matters handled prior to founding Patrelle Avocats
Team
Founding Lawyer
Aurélie Patrelle
Aurélie Patrelle has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2012.
Before establishing the firm in 2024, she was Counsel at Bredin Prat, where she honed her skills in litigation and arbitration from the very beginning of her career.
She was also seconded with Slaughter and May in London.
Aurélie teaches civil procedure and litigation strategy at Sciences Po Paris, as well as provisional and enforcement measures in international contexts at the University of Paris-Est Créteil.
She is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
She is fluent in English and German.
Associate
Alix Breuil
Alix Breuil is admitted to the New York Bar and is awaiting admission to the Paris Bar.
Before joining Aurélie, she completed numerous internships in leading law firms in Paris and abroad, focusing on commercial litigation and international arbitration.
Alix received bilingual training in both civil law and common law (LL.M. at UC Berkeley, Master 2 in Arbitration and International Business Law at the University of Paris-Saclay, and a bilingual Master 1 in International Business Law at the University of Paris-Nanterre).
She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Partner firms
The firm operates in tandem with Pierre-Olivier Rocchi’s practice. In their shared offices, they pool their respective expertise in business litigation.
The firm also works with other boutique law firms in all areas of business law (M&A and corporate law, insolvency and restructuring, labour law, tax, etc.). Together, they build tailored teams designed to meet every client need and to provide the most effective strategy.