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The Firm

Meridian is a French independent law firm focusing on business law and providing litigation assistance and legal advice to French and international clients.

A flexible and responsive Partner

Meridian gathers a team of lawyers who have previously worked at first‑tier French and international firms and who are leaders in their respective practices. They combine their expertise in complementary practices, and favor a Business Partner approach allowing a better flexibility and reactivity at the service of French and international major groups, SMEs, startups and investment funds.

This engagement is extending to the international field, based on a well‑known practice and on a network of Best Friends law firms.

Anticipation and innovation

Today’s economic environment grants a key role to legal services. Meridian’s lawyers always go after innovative solutions that are specific to each matter and tailor‑made to the strategic needs of their clients.

Transactional work

Contract negotiation and drafting, strategic advice in risk assessment. Legal audit of business contracts.

Litigation work

Legal assistance and representation before French and international tribunals (litigation and arbitration) in all business law proceedings.

Breaking News

Meridian is entrusted with public and private sector projects by leading engineering companies and contractors. The six‑lawyer team can provide a range of both advisory and litigation expertise. It is handling strategic work on several landmark projects, notably in relation to LNG plants, nuclear facilities and offshore wind farm projects. Co‑heads of the practice Olivier Delsupexhe and Xavier Desnos are highly recommended.

2020 - Legal500 EMEA - Construction

Meridian is noted for its strength in the contentious area where the firm handles copyright disputes for architects, authors, journalists and artists. On the advisory front, it is active in the negotiation of co‑publishing contracts. Vincent Vilchien has specific expertise acting for luxury fashion houses.

2020 - Legal500 EMEA - Copyright

The team at Meridian deals 'fairly, appropriately and quickly' with intellectual property matters. The firm focuses particularly on litigation for clients from the fashion and cosmetics sectors and has 'very good understanding of practical issues alongside legal or judicial issues'. Vincent Vilchien provides 'effective and specific legal security, delivered in a professional context'.

2020 - Legal500 EMEA - Trade Marks and Designs

‘The firm provides a tailor‑made approach and great negotiating tactics’.

‘Marie‑Christine Le is incredibly dedicated and reviews files in detail. She also demonstrates sound business judgment in assessing potential negotiation scenarios’.

2020 - Legal500 EMEA - Employment

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The Partners

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Olivier Delsupexhe

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Xavier Desnos

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Marie‑Christine Le

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Vincent Vilchien

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Practice areas

Dispute resolution / Arbitration
Corporate / M&A / Project financing
Banking, finance and reinsurance
Construction / Engineering / Real estate
Energy
Insurance, industrial risk, maritime and transport
Insolvency proceedings

Commercial
Intellectual property / Trade secrets
Competition / Consumer rights / Retail business
IT and e‑commerce
Press and Media
Employment & Social security
Fraud and white collar crime litigation

Core activities

Banking / Finance / Insurance / Reinsurance
Energy / Renewables
Construction / Civil engineering / Infrastructure works and major projects
Industrial and manufacturing sectors (Automotive, Nuclear, Oil & Gas)
Logistics / Transport

Media / Entertainment / Digital media
Internet / New technologies / Telecommunication
Luxury goods / Consumer goods
Food industry / wine sector

Our team‑workinnovation is at the heart of each assignment

Rankings

‘The firm provides a tailor‑made approach and great negotiating tactics’.

‘Marie‑Christine Le is incredibly dedicated and reviews files in detail. She also demonstrates sound business judgment in assessing potential negotiation scenarios’.

Legal 500 EMEA 2020

'Responsiveness is one of the keys to success and Meridian demonstrates this ability on all the subjects on which we have been asking them. They are above all concerned by my needs and are able to anticipate them. Their curiosity has made them understand the main aspects of our operations and they are therefore able to respond fairly, appropriately and quickly to the problems we can pose to them.‘

‘I have been working with Xavier Desnos and Vincent Vilchien for more than ten years and their empathy combined with their professionalism makes me totally confident in their advice and in the actions they may have to implement on behalf of our law firm. We need effective and specific legal security, delivered in a professional context where the quality/price ratio is obviously important but where the quality of human relationship is essential. It is this chemistry that we found with Meridian’s lawyers.‘

‘Very good understanding of practical issues alongside legal or judicial issues. The strategy developed anticipates legal and regulatory developments.'

Legal 500 EMEA 2020

‘The team is united, with one goal: to meet the needs of the client.‘

‘Small scale practice with attentive and personal relationship with the client. Always attentive and reactive to the client demands.‘

Legal 500 EMEA 2020

‘The team can find simple solutions which make a real difference even when dealing with the most complex issues’.

‘They do not promise unrealistic goals or deadlines and they always deliver extremely valuable advice’.

‘Olivier Delsupexhe is the key partner for international projects. He has a very technical and practical mind and can solve complex problems using simple words, even when confronted with unexpected complications’.

‘Xavier Desnos knows everything about construction litigation in France’.