Biography
Arthur Lamandé is an Associate in Signature’s Paris office, where he specialises in commercial litigation and corporate disputes.
With over three years’ experience in this field, Arthur has developed a particular expertise in complex shareholder’s disputes and strategic matters involving key directors. He regularly represents clients in summary and main proceedings before the Paris and Nanterre Business Courts, as well as the Paris and Versailles Courts of Appeal. He is also regularly involved in settlement negotiations .
Arthur advises a diverse client base including entrepreneurs, private equity firms, family offices, startups, medical biology companies and technology firms, with particular focus on the finance, healthcare and technology sectors. His Master in Management from ESCP Business School, with its emphasis on finance and accounting, equips him to navigate complex financial and accounting issues, providing added value to clients facing commercial and corporate disputes.
Prior to joining Signature from Fierville Avocats, Arthur gained experience in corporate and restructuring matters through numerous internships with French leading law firms such as Bredin Prat, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier and De Pardieu Brocas Maffei.
Arthur was admitted to the Paris Bar in February 2023.
Arthur is a native French speaker and speaks English fluently.
Experience
- Advising an investment company, which is a minority shareholder, in a global real estate company with assets in excess of EUR 4bn in relation to prospective disputes arising out of alleged fraud by the majority shareholder.
- Representing a global equity firm in a post M&A EUR 300m+ dispute arising out of the acquisition of shares in a biotechnology company and involving allegations of misrepresentation concerning some litigation risks.
- Representing a global technology company in a dispute valued in excess of EUR 100m with an international banking group concerning a contract for an essential IP licence.
- Representing high-profile minority shareholders in a listed European technology company in a EUR 30m major dispute against the management of the company.
- Representing an oil & gas company in a EUR 10m dispute with a global contract arising out of performance under a contract for the drilling of an oil well in Africa.
- Representing two leading private equity funds, controlled by the same high-net-worth individual, in a dispute against the manager and majority shareholder concerning a stake in a French listed company.
- Representing the minority shareholders of a regional healthcare company in a complex shareholder dispute.
- Representing the founding partner and main shareholder of a leading French technology company in the context of a fraud to its resale rights.
- Representing a French regional construction company in relation to a post-acquisition dispute following the discovery of irregularities in the company’s accounts and misrepresentation during the selling process.
- Representing two French entrepreneurs in a post-acquisition dispute concerning the payment of an earn-out and an alleged fraud.
Publications
Article: Assemblées générales : anticiper les contentieux plutôt que les subir –Fusions & Acquisitions – September 2026