Administrative and Public LawBanking and Financial Markets LitigationCivil Fraud, Asset Tracing and RecoveryCommercial LitigationCompetition LawConstruction and Engineering DisputesContentious Trusts, Estates and Private Wealth DisputesGroup Action LitigationInsolvency LitigationInsurance and Reinsurance LitigationInternational ArbitrationInvestigations and White Collar CrimeProduct LiabilityProfessional Negligence LitigationToxic Tort and ESG
Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.
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Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.
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Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.
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Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.
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Laurent has more than 30 years of experience in handling multi-jurisdictional, complex commercial disputes. He acts for a broad range of French and international companies operating in the chemical, energy, new technologies, automotive and finance sectors. Before becoming a litigation partner at Paul Hastings, Laurent spent 15 years at Jones Day before joining Dechert for 5 years.
With clients around the world, Laurent is well-known to French companies and in the French market, as well as across the French legal profession. He has served as vice-Head of the Paris Bar (2014-2015, vice-Chairman of the CNB (Conseil national des Barreaux (2021-2023)) and was Chairman and then Deputy Chairman of the EFB (Ecole de formation des Barreaux (2014-2018)).
The Managing Partner of Signature Litigation’s Paris office, Thomas Rouhette, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Laurent to our team in Paris. Laurent brings with him a wealth of experience in bet-the-company litigation and a wide-ranging expertise across various jurisdictions, which will also strengthen our pan-European offering to clients.”
Commenting on his appointment, Laurent Martinet said: “Signature’s positioning as an international boutique commercial disputes firm with few conflicts is a compelling proposition for corporate clients operating globally and which seek deep legal and sector-focused expertise from their counsel, and I am excited to contribute to this with my new colleagues.”
Signature Litigation now comprises 26 partners and over 100 members across its four offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Gibraltar.
