Expertise
International litigation
Enforcement
Fraud & asset recovery
Sovereign debt
OHADA law
Education
University of ParisPanthéon-Assas – Masters in European business law
University of Edinburgh LLM
Languages
French
English
Spanish
Professional affiliations
International Bar Association
ICC FrauNet (Alternate Member)
Emmanuel advises clients on international litigation, including cross-border proceedings, enforcement, interim measures and international asset recovery

He has considerable experience in enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, especially against sovereign states and in fraud matters

He defines and carries out strategies for recovery of assets worldwide
Details of recent activities
Counsel to a North American financial company to secure the recovery of a forthcoming U.S. judgment against a high-net-worth U.S. individual following the fraudulent transfer of his assets in France

Counsel to a European company in the worldwide enforcement of two ICC arbitral awards against an African state

Counsel to North American and European private investment funds on the worldwide recognition and enforcement of a North American judgment against a South American state

Counsel to a North American company in the recognition and enforcement in France of New York Supreme Court judgments against a businessman from a Latin American state

Counsel to a European company for the recognition and enforcement in France of an order issued by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales against an influential individual from the Middle East

Counsel to a European pharmaceutical company in the enforcement in France and Switzerland of an English judgment and worldwide freezing orders against fraudsters

Counsel to a North American financial advisory firm for urgent interim attachments in France to secure the payment of fees relating to a M&A transaction and to obtain a payment order against a European company

Counsel to an African company in worldwide coordination and enforcement of two ICC awards against an African state

Counsel to a European company in coordinating multi-jurisdictional enforcement of an ICSID award against an African state

Counsel to a European company in the recognition and enforcement in France of Swiss court decisions against an African state

Counsel to a North American multinational chemical company opposing the recognition and enforcement in France of a Latin American judgment issued in the context of fraud

Counsel to a North American receiver in the enforcement of a U.S. judgment against a European company in Morocco
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Conferences
IBA annual conference, speaker: session “State immunity - overcoming impediments to enforcement” – Toronto, 2025

TL4 Fire Sovereign Disputes: member of advisory board – London, 2022-2024

Cambridge Forum advisory member: International enforcement of judgments & awards – since 2024

FraudNet International conference speaker: session “Does law even matter anymore? Enforcement against sovereigns in a chaotic world” – Toronto
Publications
France: The asset tracing and recovery review, 11th ed. – August 2023