Expertise
International litigation
Enforcement
Fraud & asset recovery
Sovereign debt
Wine law
International sanctions
Education
University of Bourgogne – Diploma in wine law
University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – Master 2 global economic governance
City University of Hong Kong – LLM in international law
University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – Master 1 in international business law
University of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne – Double degree in law and business
Languages
French
English

Professional affiliations
French chapter of the international law association (ILA)
European association of private international law (EAPIL)
International wine law association (AIDV)
Martin’s practice focuses on complex cross-border disputes

He has significant experience in international litigation and enforcement of foreign judgments/arbitral awards, against sovereigns and in fraud matters

He also advises actors of the wine world on the all range of the legal matters they have to address
Details of recent activities
Counsel to a European pharmaceutical company in the enforcement in France and Switzerland of an English judgment including worldwide freezing orders (WFO) against an individual held liable for fraud

Counsel to a North American financial advisory firm on emergency interim measures in France and Belgium to secure M&A-related fees and in proceedings on the merits to obtain a payment order

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 Middle Eastern energy company in the enforcement of an LCIA award in France against a European company in the context of a fraudulent transfer claim

Counsel to the liquidator of a European bank to enforce multiple LCIA arbitral awards against a group of former shareholders

Counsel to a South-East Asian steel company in the enforcement of an ICC award against a European company

Counsel to an African company in the enforcement in France of an LCIA arbitral award against an African state

Counsel to the liquidator of a major insolvent European tech company in securing the forthcoming enforcement in France of a court order to be issued in Germany against a former executive

Counsel to a leading European energy company in the enforcement of existing and forthcoming ICC and SCC arbitral awards against a prominent Eastern European energy company and in coordinating worldwide enforcement strategy

Counsel to a major European consumer electronics company in the context of attachments performed in its hands as a garnishee by the creditors of an African State as well as providing strategic advice in negotiations with the landlord regarding a real estate project affected by the said enforcement actions

Counsel to a European cosmetic company in obtaining a pre-judgment search order and securing a judgment on the merits against its European supplier for breach of a distribution agreement

Counsel to a French wine estate in a dispute over the withdrawal from a wine cooperative

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 family-owned wine company in a commercial dispute against a wine producer and trader

Counsel to an investment fund regarding the recognition and enforcement in France of foreign judgments rendered against a Southeast Asian airline

Counsel to South American and European individuals in asset recovery proceedings targeting a European alleged fraudster

Counsel to a North American, a European, and a Caribbean company in the energy sector for the global coordination of the recognition and enforcement of multiple ICC awards, rendered or pending, against a national energy company and an African State

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Publications
The asset tracing and recovery review, France chapter – 2021-2023

Paris journal of international arbitration, Créanciers et sanctions internationales : « Tout m’afflige et me nuit et conspire à me nuire » – 2024, No. 2, p. 459

Practical law arbitration, Enforcing arbitration awards in France – 2022-2025