Expertise
International litigation
Enforcement
Fraud & asset recovery
Business Law
Professional background

Education
University of Orléans – Majored in European law
University of Mississipi – Master 1 exchange program
University of Paris - Saclay – Master 2 business and European law

Languages
French
English

Professional affiliations
Initiadroit: Interventions in elementary, middle and high schools on law-related topics
Mathilde specializes in international commercial law and cross-border litigation

She assists in cases involving asset tracing, particularly in the context of fraud, and their subsequent recovery, whether through evidence-gathering, civil or criminal proceedings

Mathilde also works on cases relating to the recognition and/or enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, in France or abroad
Details of recent activities
Counsel to a high-net-worth individual from the Middle East in view of the enforcement of a UNCITRAL award against an African state

Counsel to a major European airport operator in high-stakes liability claim over the grounding of an aircraft belonging to a North American company

Counsel to the heir of a high-net-worth individual on the recovery of assets placed in a complex offshore trust structure

Counsel to the clients of a financial institution in a dispute against a Middle Eastern bank to seek a payment order in the context of a major financial crisis

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 U.S. client of a Middle Eastern bank in securing the enforcement in France of a foreign judgment against the financial institution in the context of major financial crisis

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

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 a European company victim of bank fraud (phishing attacks)

Counsel to a European national in initiating a criminal complaint for personal injury and deceptive marketing practices against a North American company

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 an insurance company on the prospects of success and the potential effects of recognition and enforcement proceedings in France of a foreign judgment, as well as on opposing the recognition of another foreign judgment

Counsel to a French wine estate in a court-appointed expert proceedings and subsequent civil liability claim arising from a major fire incident

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

Counsel to an Asian sovereign state in resisting the enforcement of a PCA arbitral award issued in favor of high net-worth individuals based / residing in a sanctioned country in the Middle East

Advising a franchisee of leading luxury fashion brands in annulment proceedings against an ICC award rendered against the franchisor


Advising an industrial company specialized in forged parts manufacturing in litigation relating to the wrongful termination of established commercial relations

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