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Vanessa Benichou, Head of the Paris Litigation Department, is specialized in Dispute Resolution in all its forms: in international arbitration, litigation before Civil, Commercial and Criminal Courts or in the context of settlements or mediation. She is also qualified to act as arbitrator and mediator.
Her litigation practice includes commercial and business law, corporate law, unfair and parasitic competition, advertising and entertainment, intellectual property, commercial leases and contracts, construction and product liability.
She also has extensive experience in distribution agreements, especially in franchise.
Vanessa Benichou is highly ranked by Leaders League - Decideurs every year.
She is fluent in English, French and Hebrew and conversant in Spanish.
French
March 26, 2025
Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
August 1, 2024
The Leaders League Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Leaders in France
March 27, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Representation of the French Government before French courts and before the Indian Supreme Court in connection with the dismantling of the military aircraft carrier Clémenceau in India.
Representation of La Française des Jeux (the French State Lottery company), before the Criminal Court of Paris in a case brought pursuant to a complaint by the producers of the hit French movie, “Les Choristes,” and the cinema industry, for conspiracy of piracy and trademark infringement because its advertising was available on peer-to-peer websites where the movie was offered for illegal downloading.
Representation of La Française des Jeux (the French State Lottery company), before the Paris Commercial Court in a case brought by a majority of its network's members alleging a wrongful termination of their distribution contracts and asking for damages in an amount of €550 million.
See moreMarch 10, 2023
Launch of the Government's New Amicable Policy
March 26, 2025
Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
August 1, 2024
The Leaders League Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Leaders in France
March 27, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Representation of the French Government before French courts and before the Indian Supreme Court in connection with the dismantling of the military aircraft carrier Clémenceau in India.
Representation of La Française des Jeux (the French State Lottery company), before the Criminal Court of Paris in a case brought pursuant to a complaint by the producers of the hit French movie, “Les Choristes,” and the cinema industry, for conspiracy of piracy and trademark infringement because its advertising was available on peer-to-peer websites where the movie was offered for illegal downloading.
Representation of La Française des Jeux (the French State Lottery company), before the Paris Commercial Court in a case brought by a majority of its network's members alleging a wrongful termination of their distribution contracts and asking for damages in an amount of €550 million.
See moreMarch 10, 2023
Launch of the Government's New Amicable Policy
March 26, 2025
Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
August 1, 2024
The Leaders League Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Leaders in France
March 27, 2024
Legal 500 EMEA 2024 Ranks King & Spalding among the Top Firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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