Monthly Archives: July 2022

International Litigation - Confidentiality and Legal Privilege under French Law

Contentieux International: Confidentialité et Privilège Juridique en Droit Français



La confidentialité et le secret professionnel résultant de la relation avocat-client sont des principes essentiels de l’exercice de la profession d’avocat. À cet égard, les litiges internationaux, qui peuvent être soumis à des règles de confidentialité différentes et parfois contradictoires, notamment concernant les juristes d’entreprise, présentent de nombreux défis pour les équipes juridiques impliquées dans un tel processus.

Ozan Akyurek et Cyril Philibert, associés au sein du département Global Disputes du cabinet d’avocats Jones Day – Bureau de Paris, analysent les conditions et modalités d’application de la confidentialité et du secret professionnel en droit français, et illustrent leur mise en œuvre.


International Litigation - Confidentiality and Legal Privilege under French Law

JONES DAY TALKS®: International Litigation: Confidentiality and Legal Privilege under French Law



Confidentiality and attorney-client privilege are cardinal principles for lawyers. In this regard, international litigation, which may be subject to different and sometimes conflicting confidentiality rules, presents many challenges to the legal teams involved in such a process.

Ozan Akyurek and Cyril Philibert, partners in Jones Day’s Global Disputes Practice in the Paris Office, analyze the conditions and modalities of application of confidentiality and legal privilege under French law, and illustrate their practical implementation in consideration of concrete examples, particularly regarding the procedure provided for in Article 145 of the Civil Code of Procedure


JONES DAY TALKS - Human Trafficking and Ukraine

JONES DAY TALKS®: The War in Ukraine’s Human Trafficking Risks



Jones Day partner Harriet Territt talks with Val Richey, Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings at the OSCE, about the urgency the war in Ukraine is creating relative to human trafficking. They also discuss related supply chain issues, and actions businesses can take in the continuing fight against this global issue.

Read the full transcript on the Jones Day website.


JONES DAY TALKS: Derivatives Market Volatility Brings New Concerns and More Regulatory Scrutiny

JONES DAY TALKS®: Derivatives Market Volatility Brings New Concerns and More Regulatory Scrutiny



A turbulent global economy leaves financial institutions and other market participants in challenging positions as they try to hedge and protect their interests in an increasingly uncertain environment.

Jones Day partner Josh Sterling talks about the regulatory and legal issues faced by market participants in the volatile economic landscape.