Alexis Bessis
Partner (individual practice) Alexis Bessis specializes in commercial and financial litigation, as well as commercial arbitration in connection with post-acquisition and shareholder disputes, and contractual and unfair competition litigation. He has significant experience in resolving complex commercial disputes and M&A-related litigation with a strong focus on post-acquisition litigation, shareholder disputes and, more generally, corporate governance matters. Alexis Bessis assists his clients on a day-to-day basis in preventing the legal risks associated with their activities and frequently appears before French civil and commercial courts as well as arbitration tribunals (ICC, LCIA or ad hoc). He is also involved in the preventive management of disputes, in pre-litigation negotiations or in mediation and conciliation. · Bessis Avocats
About
Partner at Bessis Avocats specialising in commercial and financial litigation and commercial arbitration, with a strong focus on post-acquisition and shareholder disputes and M&A-related litigation. He regularly appears before French civil and commercial courts and arbitration tribunals (ICC, LCIA and ad hoc), advises on dispute prevention, pre-litigation negotiations, mediation and conciliation, and joined Bessis Avocats at the end of 2023 after more than ten years at international firms in Paris.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- LL.M. in International Business Law, King’s College London
- Post-graduate degree (Master 2) in Business Law, University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)
- Post-graduate degree of Corporate Legal Advisor (Magistère – D.J.C.E.), University Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)
Admissions
- Admitted to the Paris Bar (2013)