François de Bérard is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team.
Languages French, English
François de Bérard advises listed and unlisted clients in commercial, post-merger and acquisition, shareholder and governance disputes, before the courts and in arbitration. He acts in numerous domestic and international disputes.
He has also developed significant experience in criminal litigation, civil law (inheritance, real estate), enforcement and stock exchange law. In addition, he supports corporate files on litigation, procedures and private international law.
François de Bérard joined the firm as a partner in 2021 after several years of practice as Counsel at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier.
Our Litigation team handles complex business litigation before civil, commercial and criminal courts and has recognized expertise in real estate and construction litigation.
2 October 2025 The firm will participate in IBA 2025
2 October 2025 The 2025 Nuit du Droit
2 October 2025 Litigation: Law of Evidence – Key Trends 2025
24 July 2025 Litigation: Major new reform of the Code of Civil Procedure
1 July 2025 Litigation: Conference in LJA
16 June 2025 The firm's partners honoured in the Best Lawyers ranking
François de Berard is one of the "Next Generation Partner" in the Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation categroy.
François de Berard is one of the Best Lawyers 2024 in the Litigation category.