Business & Human Rights

Chambers France (2026)

A company in a civil action brought under French duty-of-care law concerning human rights in its value chain.

A French energy company in proceedings brought by NGOs before French courts seeking an injunction to amend its duty of vigilance plan and to implement additional human rights safeguards, as well as a ruling on its civil liability in relation to an overseas project.

A leading France-based petroleum company in relation to a criminal complaint filed by an NGO alleging complicity in human rights abuses and war crimes committed by military forces in a high-risk jurisdiction.

Multiple global pharmaceutical and technology companies on equal pay compliance and related matters.

A U.K.-based supermarket in its defense against class-action equal-pay proceedings.

A global commodities company before the Swiss National Contact Point in relation to a dispute arising from labor and union relations in South American jurisdictions.

A Paris luxury palace hotel on an internal investigation into human trafficking allegations, alongside related criminal proceedings in France.

A global leader in artificial intelligence on the design and implementation of a supplier due diligence framework, specifically focused on labor rights and human rights matters in multiple jurisdictions.

A leading France-based airport operator on the handling of sensitive whistleblowing reports, including initial assessment of claims, legal qualification and compliance with applicable whistleblowing protection frameworks, as well as the design of an appropriate response strategy.

A France-based global leader in cable systems and services for power generation, transmission, distribution and usage, on the preparation of an initial draft of a corporate duty of vigilance plan covering the company’s own operations and establishing a framework for identifying, assessing and mitigating risks related to human rights, health and safety, and environmental impacts.

Multiple companies on the design and implementation of corporate duty of vigilance frameworks, including risk mapping, preventive measures, supplier due diligence, whistleblowing systems, and alignment with French and European regulatory requirements (Duty of Vigilance Law, OECD Guidelines, CS3D).

A France-based petroleum company on criminal law matters arising from its business activities in Russia, including the dismissal of a criminal complaint alleging complicity in war crimes.