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title: "Business Litigation"
url: https://gautelier-avocats.com/en/expertise/business-litigation
lang: en
description: "Litigation lies at the heart of GAUTELIER AVOCATS’ practice. The firm advises and represents businesses and their executives in commercial, contractual and shareholder disputes, before the courts and in out-of-court negotiations, from urgent interim measures through to enforcement of the judgment."
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# Business Litigation

*When conflict becomes strategic.*

**At a glance** — Litigation lies at the heart of GAUTELIER AVOCATS’ practice. The firm advises and represents businesses and their executives in commercial, contractual and shareholder disputes, before the courts and in out-of-court negotiations, from urgent interim measures through to enforcement of the judgment.

## Defending with method. Acting with determination.

Litigation can be a defining moment in the life of a business. A commercial dispute, a conflict between shareholders or a liability claim may put far more at stake than the outcome of the proceedings: the continuity of a relationship, the protection of an asset, a company’s reputation or the stability of its governance.

GAUTELIER AVOCATS acts in the prevention, management and resolution of disputes, before the competent courts as well as in out-of-court negotiations. We assess what is really at stake before setting the strategy: negotiation, formal notice, evidence, urgent relief or proceedings on the merits.

Each strategy is built around the client’s objectives, the available evidence, the procedural timetable, the financial risks and the scope for settlement. When court action is unavoidable, we prepare and conduct the defence rigorously, from urgent measures through to enforcement of the decision.

## Our services

- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Shareholder disputes
- Directors’ liability
- Termination of established commercial relationships
- Unfair competition
- Debt recovery
- Summary proceedings and protective measures
- Court-appointed expert proceedings
- Pre-litigation and amicable negotiations
- Enforcement of judgments

## Your challenges

**Have you been served with a writ of summons?**
We promptly review the applicable deadlines, the claims brought against you and the defences available.

**Is your counterparty failing to perform?**
We gather the evidence and identify the levers for action, from formal notice to court proceedings.

**Is a shareholder dispute paralysing the company?**
We examine the governance and the balance of power while safeguarding business continuity.

## Preparing for your meeting

- Contracts
- Correspondence
- Formal notices
- Writs
- Judgments
- Invoices
- Evidence and a timeline of events

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## Contact details
- **Salon-de-Provence** (Head office) : 109, avenue Gaston Cabrier, 13300 Salon-de-Provence
- **Paris** (Paris office) : 22, rue Bréguet, 75011 Paris — By appointment only
- Phone : +33 (0)4 90 50 41 58
- Email : contact@gautelier-avocat.com
- Hours : Monday to Friday, 9 am – 12 pm / 2 pm – 6 pm
- [Contact form](https://gautelier-avocats.com/en/contact)

*Source : https://gautelier-avocats.com/en/expertise/business-litigation*