
Antoine
- Paris
Diesbecq
- Paris
Paris Bar (1983)
Partner at Racine law firm since 2003
Contact :
Tel : +33 1 44 82 43 00
Mail : adiesbecq@racine.euCareer
Diesbecq, Chaumette, Tisserand, Sauphar law firm (1998 – 2002)
Lyonnet & Bigot law firm (1983 – 1987)
Education
Master, legal careers distinction (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
Specialist in commercial law
Others
– President, Union Nationale des CARPA
– Former member, Paris Bar Council (Ordre des avocats de Paris)
– Director, Droit et Commerce
– President, Distressed Companies Committee, Paris Bar Council
– Co-President, Distressed Company Committee, Corporate Lawyers’ Association (Association des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises)
– Vice President, Union Nationale des CARPA
– Member, Finance Committee, Paris Bar Council
– Member, Scientific Committee, Association for Prevention and Support for CEOs and Entrepreneurs in Acute Distress (Association pour la Prévention et l’accompagnement des chefs d’entreprise et Entrepreneurs en Souffrance Aigue)
– Member, Information and Prevention Centre (Centre d’Information et de Prévention de Paris, 75)
– Member of specialised associations: Association for Corporate Turnaround (Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises), AFFIC and INSOL
Publications
“The new role of stakeholders: capital holders”, JCPE, december 2021
“Breaking the debt wall”, Revue de jurisprudence commerciale, july/august 2021
“Late creditors ? File a foreclosure Statement !”, Juriste d’entreprise n°39, july 2021
“Judicial strategy and adaptation of practitioners”, Livre blanc de l’Association Droit et Commerce, march 2021
“For more attractive and effective prevention”, Revue de jurisprudence commerciale, november/december 2020
“The impacts of the crisis on the restructuring of companies under LBO”, Option Finance, october 2020
“To limit the proliferation of judicial liquidations: a participatory rescue procedure”, Gazette du Palais, july 2020
“Turnaround Guide”, 400 Partners, july 2020
“The legal environment for the turnaround and responsibilities”, CCEF Convergence n°29, may 2020
“The appropriate sanction in distressed company law”, Cahier de droit de l’entreprises, January/February 2017
“The force of contract in the face of distressed company law”, Gazette du Palais, 18 & 19 December 2015
“The creditor of a distressed company may present a plan that contemplates taking control”, Option Finance, March 2015
“Procedural conditions on liability proceedings based on insufficient assets”, Revue des procédures collectives, No. 4, July/August 2012
“Cupidity in distressed company law”, Gazette du Palais, 29 & 30 December 2013
“Internal transfers: A different method of transferring distressed companies”, Gazette du Palais, 21 & 22 January 2009
“The sale of a company through a share deal”, Journal des Sociétés, December 2008
With Professor Philippe Roussel-Galle:
“Projections and distressed company law”, Gazette du Palais, 29 & 30 December 2010
With Laurent Jourdan, attorney-at-law:
“Can the creditor of a distressed company present a reorganisation plan that contemplates taking control?”, Option Droit des Affaires, Special Restructuring Issue, 4 March 2015
Team's
recongnitions
Rankings
- Best Lawyers - 2023:
- Best Lawyers - 2022: Individual ranking
- Legal 500 - 2022: Dispute Resolution : Commercial Litigation
- Legal 500 - 2022: Insolvency
- International Financial Law Review - 2022: IFLR
- Décideurs - 2022: Dispute resolution
- Chambers - 2022: Restructuring
- Chambers - 2021: Litigation
- Legal 500 - 2021: Legal 500 EMEA
Awards
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2015: Palmarès des cabinets d'avocats
Distressed companies: Silver trophy
Litigation: Gold trophy
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2015: Trophées du droit et du contentieux
Collective proceedings and corporate restructurings: Silver trophy
Entrepreneurial firm over five years old: Gold trophy
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2018: Palmarès des cabinets d'avocats
Restructuring: Silver trophy
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2018: Top Legal
Top Legal
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2019: Trophées du droit et du contentieux
Collective procedures and restructuring: Gold trophy
The team
News and latest publications

Press releases
6/07/21
Racine advises Lavorel Group on the acquisition of the hotel group JJW
News flashes
24/06/21
23 lawyers listed in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers

Racine articles
8/06/21