Antoine

Paris

Diesbecq

Paris

Languages : Français, Anglais

Paris Bar (1983)
Partner at Racine law firm since 2003

Contact :

Tel : +33 1 44 82 43 00

Mail : adiesbecq@racine.eu

Add to my interests

Expertise

Distressed companies – restructuring

Litigation and Arbitration

Career

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

2015: Palmarès des cabinets d'avocats

Distressed companies: Silver trophy

Litigation: Gold trophy
2015: Trophées du droit et du contentieux

Collective proceedings and corporate restructurings: Silver trophy

Entrepreneurial firm over five years old: Gold trophy
2018: Palmarès des cabinets d'avocats

Restructuring: Silver trophy
2018: Top Legal

Top Legal
2019: Trophées du droit et du contentieux

Collective procedures and restructuring: Gold trophy