Lawyers
Margaux Frisque

Margaux Frisque

Partner

  • Office : Marseille
Margaux Frisque

After several years working with prestigious French and international business law firms, Margaux Frisque co-founded d&a partners.

Margaux began her professional career practicing business law at top-tier law firms (UGGC Avocats, PwC Société d’Avocats) between 2017 and 2022, when she co-founded d&a partners. She primarily advises on business law matters (advisory and litigation), ranging from the negotiation of strategic contracts to the prevention and resolution of complex commercial disputes.

In 2019, Margaux rose to prominence by assisting one of her clients in obtaining the first approval (visa) from the French Financial Markets Authority for a public offering of tokens (ICO). She went on by helping numerous technology companies with their corporate structuring, strategic contracts and general terms and conditions for centralized (CeFi) or decentralized (DeFi) projects.

Margaux has recognized experience in handling disputes before civil and commercial courts, as well as arbitral tribunals.

She also assists clients both in regulatory litigation matters (e.g. French authorities inspections) and before the criminal courts (e.g. crypto-asset fraud).

Having been a lecturer in corporate law at the University of Aix-Marseille, Margaux ranked among the most influential French lawyers in the field of blockchain in Décideurs Magazine: Classement “Incontournable” – Blockchain – Leaders League Decideurs and Classement “Pratique réputée” – Commercial Litigation – Leaders League Decideurs.

Areas of expertise :

  • Arbitration
  • Blockchain-related litigation
  • Commercial law
  • Contracts, competition & consumer law
  • Corporate and M&A litigation
  • Corporate law
  • Mediation
  • Personal data protection
  • Regulatory litigation
  • White-collar criminal law

Languages

  • French (mother tongue)
  • English (bilingual)

Professional Experience

Former trainee lawyer at CMA CGM Group (2016) and HFW law firm (2017), then associate at UGGC Avocats(2017–2019) and PwC Société d’Avocats (2019–2021).

Margaux has delivered talks and training sessions on the legal challenges surrounding blockchain technology at the following institutions:

  • Association – Notaires – Au Cœur des Familles
  • Paris Bar School (EFB – École de Formation professionnelle des Barreaux)
  • European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)
  • Institute of Business Law, Aix-en-Provence (IDA)
  • HEAD – School of Advanced Legal Studies (École des Hautes Études Appliquées du Droit)
  • Catholic University of Lille

Academic Background :

  • French Bar exam (2017)
  • DJCE – Institute of Business Law of the University of Aix-Marseille (2013 – 2014)
  • Master’s of International Business Law – Institute of Business Law of the University of Aix-Marseille (2013 – 2014)
  • Master’s of International
    Business Law – School of Law Rotterdam (Netherlands) (2012 – 2013)
Margaux Frisque