Margaux Frisque

A lawyer for nearly ten years, Margaux Frisque is the founder of d&a partners. Recognised by Legal 500 and Leaders League, she practises business law, in both an corporate and litigation matters.

A partner at d&a partners, Margaux heads the Litigation, Contracts and Corporate criminal law departments. She advises and defends executives, technology groups, investors and innovative companies in sensitive, high-stakes disputes, in France and internationally.

Margaux takes a hands-on approach, focused on efficiency and attentive to her clients’ business priorities. She acts as a right hand to the executives she assists: available and involved at every stage, she devotes all her energy to protecting their interests, in the world of innovation.

Her practice centres on commercial litigation, in matters combining civil, commercial, regulatory and white-collar criminal law issues. She regularly acts in complex domestic and cross-border disputes, in particular in corporate law, shareholder disputes, post-M&A litigation and directors’ liability.

Areas of practice

Commercial and corporate litigation: shareholder disputes, share transfers, asset and liability warranties, post-acquisition disputes, directors’ liability;

Tech, digital and data disputes: IT contract disputes, platform liability, artificial intelligence, crypto-assets, press and media law;

Class actions and mass litigation: management of collective proceedings, in particular in investment matters;

Arbitration and alternative dispute resolution: institutional and ad hoc arbitration, mediation, settlement negotiations;

Contract structuring and international partnerships: drafting and negotiation of strategic contracts, platform terms and conditions, technology partnerships;

White-collar criminal law: defence of executives and companies, internal investigations, inspections and proceedings initiated by regulatory authorities (AMF, ACPR, DGCCRF).

Recent matters

Artificial intelligence: advised Data Factory in the audit conducted with Hivenet and Policloud, which led to the creation of Antimatter, a project aimed at positioning France as a central player in global artificial intelligence;

Regulatory inspections: advised platforms in connection with AMF and ACPR inspections;

Press and media law: favourable ruling obtained in a defamation and insult case;

White-collar criminal law: assisted a company during a tax search.

Margaux Frisque holds a Master’s degree in International Business Law from the Institut de Droit des Affaires of Aix-en-Provence.

Before founding d&a partners in 2021, she practiced for several years at leading law firms, including UGGC Avocats and PwC Société d’Avocats.

Margaux is recognised by Legal 500 and Leaders League for her expertise in litigation, particularly in the tech sector and in cross-border disputes.

Email: m.frisque@dnapartners.fr

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