Avocat Roynette
Liability Litigation & Insurance
International Business Law
Expertises
Liability Litigation & Insurance
Avocat Roynette Law Firm handles liability litigation and insurance-related matters, especially on a cross-border basis, in the following areas:
- contracts: breach of contract, delays, debt collection
- torts: negligence, strict liability, fraud
- warranty of hidden defects, product liability
- insurance law: commercial general liability / products and completed operations liability / errors and omissions, international insurance programs
- construction law: settlement of construction contracts, workmanship warranties (1-year, 2-year or 10-year periods), Construction All Risks insurance / mandatory extended coverage for damage to the works / mandatory extended coverage for workmanship warranties
- personal injuries and road traffic accidents overseas
- expatriates’ accident at work
- cross-border third-party liability claims and subrogation claims
- forum shopping
International Business Law
Avocat Roynette law firm provides advice in international business law:
- commercial contracts: general terms and conditions, warranty / liability clauses, applicable law agreement, choice-of-court / arbitration clauses.
- memorandum of understanding / NDA
- cross-border joint ventures / consortium agreements
- commercial leases
- corporate law: choice of company form, articles of association / by-laws, shareholders’ agreement, corporate governance, shareholders’ general meetings
- legal due diligence
- cross-border share sale and purchase agreements / sale transaction of businesses
Founding partner
Karel Roynette founded Avocat Roynette law firm in 2021 as an Attorney admitted to both the Paris and New York bars.
After receiving a master’s degree in business law and the French bar exam (2007), Karel followed his passion for the United States and its preeminent law in the international context by obtaining a LLM from Louisiana State University Law School and the New York bar (2010).
He is highly experienced in both French and US law after working in a US law firm for two years and in Paris law firms for over ten years.
Karel also acts as an expert witness on French law in foreign courts (UK) and is a member of numerous international and professional organizations: International Association of Lawyers (UIA), Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL), American Bar Association’s International Law Section (ABA ILS), International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l’Entreprise (AMRAE).
Furthermore, he regularly publishes and speaks at international conferences.
Values
Fluency in French / English
The firm’s complete fluency in French / English ensures you a full understanding for better decision-making in all your litigation or transactions all over the world.
International Network
Karel Roynette benefits from memberships in lawyers’ international organizations named International Association of Lawyers (UIA), Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL), American Bar Association’s International Law Section (ABA ILS), International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), in order to be able, through their extensive network of members, to handle any litigation or transaction worldwide.
Independence
The firm is totally independent and can check any conflict of interests in real time to be entirely dedicated to your defense.
Fees
The firm provides you a preliminary fee estimate, so that you can assess the opportunity for any litigation or transaction.
Media
Chair of the 2nd day session
| September 29th-30th, 2023
Annual PEOPIL conference in Dublin
International Road Traffic Accidents
| 2023
Online courses in partnership with the training organization “Annie” of the media group “News Assurance Pro”
