Jules Grasso

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Jules Grasso

Jules Grasso

Senior Associate

  1. People /

Jules Grasso

Jules Grasso

Senior Associate

Jules Grasso

Senior Associate

Paris

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Biography

Jules Grasso joined BCLP as an associate in the Litigation and Investigations Department in November 2021. Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2020, Jules began his career as a lawyer at White & Case. Jules has completed several internships in renowned litigation firms in France. Jules represents and assists major financial institutions as well as large industrial and commercial groups before the French courts in complex and serial litigation relating, for instance, to the implementation of the lender's contractual obligations, the basis for calculating the stipulated annual percentage rate, the formalism of credit agreements and unfair terms. Jules focuses on complex corporate and commercial disputes for French and foreign companies from all industry sectors. Notably, Jules has extensive experience in assisting listed and non-listed companies and their management on their corporate crises, especially conflicts related to shareholder's and post-acquisition disputes.

Admissions

  • Paris

Education

University of Poitiers, Master II – DJCE / Postgraduate degree, Business Law, 2017
University of Exeter, LLM International Commercial Law
University of Rennes, Magistère Juriste d’affaires franco-britannique

Related Practice Areas

  • Business & Commercial Disputes

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Class Actions

  • White Collar

  • M&A Disputes

  • Investigations

  • Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

Experience

Assisting a major French bank faced with criminal and civil charges of commercial malpractice (duty of information, duty to warn, duty of advice, unfair term, legality of escalator clause) in the context of a class action, brought by consumer associations and hundreds of individuals, relating to a portfolio of real estate loans which were granted to individuals in a foreign currency. Proceedings are under criminal investigations and pending before the civil and commercial courts. As well as legal advice on regulatory issues connected with the charges legal issues arising from this case were also examined at a European level before the ECJ.

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On February 2, 2022 the French Cour de Cassation pronounced a judgement concerning the protection of consumers against unfair terms.
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Jan 12, 2022

Team authors article on abusive terms and the judge’s role in European consumer protection law

Partners Elodie Valette and Philippe Métais, together with Associate Jules Grasso wrote a further article for La Semaine Juridique – Enterprise et affairs published Jan. 6 on French case law as regards the judge's ex officio finding of
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Nov 02, 2021

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BCLP continues its expansion in France with the arrival of Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette as partners in the Litigation & Investigations practice along with two Associates, Laura Cann and Jules Grasso.  They will join in early November and be part of the team of Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office. The business litigation team now comprises  10 lawyers and offers a full litigation service for  banks, financial institutions and public and private companies.

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Jul 10, 2023
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Mar 29, 2023
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Welcome to the Litigation Gazette. Each quarter, BCLP's Paris team will keep you informed of the main litigation news in competition law, commercial litigation, labor law, IP/IT/Data and compliance.
News
Jul 26, 2022
Partner Elodie Valette quoted in La Semaine Juridique
On February 2, 2022 the French Cour de Cassation pronounced a judgement concerning the protection of consumers against unfair terms.
Insights
Jan 12, 2022
Team authors article on abusive terms and the judge’s role in European consumer protection law
Partners Elodie Valette and Philippe Métais, together with Associate Jules Grasso wrote a further article for La Semaine Juridique – Enterprise et affairs published Jan. 6 on French case law as regards the judge's ex officio finding of
News
Nov 02, 2021
BCLP bolsters Paris Litigation & Investigations Team with two new partners, Philippe Métais, Elodie Valette, and their team
BCLP continues its expansion in France with the arrival of Philippe Métais and Elodie Valette as partners in the Litigation & Investigations practice along with two Associates, Laura Cann and Jules Grasso.  They will join in early November and be part of the team of Constantin Achillas, co-managing partner of the Paris office. The business litigation team now comprises  10 lawyers and offers a full litigation service for  banks, financial institutions and public and private companies.