INSURANCE
INDUSTRIAL RISKS
CIVIL LIABILITIES
Tamaris Avocats provides legal advice and represents clients in all type of litigation, in relation to insurance law, industrial risks, professional and product liability.
The firm handles domestic as well as cross-border and international disputes.
INSURANCE
INDUSTRIAL RISKS
CIVIL LIABILITIES
Tamaris Avocats provides legal advice and represents clients in all type of litigation, in relation to insurance law, industrial risks, professional and product liability.
The firm handles domestic as well as cross-border and international disputes.
OUR FIRM
Tamaris Avocats is a human-sized structure, where lawyers are capable of handling both complex and middle cases and are committed to develop the best service to its clients.
With in-depth knowledge of various business sectors , we are fully aware of the risks to which our clients are exposed, particularly in the medical, pharmaceutical, automotive, construction, industrial and consumer product industries. Lawyers working for the firm have a longstanding practice of contract and liability law, personal injury compensation and mass litigation.
Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan is an expert in insurance and liability litigation with over 25 years of experience. Her career has led her to work on numerous sensitive and large-scale cases.
After 20 years at Hascoët & Associés, and 7 years in the Litigation, Arbitration and Criminal Law department of August Debouzy, she created Tamaris Avocats in 2021 with her team of dynamic associates fully experts in insurance law. The team has been working together for several years, and is dedicated to clients’ needs in order to offer dedicated support tailored to their specificity.
Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan is constantly recommended by her clients and recognized by her peers for her expertise in various rankings.
In 2023, Sophie Cochery joined the firm as Partner. Sophie has developed a long-standing practice in insurance law with a focus on Financial Lines insurance matters. She acted as monitoring counsel in various complex cross-border matters involving financial institutions, banks and investment funds. She also acts for companies and insurers of the aviation sector and is a recognized specialist in air transport and aviation-related insurance and product liability issues. She joined from DLA Piper where she practiced 3 years as Counsel in the Insurance and Aviation team in Paris. She has a prior experience of 15 years at HMN & Partners.
As a member of AMRAE and AIDA, the firm remains at the heart of insurers’ debate with respect to new risks and new global issues.
The team is fluent in English.
« Alexandra and her team know how to make themselves available and their work is of very high quality. »
« Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan is one of the best lawyers on the French market. »
Source Legal 500 Paris 2021
OUR CLIENTS TALK ABOUT US
« Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan, who leads the team, is very familiar with the market issues and the different parties involved, enabling her to give advice tailored to the situation. »
« Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan acts on a wide range of contentious insurance cases, including liability mandates. One client comments that “Alexandra understands problems very quickly and finds solutions,” and adds: “She has strong skills in insurance law. »
Source Chambers and Partners 2022
OUR CLIENTS TALK ABOUT US
« Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan, who leads the team, is very familiar with the market issues and the different parties involved, enabling her to give advice tailored to the situation. »
« Alexandra and her team know how to make themselves available and their work is of very high quality. »
« Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan is one of the best lawyers on the French market. » Source Legal 500 Paris 2021
« Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan acts on a wide range of contentious insurance cases, including liability mandates. One client comments that “Alexandra understands problems very quickly and finds solutions,” and adds: “She has strong skills in insurance law.» Source Chambers and Partners 2022
OUR EXPERTISE
Tamaris Avocats assists its clients on insurance coverage and insurance contract interpretation issues. The firm acts in contentious cases before civil, commercial and criminal courts as well as in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution procedures.
Our experience and know-how enable us to understand all types of cases before these jurisdictions and to implement the best strategy adapted to the client’s needs, the field of activity or the scope of the case (mass litigation), in particular in terms of negotiation or the implementation of an alternative dispute resolution method.
The firm also intervenes in reinsurance and insurance intermediaries liability litigation.
Tamaris Avocats offers high-quality risk analysis advice in order to help businesses to adjust their insurance coverage, and assists clients or insurers in the conclusion of insurance contracts. It is particularly recognised for its expertise in Civil Liability (Operating, Casualty, Product Liability, Officers and Managers), Property Damage, and Special Risks. The firm is also consulted on insurance policy wording.
Tamaris Avocats assists its clients in their defense or recourse claims, regarding all aspects of industrial risks, in close collaboration with a network of technical and financial experts. The reactivity of the team is key to facilitate strategic decision-making at an early stage of the loss and limit the company’s exposure to technical risk and regulatory or criminal penalty.
The firm assists its clients in the context of amicable and judicial appraisals and has broad experience in this area.
Tamaris Avocats handles numerous cases in defense of its clients’ interests, when the civil liability of companies and/or their managers is sought, on the grounds of alleged professional negligence, inexcusable fault or product defects (pharmaceutical products, automotive, rail and air industries, mass consumption, tobacco etc.).
In this respect, Tamaris Avocats regularly operates on mass and “serial” cases, including those presenting an international dimension.
Having a long-standing practice of D&O insurance and managers’ professional duties and liability (civil, criminal and regulatory), the team is regularly appointed by D&O insurers to monitor individual or mass-claim actions in France and foreign jurisdictions and advises insurers on coverage. Special risks, fraud and financial institution liability are also part of our area of expertise.
The team regularly assists clients with respect to compensation for bodily injury, including group compensation and the establishment of compensation protocols.
The team regularly operates in litigation related to construction operations, in particular in pre-litigation and judicial expert appraisals but also in the drafting and analysis of contracts.
INSURANCE LITIGATION
Tamaris Avocats assists its clients on insurance coverage and insurance contract interpretation issues. The firm acts in contentious cases before civil, commercial and criminal courts as well as in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution procedures.
Our experience and know-how enable us to understand all types of cases before these jurisdictions and to implement the best strategy adapted to the client’s needs, the field of activity or the scope of the case (mass litigation), in particular in terms of negotiation or the implementation of an alternative dispute resolution method.
The firm also intervenes in reinsurance and insurance intermediaries liability litigation.
LEGAL ADVICE & RISKS MANAGEMENT
Tamaris Avocats offers high-quality risk analysis advice in order to help businesses to adjust their insurance coverage, and assists clients or insurers in the conclusion of insurance contracts. It is particularly recognised for its expertise in Civil Liability (Operating, Casualty, Product Liability, Officers and Managers), Property Damage, and Special Risks. The firm is also consulted on insurance policy wording.
INDUSTRIAL RISKS
Tamaris Avocats assists its clients in their defense or recourse claims, regarding all aspects of industrial risks, in close collaboration with a network of technical and financial experts. The reactivity of the team is key to facilitate strategic decision-making at an early stage of the loss and limit the company’s exposure to technical risk and regulatory or criminal penalty.
The firm assists its clients in the context of amicable and judicial appraisals and has broad experience in this area.
CIVIL, PROFESSIONAL, PRODUCT LIABILITIES & EMPLOYER'S INEXCUSABLE FAULT
Tamaris Avocats handles numerous cases in defense of its clients’ interests, when the civil liability of companies and/or their managers is sought, on the grounds of alleged professional negligence, inexcusable fault or product defects (pharmaceutical products, automotive, rail and air industries, mass consumption, tobacco etc.).
In this respect, Tamaris Avocats regularly operates on mass and “serial” cases, including those presenting an international dimension.
FINANCIAL LINES INSURANCE CLAIMS
Having a long-standing practice of D&O insurance and managers’ professional duties and liability (civil, criminal and regulatory), the team is regularly appointed by D&O insurers to monitor individual or mass-claim actions in France and foreign jurisdictions and advises insurers on coverage. Special risks, fraud and financial institution liability are also part of our area of expertise.
BODILY INJURY
The team regularly assists clients with respect to compensation for bodily injury, including group compensation and the establishment of compensation protocols.
CONSTRUCTION
The team regularly operates in litigation related to construction operations, in particular in pre-litigation and judicial expert appraisals but also in the drafting and analysis of contracts.
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
Tamaris Avocats has established contacts with several law firms and experts abroad (notably in Belgium, Spain, Italy, China, Germany and the United States). The team relies on this international network in order to assist its clients across the borders and provide them with the best possible legal assistance.
The lawyers of Tamaris Avocats are also members of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA).
OUR TEAM
Tamaris Avocats is formed by dynamic lawyers who are specialized in the field of insurance law and who have been working together for several years.
The team is driven by a desire for excellence and efficiency in the support provided to its clients, by adapting the advice and/or litigation strategy to their needs and the sector of their activity.
Alexandra COHEN-JONATHAN | Partner
Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1994. She graduated from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (DEA in business and tax law).
Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan assists clients with respect to all issues of the insurance sector for French and foreign clients. Her career has led her to work on numerous sensitive and high-profile media cases.
Her expertise is widely recognized in insurance law, industrial risks and product liability.
She is a member of the AMRAE and AIDA associations.
Sophie COCHERY | Partner
Sophie Cochery assists her clients in all aspects of insurance and liability law and represents them in litigation before the criminal, civil, commercial and arbitration courts, in particular thanks to her 4 years’ experience at a leading arbitration institution (the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC) acquired at the start of her career.
Sophie Cochery has represented various clients in the aeronautics industry (aircraft manufacturers, suppliers, MROs, and their insurers), and has been involved in particular in the major fatal air accidents which have occurred in France over the last 30 years.
She graduated in 1997 from the University Paris IX Dauphine (Master in Management Sciences and International Business Law) and in 2000 in the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master in Foreign Trade Law). She also holds an LL.M. from Exeter University (United Kingdom).
She was admitted to the Paris bar in 2005.
Victoire BOULANGER | Senior Associate
Victoire Boulanger advises French and foreign clients in litigation and civil procedures on issues relating to insurance and commercial law. She advises clients in various areas such as industrial risks, serial claims and personal injury.
She graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2014), where she completed a two-year work-study program at Marsh France, first in the Legal & Compliance Department and then in the Civil Liability Department as a claims advisor. She also holds an LL.M. from King’s College London (International Business Law, 2015) and participates in the emergency criminal defense of the Paris Bar.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2016, she joined August Debouzy in 2018 after a first experience in an international business law firm. She joined Tamaris Avocats in 2021 and participated in the creation of the firm.
Victoire Boulanger is a member of the Young AIDA, AIDA and the AMRAE associations.
Loïc ROUZÉE | Senior Associate
Loïc Rouzée assists and represents French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigation cases, in particular on insurance and commercial law issues. He intervenes in various areas such as industrial risks, defective products and personal injury.
He graduated from the Master 2 Insurance Law of the University Panthéon-Assas (2016).
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2019, he joined Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan’s team at August Debouzy the same year, after having accomplished several internships in courts and in the legal departments of French bancassurers.
Loïc Rouzée joined Tamaris Avocats in 2021 and participated in the creation of the firm.
He is a member of the AMRAE and AIDA associations.
Julie HARDUIN | Associate
Julie Harduin assists and represents French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigations cases, with a particular focus on insurance and commercial law. She intervenes in tort law, insurance law and industrial risks.
She graduated from the Master 2 Food safety and Health security law at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in partnership with AgroParisTech (2017) and has completed several internships in law firms and in Courts.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2019, she has worked at Hascoët & Associés and then Raffin & Associés, law firms specialized in insurance law and civil liability.
She has joined Tamaris Avocats in 2024.
Julie Harduin is a member of Young AIDA and AIDA France.
Edouard VELLUTINI | Associate
Edouard Vellutini assists French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigation cases, in particular in insurance and commercial law issues. He intervenes and handles claims in various areas such as industrial risks, civil liability, defective products, or construction.
He graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris Dauphine-PSL (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2017), where he completed a two-year work-study program at Swiss Life, in the Group Insurance Department.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2021, he joined Tamaris Avocats in 2024 after a first experience in the international business law firm TaylorWessing.
Edouard Vellutini is a member of Young AIDA and AIDA France.
Hedwige de PONCINS | Associate
Hedwige de Poncins advises French and foreign clients in litigation and civil procedures on issues relating to insurance and commercial law. She intervenes in various areas such as industrial risks, civil liability and construction.
She graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris Dauphine-PSL (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2019), where she completed a two-year work-study program at the SCOR, working in the property and bodily injury claims management team. She has also carried out several internships in law firms specialised in insurance law.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2023, she joined Tamaris Avocats as her first experience.
Hedwige de Poncins is a member of Young AIDA and AIDA France.
Naomi BULET-NZONZI | Associate
Naomi Bulet-Nzonzi assists and represents French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigation cases, in particular on civil law, insurance law and commercial law issues. Her areas of expertise include industrial risks, civil liability and construction.
She graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2020). She is enrolled in a University Diploma in Art and Culture Law at the University of Nantes and studies Art History at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2023, she joined Tamaris Avocats as her first experience.
Naomi Bulet-Nzonzi is a member of Young AIDA, AIDA France and Le Barreau des Arts.
Alexandra COHEN-JONATHAN • Partner
BIOGRAPHY
Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1994. She graduated from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (DEA in business and tax law).
Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan assists clients with respect to all issues of the insurance sector for French and foreign clients. Her career has led her to work on numerous sensitive and high-profile media cases.
Her expertise is widely recognized in insurance law, industrial risks and product liability.
She is a member of the AMRAE and AIDA associations.
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Sophie COCHERY • Partner
BIOGRAPHY
Sophie Cochery assists her clients in all aspects of insurance and liability law and represents them in litigation before the criminal, civil, commercial and arbitration courts, in particular thanks to her 4 years’ experience at a leading arbitration institution (the International Chamber of Commerce, ICC) acquired at the start of her career.
Sophie Cochery has represented various clients in the aeronautics industry (aircraft manufacturers, suppliers, MROs, and their insurers), and has been involved in particular in the major fatal air accidents which have occurred in France over the last 30 years.
She graduated in 1997 from the University Paris IX Dauphine (Master in Management Sciences and International Business Law) and in 2000 in the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Master in Foreign Trade Law). She also holds an LL.M. from Exeter University (United Kingdom).
She was admitted to the Paris bar in 2005.
CONTACT
Victoire BOULANGER • Senior Associate
BIOGRAPHY
Victoire Boulanger advises French and foreign clients in litigation and civil procedures on issues relating to insurance and commercial law. She advises clients in various areas such as industrial risks, serial claims and personal injury.
She graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2014), where she completed a two-year work-study program at Marsh France, first in the Legal & Compliance Department and then in the Civil Liability Department as a claims advisor. She also holds an LL.M. from King’s College London (International Business Law, 2015) and participates in the emergency criminal defense of the Paris Bar.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2016, she joined August Debouzy in 2018 after a first experience in an international business law firm. She joined Tamaris Avocats in 2021 and participated in the creation of the firm.
Victoire Boulanger is a member of the Young AIDA, AIDA and the AMRAE associations.
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Loïc ROUZÉE • Senior Associate
BIOGRAPHY
Loïc Rouzée assists and represents French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigation cases, in particular on insurance and commercial law issues. He intervenes in various areas such as industrial risks, defective products and personal injury.
He graduated from the Master 2 Insurance Law of the University Panthéon-Assas (2016).
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2019, he joined Alexandra Cohen-Jonathan’s team at August Debouzy the same year, after having accomplished several internships in courts and in the legal departments of French bancassurers.
Loïc Rouzée joined Tamaris Avocats in 2021 and participated in the creation of the firm.
He is a member of the AMRAE and AIDA associations.
CONTACT
Julie HARDUIN • Associate
BIOGRAPHY
Julie Harduin assists and represents French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigations cases, with a particular focus on insurance and commercial law. She intervenes in tort law, insurance law and industrial risks.
She graduated from the Master 2 Food safety and Health security law at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in partnership with AgroParisTech (2017) and has completed several internships in law firms and in Courts.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2019, she has worked at Hascoët & Associés and then Raffin & Associés, law firms specialized in insurance law and civil liability.
She has joined Tamaris Avocats in 2024.
Julie Harduin is a member of Young AIDA and AIDA France.
CONTACT
Edouard VELLUTINI • Associate
BIOGRAPHY
Edouard Vellutini assists French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigation cases, in particular in insurance and commercial law issues. He intervenes and handles claims in various areas such as industrial risks, civil liability, defective products, or construction.
He graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris Dauphine-PSL (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2017), where he completed a two-year work-study program at Swiss Life, in the Group Insurance Department.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2021, he joined Tamaris Avocats in 2024 after a first experience in the international business law firm TaylorWessing.
Edouard Vellutini is a member of Young AIDA and AIDA France.
CONTACT
Hedwige de PONCINS • Associate
BIOGRAPHY
Hedwige de Poncins advises French and foreign clients in litigation and civil procedures on issues relating to insurance and commercial law. She intervenes in various areas such as industrial risks, civil liability and construction.
She graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris Dauphine-PSL (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2019), where she completed a two-year work-study program at the SCOR, working in the property and bodily injury claims management team. She has also carried out several internships in law firms specialised in insurance law.
CONTACT
Naomi BULET-NZONZI • Associate
BIOGRAPHY
Naomi Bulet-Nzonzi assists and represents French and foreign clients in litigation and pre-litigation cases, in particular on civil law, insurance law and commercial law issues. Her areas of expertise include industrial risks, civil liability and construction.
She graduated from the Insurance Institute of Paris of the University Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne (University Diploma and Master II in Insurance Law, 2020). She is enrolled in a University Diploma in Art and Culture Law at the University of Nantes and studies Art History at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2023, she joined Tamaris Avocats as her first experience.
Naomi Bulet-Nzonzi is a member of Young AIDA, AIDA France and Le Barreau des Arts.
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- 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris
- contact@tamaris-avocats.com
- +33 1 88 40 53 60
- 11 rue Margueritte, 75017 Paris
- contact@tamaris-avocats.com
- +33 1 88 40 53 60
- Follow us on Linkedin