SPEAKER

Elodie

Valette

Partner

BCLP

Élodie Valette joined BCLP as a partner in the Litigation and Investigations Department in November 2021. Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2013, Élodie began her career as a lawyer at White & Case (2012-2021). Beforehand, Élodie acquired experience in the private sector as well as within bailiff offices. She handles major disputes involving financial institutions as well as French and foreign corporations, from all industry sectors, in relation to complex and serial litigation before both French courts and European courts (in particular the ECJ). She also uses alternative dispute resolution methods (conciliation / mediation). Élodie has extensive experience in financial, banking and regulatory disputes. She regularly advises major financial institutions, in particular in the field of European consumer law from the angle of unfair terms and misleading commercial practices. She also assists banks and financial institutions with respect to their contracts’ compliance with applicable laws and regulations (Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms transposed into national law - Directive 2014/17/EU 2014 on consumer credit agreements for residential property transposed into national law - Order of 3 November 2014 on EDPs - Reform of contract law - GDPR). As a skillful litigator, she also has first-hand experience in relation to on-demand guarantees and debt collection, including precautionary and enforcement measures. She is regularly involved in shareholder disputes and post-acquisition litigation. Élodie also assists multinationals across industries in navigating all dimensions of ESG issues. She has a strong focus on issues including those related to corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, corporate supply chain compliance, human rights impact assessments, non-financial disclosure, financial mechanisms to address climate change and sustainable development, vigilance/duty of care and ESG-related litigation. She is a frequent speaker on governance activism, greenwashing claims and compliance with the French corporate duty of care law and the EU Directive on Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability (CS3D).

She is mentioned in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation, is recognised as future leader in the Lexology Index (fka Who's Who Legal) for Commercial Litigation and is recognised as Next Generation Leading Lawyer in France ("La Relève") by Décideurs Magazine in 2024.