Nicolas Pol
Nicolas is a Disputes Partner who specialises in commercial litigation.
Nicolas advises and represents French and international clients in complex disputes with major financial and reputational implications. He acts in all types of commercial disputes.
With extensive litigation experience across diverse sectors including manufacturing, services, investment, construction, and energy, Nicolas offers clients valuable insights into their risks and the practical implications of their cases. He works closely with them to develop an optimal litigation strategy tailored to their specific commercial and industry contexts.
Nicolas has developed a particular expertise in insurance litigation on behalf of policyholders. He regularly advises large French and international corporations on coverage disputes with insurers over losses impacting major projects in France and abroad.
Nicolas also excels in product-related disputes, involving both industrial and consumer products. In France, such disputes often involve multiple stakeholders and a regulatory aspect. Nicolas leverages his experience in court-supervised expert proceedings, product recalls and inspections by French regulators, along with his knowledge of the relevant regulatory and insurance frameworks, to develop comprehensive, coherent and effective strategies for his clients.
In addition to court litigation, Nicolas has substantial experience in international arbitration (ICC and EDF (European Development Fund)) and mediation (ICC and CMAP (Paris Mediation and Arbitration Center)).
He is a member of AMRAE (French Association for Risk Management and Corporate Insurance) and AIDA (International Association for Insurance Law).
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- a world-leading tyre manufacturer on a coverage dispute against insurers under a political risks policy in relation to the sale of assets in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine
- a top private electric power company on a coverage dispute against insurers arising from property damage and business interruption impacting a large power plant in Morocco
- a world-leading truck manufacturer on its claim against a supplier arising from the supply of defective engine parts installed in a large number of trucks and buses in Europe, the US and Japan
- a consortium of major French construction companies on a coverage dispute against insurers under a trade credit risk policy in relation to the construction of infrastructure in the Republic of Congo
- one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defence equipment in court-supervised expert proceedings aimed at assessing the cause and extent of damage caused to an aircraft engine
- a top French manufacturer in court-supervised expert proceedings relating to the manufacture of novel electric bikes subject to a global recall
- a world-leading automotive supplier in a dispute against a semiconductor manufacturer in relation to the delivery of semiconductors to group entities located in France, Germany, the US, and China in the context of a global semiconductor shortage
- a French issuer of meal vouchers in follow-on actions initiated by many companies following a EUR 415 million fine imposed by the French Competition Authority
- a prominent Turkish family in a USD 68 billion dispute brought by Turkish businessmen in the Paris court over assets and earnings allegedly taken unlawfully from companies previously owned by the claimants
- a global leader in the trading of environmental commodities in several disputes relating to the trading of energy savings certificates
- various investment funds and corporations in post-acquisition disputes
Background
A lawyer at the Paris bar since 2011, Nicolas holds a Master of Law in Theory and Practice of Trials from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2007), a Master of Law in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (2006), and a Master of Law in Private Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (2005).
