Nicolas Bouckaert
Nicolas.Bouckaert@kennedyslaw.com
+33 1 45 63 61 72
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L’équipe du bureau de Paris de Kennedys s’est constituée il y a de nombreuses années et s’est rapidement imposée comme une référence en matière de contentieux commercial.
Elle est particulièrement reconnue pour son expertise en :
- (ré)assurance (litiges de couverture/subrogation/défense)
- responsabilité (professionnelle/des fabricants/des dirigeants)
- litiges internationaux complexes
- contentieux de masse
- fraude
Notamment dans les domaines suivants :
- lignes financières
- construction et immobilier
- risque industriel
- sciences de la vie (santé/pharmacie)
- aviation et aéronautique
- maritime
L’équipe est réputée pour sa capacité à traiter des contentieux complexes multipartites. Elle intervient fréquemment dans des dossiers d’une grande technicité, qui requièrent la création ad hoc d’équipes composées de spécialistes de divers horizons (ingénieurs de toutes spécialités, médecins, architectes, traders, etc.), afin déterminer et mettre en œuvre les stratégies les plus efficientes pour ses clients.
Du fait de la formation internationale de ses membres, l’équipe intervient régulièrement dans les contentieux transfrontaliers. Tous les avocats du bureau de Paris ont étudié ou travaillé à l’étranger (notamment Etats Unis, Angleterre, Canada, Australie, Espagne et Italie) et maîtrisent plusieurs langues (dont l’anglais, l’espagnol et l’italien). L’équipe du bureau de Paris travaille aussi quotidiennement avec les autres bureaux de Kennedys (en Europe, Asie, Amériques du Nord et du Sud, Océanie et Moyen Orient), afin d’offrir à ses clients un accompagnement juridique parfaitement adapté, quelles que soient les juridictions concernées.
He is in charge of the aerospace product liability practice, and counsels to airlines, aerospace manufacturers, and insurers.
Market recognition
Recommended Lawyer for 'Insurance Law (France)' | The Best Lawyers in France 2023
Next Generation Partner for 'Insurance (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
"Nicolas Bouckaert specialises in coverage disputes and defence work over such sectors as real estate, aerospace, manufacturing and finance."
Recommended Lawyer for 'Aviation (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
"Nicolas Bouckaert is in charge of the aerospace product liability practice, and counsels to airlines, aerospace manufacturers, and insurers."
Next Generation Partner for 'Insurance | (France)' The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
"The calm, always friendly and very competent way of communicating. Nicolas Bouckaert is particularly notable."
Recommended Lawyer for 'Aviation (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
"Nicolas Bouckaert is highly experienced with an excellent strategic vision."
Recommended Lawyer for 'Aviation (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2020
Next Generation Partner for 'Insurance (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2020
"Nicolas Bouckaert [is] highly skilled and knowledgeable within the area of insurance and litigation."
Recommended Lawyer for 'Insurance (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2019
"Christian Bouckaert, Nicolas Bouckaert and Alexis Valençon, noted for their 'availability and clear communication' and has already become a key player in the French market."
Recommended Lawyer for 'Aviation (France)' | The Legal 500 EMEA 2019
"Nicolas Bouckaert lead[s] the aerospace product liability practice."
Work highlights
Representing a Japanese reinsurer in an international arbitration arising out of the 9/11 attacks.
Representing a manufacturer and its insurer in relation to a major chemical pollution loss, which damaged the manufacturer’s machine tools and brought its entire production site to a halt.
Representing a US manufacturer of aerospace components in a dispute relating to a loss suffered by an A380 engine.
Representing a Bahraini transport company against a state and an energy company in a dispute arising out of the damage suffered by electrical turbines as they were being transported (international maritime and road transport) to the power plant for which they were destined.
Advising co-insurers regarding the coverage of a major bank’s professional liability following a significant financial loss (in excess of €125m) that occurred in Singapore.
Representing a Scandinavian manufacturer in disputes arising out of the explosion or malfunction of several electric boats.
Construction and engineering
Healthcare
Insurance and reinsurance
Transport and logistics