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    Armand Aviges
    ADVANT Altana - Paris
    Partner

    Expertise

    Armand Aviges advises, assists, and represents both French and international industrial players, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, in product liability matters before various jurisdictions (civil, administrative, and criminal). He notably handles complex serial claims and has developed a strong expertise in healthcare class actions and notably represents a leading pharmaceutical group in the first two pharmaceutical class actions in France. His practice has a decidedly international bent, as he manages and coordinates mass disputes on an international level. 

    Armand Aviges is particularly involved in the management of mass litigation in the context of ad hoc compensation schemes set up by the State and in all related litigation procedures.

    Armand Aviges is also regularly consulted in the context of reflexions and proposals concerning draft bills or the modification of the French legal system.

    He assists pharmaceutical industries in all matters relating to intellectual property law (with particular focus on fields such as patents, trademarks, know-how and employee’s invention) and has developed a significant practice in the field of customs legislation related to falsified/counterfeit medicinal products.

    He also intervenes frequently in diverse problematics for major actors of the phytosanitary industry.

    Mr Aviges is distinguished in the rankings published by Chambers Europe 2024, Pharma/Life Sciences: Product Liability - France - Band 1) , Legal 500 (Leading Individual in Healthcare and Life sciences, Tiers 1), Best Lawyers 2021 (biotech-nologie & life sciences), Décideurs (Leading in Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech - Product Liability) ODA and was awarded a Silver Trophy in Patent Litigation at the Trophées du Droit 2018.

    Education

    • Graduate from the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), Paris II (Pantheon-Assas) and the University of “La Sapienza” (Rome).

    Client Matters

    Major French player in the healthcare sector:
    Representing a pharmaceutical company in a serial multi-jurisdictional litigation and the first healthcare class action in France

    Pharmaceutical company of international scale:
    Defending a client in an international product liability litigation: managing and coordinating all proceedings in several countries to ensure the implementation of a global defence strategy.

    Healthcare industry association:
    Regular advice on French law reforms and the implementation of European directives in the context of draft legislation in areas relating to the healthcare sector (civil liability, representative and class actions, redress schemes, artificial intelligence).

    Awards

    Best Lawyers 2025
    ADVANT Altana reconnu dans le classement Best Lawyers France

    31 avocats du cabinet ont été distingués parmi les « Best Lawyers France » dans leurs domaines d’expertise. 
    ADVANT Altana, a par ailleurs, de nouveau été désigné « Law Firm of the year » en droit de la construction.
    Félicitations à Christophe Lapp, nommé également « Lawyer of the year » dans cette spécialité

    Legal 500 EMEA 2024
    Une équipe IP/IT plébiscitée par Legal 500

    L'équipe IP & IT d'ADVANT Altana a été reconnue parmi les meilleurs praticiens dans pas moins de 5 classements spécialisés par Legal 500 cette année : droit d'auteur, protection et confidentialité des données, IT & Internet, brevets et une merveilleuse Tier One en marques et dessins & modèles. Cette reconnaissance récompense le travail acharné et dévoué de toute l'équipe.

    Chambers Europe 2024
    Pharma/Life Sciences: Product Liability - France – Band 1

    La pratique se classe Band 1 dans le classement professionnel Chambers and Partners

    Publications

    'Implant files': Paris administrative court places cursor between freedom of speech and business secrecy
    Armand Aviges co-authored with Delphine Lapillonne
    in: Lexology, January 2021

    Baclofene saga continues
    Armand Aviges co-authored with Delphine Lapillonne
    in: Lexology, December 2020