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    Julien Balensi
    ADVANT Altana - Paris
    Partner

    Julien Balensi

    ADVANT Altana - Paris
    Partner

    LANGUAGES

    English / French

    Practice Areas

    Commercial - Management and Dispute Resolution - Restructuring and Insolvency

    Spotlight

    Renewable Energies

    Contacts

    T : + 33 (0)1 79 97 93 00

    julien.balensi@advant-altana.com

    Expertise

    Julien Balensi assists clients in commercial and financial pre-litigation and litigation matters, including shareholder disputes, and represents company executives in the context of legal proceedings involving their civil liability.  He also has extensive experience assisting clients in matters relating to the prevention and management of corporate distress: crisis management, restructuring and insolvency procedures. 

    One of the founding partners of ADVANT Altana since 2009, he holds a master’s in applied mathematics and Social Sciences (Paris University IX Dauphine), a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in Business Law (Paris University II – Panthéon Assas) and a Master’s in Business Law (Paris University I – Panthéon-Sorbonne).

    Mr. Balensi has been featured in rankings published by Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Décideurs, Option Droit & Affaires and was a recipient of the Gold Trophy (Commercial Litigation) by the “Trophées du Droit” 2015.

    Education

    • Master’s in business law from Paris University I Panthéon-Sorbonne.
    • DEA post-graduate diploma in Business Law from Paris University II Panthéon-Assas.
    • Master’s in applied mathematics and Social Sciences from Paris University IX Dauphine.

    Awards

    Best Lawyers 2025
    ADVANT Altana among the Best Lawyers in 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

    Publications

    L’acquisition de Viadeo: une interaction innovante entre les lois française et américaine”
    Julien Balensi
    in: Expertises, n°433, March 2018

    Innovative play between French and US laws: the cross-border acquisition of Viadeo a French/US-based social networking platform
    Julien Balensi
    in: Corporate Counsel (Focus Restructuring, Winter 2017)