A boutique law firm specializing in litigation, insurance and construction

Working Alongside the Insurance Industry

Established in 2004 by partners of a reputable London law firm, the law firm Ormen Passemard – ORPA Legal is currently managed by two of its original founding partners, Pascal Ormen and Rémi Passemard.

Consisting of twelve lawyers and two paralegals, ORPA Legal is recognized by both clients and business directories as a leading law firm for dispute resolution in France, particularly in the areas of insurance, reinsurance, construction and commercial litigation.

ORPA Legal devotes its efforts exclusively to business clients and is known for its ability to handle complex and high-stakes mass litigation, often collaborating closely with a network of highly regarded technical or financial experts.

Practice Areas

Commercial and Banking Dispute Resolution

We represent clients in France and abroad, through all phases of the litigation process—in preliminary expert investigatory proceedings under French procedural rules, in connection with requests for summary or pre-judgment relief, and in full litigation on the merits. We also handle arbitration and mediation.

Insurance and Reinsurance

ORPA Legal provides legal advice to its clients in all areas of insurance; it represents and advises them through the investigation and claim-handling phases and any subsequent litigation or alternative dispute resolution process.

Financial Lines Insurance

We assist insurance companies in drafting policy language to cover financial institutions and banks and represent them through the claim handling, investigation and dispute resolution process.

Industrial Accidents

We get involved right from the crisis management phase in order to protect our clients’ interests and assist them in connection with the necessary expert investigations and any court proceedings.

Product Liability

We have specific experience in handling matters relating to pharmaceutical, electrical, and electronics products.

Regulatory Work

The law firm Ormen Passemard - ORPA Legal is highly regarded for its extensive experience in handling insurance and reinsurance regulatory matters.

Construction Litigation

We recently became involved in a great number of construction matters, representing builders, general contractors and property developers.

Pharmaceutical and Medical Litigation

We represent a number of pharmaceutical companies in products liability matters.

Cyber Exposures

ORPA Legal provides legal assistance in connection with cyber insurance coverage—both before and after the loss.

Environmental Litigation

The firm represents clients in connection with environmental losses involving application of the European directive on environmental liability.

Pascal Ormen

Founding Partner

Rémi Passemard

Founding Partner

Céline Barbaras

Associate

Arnaud Carlier

Associate

Maryam Mahmoudi

Associate

Olivier Gabriels

Associate

Alix Mangin

Associate

Clément Hurstel

Associate

Sara Nouri

Associate

Pierre Maraninchi

Associate

Anissa Achaïbou

Associate

Laure Barbé

Paralegal

Nadine Grangier

Corporate Secretary

Martine Ferrand

Assistant

Mylène Marie-Rose

Assistant

Why Us ?

A Boutique Firm with a Personal Touch. Our energetic and dynamic lawyers are dedicated to their work. We use a team approach to manage relations with each client in order to ensure satisfaction and peace of mind. Each matter is supervised closely by a partner and an associate in order to provide you with responsive, high quality legal services at a reasonable cost.
Our Reputation. Since our law firm was established in 2004, we have earned an outstanding reputation. Our firm is named in a number of business directories such as Leaders League, WWL, and Chambers. We are often retained by other law firms because of our specific experience handling certain types of cases.
Clarity and Transparency. We consider it important to be as clear as possible about costs in order to help our clients manage their budgets. We will make it a point to consult with you at every significant step of the way. Watching out for your interests is our priority.
Specialization. Our lawyers have developed in-depth experience in the firm’s predominant practice areas—i.e., in commercial and banking litigation, alternative dispute resolution, life and non-life insurance, reinsurance, intermediation, financial lines insurance, regulation, due-diligence review and auditing of exposures and insurance policies, products liability, industrial accidents, cyber exposures, construction, and transport.

Our ability to work as a team matters to our clients Our integrity;humility;ability to work as a team matters to our clients

A Few Key Numbers

15 years

spent serving our business clients

18 people

working together to respond to your needs

34 years

the average age of our team

80 percent

of our clients have placed their trust in us for over ten years

Recognition

Pascal Ormen is well-known and highly regarded for his expertise in handling insurance litigation and arbitration matters, in which he represents insurers, brokers and businesses, in connection with high-stakes litigation and disputes.

WWL - Who's Who Legal

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Leading for claims and insurance litigation.

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

ORPA Legal has been recognized for its insurance practice (Band 2).

Chambers and Partners

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Leading for regulatory insurance / reinsurance.

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

Rémi Passemard is very well known in the insurance field for his experience in litigation and his outstanding work as a defense attorney before the French courts.

WWL - Who's Who Legal

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Excellent for professional liability and financial lines.

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

ORPA Legal has been recognized for its litigation practice (Band 3).

Chambers and Partners

Pascal Ormen has highly specialized expertise in insurance, particularly in the areas of professional liability and products liability.

WWL - Who's Who Legal

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Excellent for product liability.

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

Rémi Passemard has been recognized for his work in the insurance field (Band 2).

Chambers and Partners

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Excellent for construction litigation (including insurance).

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

Rémi Passemard is praised “for his first-rate work on D&O and professional [liability] claims, areas in which he is considered a go-to name.”

WWL - Who's Who Legal

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Excellent for industrial exposures, insurance and liability litigation – aviation sector.

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Highly Recommended for ground transport claims (road and rail).

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

Pascal Ormen has been recognized for his work in the insurance field (Band 3).

Chambers and partners

ORPA Legal has been ranked as Recommended for commercial litigation.

Décideurs Magazine/Leaders League - 2018

Based on feedback from peers and its in-house counsel clients, Orpa Legal has been selected for inclusion in Le Point’s 2019 Listing of “Best [French] Law Firms” in the area of insurance.

Le Point’s Best Law Firm Listing