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After practicing in niche as well as large firms, Guillaume Selnet and Romain Giraud founded an independent practice, specialized in business litigation and driven by a strong personal relationship with its clients.

The firm assists private and public businesses, senior management and investors, as well as individuals facing complex and critical situations. The firm also acts for governments, public authorities, elected officials and public servants.

Imbued in litigation culture, the firm's lawyers operate both at the strategic thinking stage and in crisis situations. Mindful of its clients' frequent needs for multiple skills, the firm often assembles or joins multidisciplinary teams, making it possible to combine law with finance, media relations or corporate strategy.

Expertise

The firm's most frequent interventions are in connection with:

Working with the general, legal, risk and compliance departments, the firm has expertise in the following industries:

Tourism, leisure and transport
Insurance and social protection
Construction and public works
Banking and finance
Local and national politics
Aviation
Sustainable development

The firm's lawyers operate in French, English, Italian and Russian.

Distinctions

2025
Criminal Defense
Litigation
"Forte notoriété"
2024
White-collar crime
Commercial Llitigation
"Pratique de qualité"
2024
Contentieux financier & haut de bilan
"Firms to Watch" EMEA 2023
Dispute resolution: commercial litigation & white-collar crime

Notable & recent interventions

FOUNDERS

Guillaume Selnet

Guillaume SELNET

A double graduate in business law and political sciences, after working in London as a financial analyst for a banking group, Guillaume Selnet has been a lawyer for over 20 years. He has worked for major firms as well as boutique law firms. He handles litigation in disputes involving several branches of the law.

Romain GIRAUD

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011, Romain Giraud is a double law graduate of the Universities of Paris and Rome. In 2014, he was elected Secrétaire de la Conférence des Avocats au Barreau de Paris. As such, he has been involved in numerous criminal, financial and terrorist cases. His practice mainly focuses on criminal law, white collar crime and business litigation, particularly in the area of management and shareholder liability. He is a member of ADAP and Droit & Commerce.

Romain Giraud
Romain Giraud

Romain GIRAUD

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2011, Romain Giraud is a double law graduate of the Universities of Paris and Rome. In 2014, he was elected Secrétaire de la Conférence des Avocats au Barreau de Paris. As such, he has been involved in numerous criminal, financial and terrorist cases. His practice mainly focuses on criminal law, white collar crime and business litigation, particularly in the area of management and shareholder liability. He is a member of Droit & Commerce.

Press

A selection of publicized interventions of the firm over the years:
Nationwide and foreign press
Local press

Contact

Selnet Giraud Associés AARPI
10, rue Labie
75017 Paris
France

Parkings :          
25, rue Brunel – 75017 (Etoile-Pereire)
9, rue Waldeck Rousseau – 75017 (Indigo Paris Méridien Etoile)

Métro : Argentine