Villard Cornec

Villard Cornec

An Experienced International Law Firm


Villard Cornec & Partners has over 35 years of experience in international practice, representing private as well as professional clients, corporate executives and (small) business owners. We carefully prepare each case and take considerable pride in the ability to manage litigation economically, efficiently, and successfully.


Our firm is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of attorneys. Each of our attorneys has broad experience in his or her own field(s) and defends clients in an array of litigation matters.


Business relations and/or family issues  involving very different legal jurisdictions (USA, Canada, Great-Britain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Russia and Eastern Europe, Spain and Latin America, Asia) are our specialty. Our strength lies in our experience, knowledge of the foreign language and culture, and a carefully sourced network of contacts in those countries.

- About Alain Cornec -

alain cornec

Attorney with substantial experience in solving creatively problems for high net worth individuals and owner/managers of medium size companies, especially in an international context. Provides interfacing between legal systems in French, English, Spanish and Italian. Specialties: international litigation, international contracts, international family law.


-Managing Partner at Villard Cornec

-Paris Bar

-Docteur en Droit (Juris Doctor, Business Law) Université Paris I

-Former Teaching Assistant Université Paris I

-Speaker for the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bosch (Switzerland) (international mediation)

-Founding member and Former European Vice-President of IAML (International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers)

-Board Member of the French Institute of Family and Estate Law (IDFP) (2009-present)

-Qualified as an Expert Witness in French law in England, USA, South Africa, Norway

  • Practice Areas

    International litigation and arbitration

    Procedures for well-known or leading figures and high-profile clients

    International family and estate law

    Collaborative practice (certified specialist)

    Technical disputes

    Litigation for foreign companies in France

  • Major Publications

    “Adaptation of English Company law to European Law”

    “Sponsorship” (Delmas, co-author)

    “Family Law in Europe” (Butterworth, co-author)

    “Encyclopedia of Family Life” (The Psychology of Divorce)” (Ed. de la Martinière, co-author)

    “The Hague convention and the Judgement of Solomon”

    Numerous articles and seminars on general international litigation and on international family law

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