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My lectures, training sessions and webinars on international family law, negotiation and mediation.
202612 events
- Series of talks 2022-2026 (latest session: October 27, 2026)International family law
Advising a family that separates across borders: my courses at the EFB International Program (2022-2026)
École de formation des barreaux (EFB, the Paris Bar School), International Program
- Past event October 12 and 14, 2026Negotiation
Negotiating in the shadow of the judge: parental responsibility and family assets, Paris court workshops (2026)
Paris Court (tribunal judiciaire de Paris) and Paris Bar, mediation week “Amicable and contractual justice: toward new practices”
- Past event October 6, 2026Negotiation
How to negotiate easily: a four-step method, from business disputes to international families
Centre de formation professionnelle à la médiation, à l’arbitrage et à la négociation (a professional training center for mediation, arbitration and negotiation)
- Past event 2022-2026Negotiation
Negotiating while ready to litigate: teaching negotiation to trainee lawyers at the EFB (2022-2026)
École de formation du Barreau de Paris (EFB, the Paris Bar School), including its International Program
- Past event July 3, 2026International family law
A divorce granted outside the EU: recognition, effect in France or exequatur?
Institut du droit de la famille et du patrimoine (IDFP), private international law section
- Past event 2023-2026Negotiation
IXAD: conducting a negotiation and building an amicable dispute resolution strategy (2023-2026)
IXAD, école des avocats du Nord-Ouest
- Past event May 18, 2026Children and abduction
High-conflict parenting: an international toolkit
Paris Bar family law committee (webinar hosted by Frances Goldsmith)
- Past event 2023-2026 (latest session: April 17, 2026)International assets
Marriage contracts and international wills: planning ahead, with the IDFP (2023-2026)
Institut du droit de la famille et du patrimoine (IDFP): practical private international law workshops (2023) and PIL lunches (2026)
- Project 2026Negotiation
Parental consensus at the Paris court: seeking agreement before arguing
Paris Court (tribunal judiciaire de Paris) and Paris Bar
- Past event October 21, 2026Mediation and amicable methods
Amicable dispute resolution in the French legal system: the Paris Bar School’s international program
École de formation du Barreau de Paris (EFB, the Paris Bar School), International Program
- Publication October 2026Mediation and amicable methods
Amicable resolution and agreed procedure: the Paris court and Paris Bar handbook
Paris Court (tribunal judiciaire de Paris) and Paris Bar
- Webinar recap 16 October 2026Mediation and amicable methods
Settling cross-border family disputes: France, England, Hong Kong
IDFP, « Déjeuners du DIP »
20257 events
- Past event May 3 and 5, 2023; November 14, 2025Mediation and amicable methods
Participatory procedure: agreements and lawyers’ deeds, practical workshops at the EFB (2023-2025)
EFB, the Paris Bar School
- Past event November 29, 2024 and June 17, 2025Negotiation
International family negotiation: negotiating across two countries, two cultures and two legal systems (2024-2025)
Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis (2024); Centre de formation professionnelle à la médiation, à l’arbitrage et à la négociation (2025)
- Past event September 26, 2024; April 30, 2025Mediation and amicable methods
Collaborative practice: training for lawyers at the EDACS (2024-2025)
EDACS (École des avocats Centre Sud, a regional bar school)
- Past event March 28, 2025Mediation and amicable methods
National forum on amicable resolution: the “My first steps in amicable resolution” workshop (2025)
Conseil national des barreaux, États généraux de l’amiable « Les stratégies de l’avocat », Espace Saint-Martin, Paris
- Past event April 18 and 20, 2023; first half of 2025Mediation and amicable methods
The lawyer in mediation: identify, recommend, prepare and support, practical workshops at the EFB (2023-2025)
EFB, the Paris Bar School
- Past event 2020–2025International family law
The private international family law seminar of the Bordeaux Master 2 program (2020–2025)
University of Bordeaux, Master 2 in International Law
- 27 to 31 October 2025Negotiation
Training trainers at the Laos Bar in Vientiane
JuSTICE Project (Agence française de développement) avec l’EFB
20244 events
- Past event June 3, 2024Mediation and amicable methods
Amicable methods and international family law: the right reflexes
Les Avocats de la Paix (ADLP) et Humanéthic
- Past event March 8, 2024International family law
Anticipating international family issues: seven questions to ask
ACE (Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises), family law committee
- Past event February 12 and 23, 2024Negotiation
The FCRBVD method for peaceful negotiation: training at the ECOA in Poitiers (2024)
ECOA, école des avocats, Poitiers, avec le CEMA
- Past event May 13–14, 2024International family law
LITEL: training young lawyers on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
École de formation du Barreau de Paris (EFB, the Paris Bar School), LITEL European project
20234 events
- Past event April 14, September and November 17, 2023Mediation and amicable methods
Mediation and lawyers: three webinars with the JurisMediation network (2023)
JurisMediation, réseau international de médiateurs
- Past event October 10, 2023International family law
The European Judicial Network and the e-Justice Portal: tools for cross-border family cases
EFB (the Paris Bar School), international and European law track
- Past event March 14, 2023Negotiation
Negotiation and crisis management: an “expert view” interview for NEOMA Business School (2023)
NEOMA Business School
- Past event November 23, 2022 and December 13, 2023Mediation and amicable methods
Amicable methods in international family disputes: points of caution and safeguards (2022-2023)
Paris Bar, amicable dispute resolution committee (MARD)
20225 events
- Past event December 12, 2022Children and abduction
Enforcing parental responsibility decisions under Brussels II ter: refusal and suspension
FILIT European project, closing conference, Brussels (project coordinator: Luc Ferrand, European Bailiff Foundation)
- Past event March 10, October 3 and November 26, 2022Mediation and amicable methods
International family mediation: an answer to family conflicts across borders (2022)
IFOMENE (March 10, 2022); Paris Bar family law committee (October 3, 2022); Centre d’enseignement des modes amiables, CEMA (November 26, 2022)
- Past event March 29 and October 4, 2022International assets
Matrimonial property and international successions: two courses at the EFB (2022)
École de formation des barreaux (EFB, the Paris Bar School)
- Past event September 21, 2022Children and abduction
International child abduction: practical difficulties in return proceedings
University of Bordeaux, 2022 European summer school “Childhood without borders” (international child abduction day, chaired by Jean Sagot-Duvauroux)
- Past event April 21, 23 and 25, 2022; May 6, 2022Mediation and amicable methods
Participatory procedure and collaborative practice: April and May 2022
Paris Bar amicable dispute resolution committee (MARD); EFB; IXAD; École de formation des avocats Centre Sud (Montpellier)
20211 event
- Past event January 28, 2021International family law
International divorce and parallel proceedings: the expert private international law workshop at the 2021 forum
National Family and Property Law Forum 2021 (“The lawyer as protector of vulnerable people,” January 27–29, 2021, fully online), expert PIL workshop
20202 events
- Past event December 3, 2020International family law
The family law consequences of Brexit
Réseau judiciaire européen en matière civile et commerciale (RJECC) – réunion annuelle
- Past event November 27, 2019 – January 15, 2020International assets
Family law and matrimonial property: a 24-hour course at the ISD
Institut supérieur du droit (ISD)
20171 event
- 13 January 2017International family law
Divorce without a judge: drafting the divorce agreement
University of Bordeaux, CERFAPS
20151 event
- 23 and 24 April 2015International family law
Family institutions between Europe and the Maghreb
University of Bordeaux
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