Admitted to the Paris bar in 2004, Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry specialises in pre-action claims and litigation cases, more specifically in financial markets, corporate and business criminal law. Jean-Philippe acts in particular in finance-dominated disputes before civil, commercial and criminal courts.

He also assists clients in the implementation of internal investigations or in the context of enquiries, inspection or disciplinary proceedings initiated by financial regulators. His main fields of expertise are:

• In civil and commercial law:
  - Post-acquisition litigation and shareholder disputes
  - Liability of banking and financial institutions
  - Liability of auditors and accountants
   
• In law enforcement:
  - Market abuse (insider trading, price manipulation, dissemination of false information)
  - Property crime (fraud, breach of trust, misappropriation of company funds, money laundering)
  - Liability of issuers
  - Disciplinary liability of investment service providers

Jean-Philippe also spent five years at the French financial markets authority (AMF - Autorité des marchés financiers) as an inspector and a Board representative before the Enforcement Committee. A member of the French society for financial analysts (SFAF - Société Française des Analystes Financiers), he contributes regularly to publications and provides insight on financial regulator and appeal courts case law in particular.

Jean-Philippe is an Essec graduate (2000), holds a master’s degree in public and business law (2002 - Paris X-Nanterre), and is a Certified International Investment Analyst (2009).

« Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry fait preuve d’une grande maîtrise, que ce soit dans la définition de la stratégie contentieuse ou dans l’argumentaire juridique. Son approche inventive lui permet souvent de s’imposer dans des situations apparemment inextricables. »
Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Résolution de litiges : Contentieux boursier

« Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry est capable de traiter les aspects les plus compliqués des techniques financières. Il connaît les enjeux réglementaires et est un interlocuteur de premier plan sur tous les sujets. Il est exceptionnel. »
Legal 500 Paris 2022 - Résolution de litiges : Contentieux boursier

« The practice is co-headed by Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, who comes highly recommended, Bruno Quentin and Stéphane Puel. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2022 - Stock-market Litigation

« Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry is able to deal with the most complicated aspects of financial techniques. He is familiar with regulatory issues and a leading interlocutor on all subjects. He is outstanding. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2021 | Stock-market Litigation

« Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry demonstrates great mastery, whether in the definition of the litigation strategy or of the legal arguments. His inventive approach often allows him to come out on top in seemingly inextricable situations. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2021 | Stock-market Litigation

« Gide Loyrette Nouel has strong expertise in representing banks and asset management funds facing regulatory investigations, particularly by the AMF. The practice also advises financial institutions, as well as individuals such as bankers, board members and traders, on dealing with AMF investigations into allegations of market abuse, insider dealing and dissemination of false information. Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville, Bruno Quentin, Stéphane Puel and Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry make up a strong team combining specialised knowledge of the financial sector and litigation. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2019 | Stock-market Litigation

« Gide Loyrette Nouel ‘knows its field and is never left without an answer’. The ‘excellent’ team offers ‘splendid client support’ and is also ‘much appreciated for its ability to explain concepts to non-lawyers’. The firm is particularly expert in the financial services industry, where it advises leading banks and asset management funds on compliance issues, regulatory investigations and enforcement, and internal investigations. The practice also assists leading companies with anti-corruption and antitrust compliance matters. The team includes Bruno Quentin and Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry, who are praised for their ‘high-level skills’; Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville, who is noted for his ‘knowledge and mastery of his field’; and antitrust specialist Antoine Choffel. »
Legal 500 EMEA 2019 | Compliance