Hortense de Roux

Hortense specialises in civil and commercial litigation, assisting clients on matters relating to industrial risks, business torts, product liability, anti-corruption and white-collar crime in various sectors such as retail, chemical, IT, energy, and finance. Hortense advises French and international clients for prelitigation case management and represents them before French courts. She has extensive experience of the various fields of French procedural law both in civil and commercial matters and of monitoring international complex litigations.

Hortense is committed to diversity and volunteers for the Women Commission of HEC Alumni, she is also a Board member of HEC Alumni and is the Chair of Grandes Ecoles au Féminin.

Hortense is described by Legal 500 2023 as "next generation partner" with "Transparent invoicing and budget kept. It’s rare! Extremely responsive team with an excellent understanding of complex issues" (ranked tier 3) and considered by the Chambers 2023 individual ranking as "up and coming"

Nominated by the Acritas Stars Survey three times in a row, Hortense has been described as demonstrating "great rigour and consistent hard work" and as having "good command of the matters she handles, attentive to her client's needs, and availability".

She is an avocate at the Paris Bar.