A. Dardenne and T. Bonneau, « Chronique bimestrielle de droit bancaire » (“Bimonthly Banking Law Column”), Revue Banque et Droit, ongoing.
Me Aurélie Dardenne
Associate
Avocat exerçant sous son titre professionnel d'origine
Supporting clients in their commercial projects by bringing legal certainty to their activities is gratifying. Legal counseling requires an understanding of commercial dynamics and an interest in business combined with a taste for legal matters; this leads a lawyer to be in perpetual reinvention.
Bar admission
Luxembourg, 23 March 2025 - France (Paris), 2 January 2023
Languages
French / English / Spanish
Expertises
Alternative Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Arbitration
Banking & Finance
Regulatory, Transactions
Corporate, Commercial & M&A
Commercial Advisory
Dispute Resolution
Administrative law litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Corporate Litigation & Shareholders' Disputes, Court of Cassation Proceedings, Enforcement, General commercial & civil litigation
ESG & Sustainability
Private Clients
Sport Law
Education
Doctorat en droit des affaires (« L’obligation de restitution en droit français »), Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, obtenu avec mention et les félicitations du jury. Thèse récompensée par un prix décerné par l’Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (France).
Diplôme universitaire en droit européen et nations européennes (spécialisation en droit numérique et droit de la défense) – Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas (France).
Master 2 en droit des affaires – Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas (France).
Membership
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Committee for the Modernization of the Luxembourg Civil Code
Member
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The Luxembourg Banking and Financial Law Association (ALJB)
Member
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Association internationale des jeunes avocats (AIJA)
Member
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European Association of Banking and Financial Law (AEDBF)
Member
Selected Experience
After two years working as a legal assistant with European institutions, including the European Commission, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), and the Council of Europe, I was admitted to the Paris and Luxembourg Bars. I now practice as a lawyer specializing in commercial and corporate law, with particular expertise in shareholder disputes, commercial litigation, and banking and financial law.
In addition to my legal practice, I serve as an assistant professor at the University of Lorraine, where I teach corporate social responsibility, collective management, financial markets law, insurance law, and consumer law.
I have authored approximately 100 publications in the fields of corporate law, financial law, and contract law. I also collaborate regularly with international academic institutions, particularly universities in Rome and Brașov, contributing to cross-border research and teaching initiatives.
Publications and Editorial Responsibilities
A. Dardenne and A.-X. Briatte, Financement des entreprises (“Corporate Finance”), 3rd edition, LexisNexis, October 2026.
A. Dardenne, Le report de la sûreté sur l’obligation de restitution – Analyse de l’article 1352-9 du Code civil (“The Transfer of Security to the Restitution Obligation – An Analysis of Article 1352-9 of the Civil Code”), Mare & Martin, October 2026.
A. Dardenne, « Les opérations en cascade » (“Cascading Transactions”), Études Philippe Delebecque, September 2026.
A. Dardenne, « Fraude par virement bancaire et responsabilité bancaire : la Cour de cassation réaffirme l’ordre des preuves » (“Bank Transfer Fraud and Bank Liability: The Court of Cassation Reaffirms the Order of Evidence”), commentary on Cass. com., 30 April 2025, No. 24-10.149, RLDA, December 2025.
A. Dardenne, « La force majeure : entre exonération et restitution » (“Force Majeure: Between Exemption from Liability and Restitution”), commentary on Cass. com., 26 February 2025, No. 23-21.266, RLDC, October 2025.
A. Dardenne, « Pas d’information précontractuelle, pas de contrat : la Cour tranche (et restitue) » (“No Pre-Contractual Information, No Contract: The Court Rules and Orders Restitution”), Lexbase – Contract, Liability and Real Estate, 24 September 2025.
A. Dardenne, « Devoir de vigilance : La Poste mise en cause pour distribution à l’aveugle » (“Duty of Vigilance: La Poste Challenged over Indiscriminate Distribution”), Lexbase Affaires, No. 825, July 2025.
A. Dardenne, « Vouloir échapper à la clause de juridiction : mission (presque) impossible » (“Seeking to Escape a Jurisdiction Clause: An Almost Impossible Mission”), commentary on Cass. 1st civ., 2 April 2025, No. 23-12.384, Lexbase – Contract, Liability and Real Estate, 2025.
A. Dardenne, « Des cautions désespérées recherchent activement des moyens de défense efficaces » (“Desperate Guarantors Actively Seeking Effective Defences”), commentary on Cass. com., 9 October 2024, No. 23-15.346, RLDC, No. 233, February 2025.
A. Dardenne, « Caducité dans les ensembles contractuels indivisibles : nouvelles précisions procédurales » (“Lapse within Indivisible Contractual Arrangements: New Procedural Clarifications”), commentary on Cass. com., 5 February 2025, No. 23-23.358, Lexbase – Contract, Liability and Real Estate, 2025.
A. Dardenne, « L’absence de mandat écrit ne remet pas en cause l’action directe en paiement du vendeur d’espaces publicitaires à l’égard de l’annonceur » (“The Absence of a Written Mandate Does Not Preclude the Advertising-Space Seller’s Direct Payment Claim against the Advertiser”), commentary on Cass. com., 29 January 2025, No. 23-19.358, Lexbase – Contract, Liability and Real Estate, 2025.
A. Dardenne, « La garantie du principe d’indépendance du franchisé en matière de franchise participative : étude jurisprudentielle » (“Safeguarding the Franchisee’s Independence in Equity Franchising: A Case Law Study”), RLDA, No. 209, December 2024.
A. Dardenne, « Responsabilité contractuelle et responsabilité délictuelle : la frontière s’estompe » (“Contractual and Tortious Liability: The Boundary Is Fading”), commentary on Cass. com., 3 July 2024, No. 21-14.947, Lexbase Droit privé, 19 September 2024.
A. Dardenne, « Un vent nouveau souffle sur le statut de l’expert judiciaire » (“A New Wind Is Blowing through the Status of Court-Appointed Experts”), Gazette du Palais, 2024.
A. Dardenne, « Pour une revalorisation du contrat de distribution dans le cadre de l’application du droit des sociétés aux réseaux de distribution » (“Reassessing Distribution Agreements in the Application of Company Law to Distribution Networks”), J.C.P. E., January 2024.
A. Dardenne, « De l’utilité du contrat d’assurance du sportif » (“The Value of Insurance Contracts for Athletes”), in the special issue « Sport et techniques contractuelles » (“Sport and Contractual Techniques”), Contrats, Concurrence, Consommation, LexisNexis, December 2022.
A. Dardenne, « L’apport des Fintechs aux PSI : enjeux économiques et juridiques » (“The Contribution of Fintechs to Investment Services Providers: Economic and Legal Challenges”), in the special issue « Prestataires de services d’investissement » (“Investment Services Providers”), RDBF, LexisNexis, May 2022.
A. Dardenne, « Les apports de la jurisprudence en matière de restitutions : vers la construction d’une institution » (“The Contribution of Case Law on Restitution: Towards the Development of a Legal Institution”), Contrats, Concurrence, Consommation, Lexis360.
Conferences and Educational Engagements
Associate Professor in corporate social responsibility, collective labour relations, financial markets law, insurance law, consumer law, business law, contract law, digital business law, information and communication law, company law, employment law and an introduction to Anglo-American law, University of Lorraine, 2023.
Visiting Professor at various universities, including in Santiago de Compostela, Brasov, Luxembourg and Rome, in financial law and company law, since 2023.
Lecturer on preparatory courses for the CRFPA and CAPA examinations, since 2021.
“Sustainability 2.0”, ALJB Conference, 7 July 2026, Luxembourg.
“ESG in the Luxury Industry”, AIJA Conference, 24 October 2025, Nice.
« La modification du concept de responsabilité sous l’impulsion des normes ESG » (“Changes to the Concept of Liability under the Influence of ESG Standards”), conference organised by the University of Nice, 20 June 2025.
« Directive Omnibus et normes ESG : décryptage des nouvelles règles de reporting » (“The Omnibus Directive and ESG Standards: Understanding the New Reporting Rules”), conference organised by Legitech, 4 April 2025.
« Le contrat d’assurance du sportif » (“Insurance Contracts for Athletes”), Sport and Contracts: Law on the Field symposium, University of Lorraine, 31 March 2025.
“European Systemic Litigation Linked to ESG Standards”, University of Brasov, 22 November 2024, Romania.
“Mobilizing Property Law Tools for the Governance of Data Markets”, Academic Days on Open Government and Digital Issues, IMODEV / Paris I University, 5 and 6 November 2024, Paris.
« Lanceur d’alerte et droit des affaires » (“Whistleblowers and Business Law”), Whistleblowers Conference, University of Lorraine, 8 December 2022.
“An Update on Duty of Care in European Member States at the Dawn of the European Directive”, University of Brasov, Romania.
Legal Popularisation and Social Media
A. Dardenne, « Le Luxembourg : laboratoire européen de la finance durable » (“Luxembourg: A European Laboratory for Sustainable Finance”), Paperjam, March 2026.
A. Dardenne, « La finance durable en stagnation : un réaménagement nécessaire » (“Sustainable Finance at a Standstill: The Need for a Strategic Reset”), Paperjam, May 2025.
A. Dardenne, « L’UE confirme la création d’un label vert pour le nucléaire et le gaz » (“The EU Confirms the Creation of a Green Label for Nuclear Energy and Natural Gas”), Forbes France, 2022.
A. Dardenne, « Qualité de l’air : condamnation de l’État français » (“Air Quality: The French State Found Liable”), Forbes France, 2021.
A. Dardenne, « Le procès d’IKEA pour surveillance des salariés » (“The IKEA Trial over Employee Surveillance”), Forbes France, 2021.