Imane Choukir

Associate Attorney

Imane Choukir is an associate at the Paris office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Transnational Litigation, White Collar, Competition and Restructuring practice groups.

Imane specializes in complex national and international litigation, regularly representing companies, executives, and shareholders in sensitive civil and commercial disputes. With her deep knowledge of competition and consumer law, Imane is well-versed in a range of sectors, including regulated industries such as telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure, which allows her to navigate and resolve complex legal challenges with efficiency and ingenuity. She also has strong expertise in arbitration, both in investment and commercial transactions, and has been involved in several enforcement campaigns for arbitral awards against individuals and states.

She acts on debts restructuring, where she advises companies of all sizes and sectors, insolvency practitioners, debtors or creditors in connection with pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings, either in domestic or cross-border contexts. This experience has honed her negotiation skills with various stakeholders while providing her with a robust understanding of corporate dynamics and the economic and operational challenges faced by companies.

Admitted to the Paris Bar in June 2021, Imane holds an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Competition Law with distinction from King's College London (2019), as well as a Master’s degree and an MBA in Management with distinction from Université Paris II - Panthéon Assas (2018). Imane aslo holds a certificate in Insolvency and Business Restructuring Law with distinction from Université Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne (2021).

She is fluent in French and English, with working knowledge of Arabic, Spanish, and Italian.

Notable Experience:

Representing Solocal, Casino, Duralex or Lapeyre in the restructuring of their debt;
Representing a global French leader in the concessions and construction sectors in a dispute related to an infrastructure project;
Representing a global leader in remote sales in disputes with its suppliers and subcontractors;
Representing a major automotive dealer in relation to product defects affecting some of its products;
Representing one of the world’s leading suppliers of packaging solutions for food liquids in a dispute with one of its clients;
Representing a French leader in the agri-food sector during inspections and seizures conducted by the French Competition Authority related to anticompetitive practices.

Capabilities

Credentials

Education:
  • King's College London - 2019 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas - 2017 MBA
  • Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas - 2015 Bachelor of Law
Admissions:
  • France - Avocat au Barreau de Paris