Dimitri Chakarian
English - English
“Anticipate each step and overcome all obstacles
to reach the summit.”
This motto guides both my climbing and my legal practice. The tenacity and concentration I demonstrate when climbing are also applied in my profession to defend my clients’ interests.
What drives me?
To defend my clients’ interests and find solutions to their problems through the practice of law, which I am passionate about. This involves a meticulous analysis of the elements of their case, as well as an in-depth study of the applicable rules until I find the strategy or strategies that will give them the best chance of success.
Areas of expertise
Having practised tourism law for 10 years, I have developed specialist expertise in advising and defending tour operators, both online and offline. Born into a family of travel agents, I am fully aware of the challenges faced by tour operators, which enables me to respond precisely to their needs.
I am also recognised for my expertise in business litigation before civil and commercial courts, where I assist and represent commercial companies and corporate executives in their disputes.
My main areas of expertise include:
- Tourism litigation: advising and representing tour operators in their disputes. Implementing any recourse against negligent service providers;
- Assistance with the creation of travel agencies or tour operators:registration, drafting of general terms and conditions of sale and model package sale contracts;
- Commercial litigation: advising and representing companies as plaintiffs or defendants in commercial disputes (liability actions, sudden termination of established commercial relationships, unfair competition and parasitism);
- Commercial debt collection: advising on and implementing the necessary actions to recover commercial debts (formal notices, legal action and enforcement measures);
- Defence of company directors: advising and representing company directors in liability actions or the implementation of a guarantee;
- E-commerce: advising and representing e-commerce platforms in disputes with users.
Projects handled
• Defence of a tour operator in a case brought by 12 people stranded in Argentina for two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic;
• Defence of an online travel agency in proceedings brought by customers on the basis of the tour operators’ strict liability;
• Drafting of the general terms and conditions of sale for a travel agency;
• Defence of a majority shareholder and manager of a limited liability company in litigation brought by a minority shareholder for abuse of majority power and mismanagement;
• Defence of an online course booking platform in its litigation.
Biography
Holder of a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Career
• Associate solicitor – Gramond (since 2014)
Lecturer in the M2 Tourism and Transport Law programme at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, on the topic of “Tourism Law Litigation”.
Speaker at the “20 Years of Tourism and Transport Law” conference at the Panthéon center.
What do customers appreciate most?
• His responsiveness, availability and human approach
• Its thorough analysis and handling of cases, without overlooking any details
• Its particularly in-depth knowledge of tourism law
