Soraya Racette

Attorney at Law
Member of the Paris and Soissons Bar Associations

Background

Ms. Soraya Racette entered Schindhelm Paris office in 2024 and holds an LL.B. (Bachelor of Law) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Montreal in Canada, a Master 1 in International Business Law and a Master 2 in Insurance Law from the Sorbonne University in Paris. She is a member of the Paris and Soissons Bar Associations

She also worked in the legal department of a large American insurance and risk management broker. In addition, she taught civil law courses at the Paris branch of the Université Catholique de Lille.

Frau Racette ist in Kanada aufgewachsen und spricht Englisch als Muttersprache.

Expertise

We provide comprehensive legal advice to companies across a broad spectrum of commercial law matters, with a particular emphasis on corporate and employment law. Our practice includes the drafting and negotiation of contracts, claims enforcement, and dispute resolution before the courts and arbitral tribunals.

We further advise clients on real estate law, inheritance law, and succession planning.

Furthermore, we provide legal services in the field of art law. We advise participants in the art market, including collectors, galleries, dealers, artists, foundations, and cultural institutions, on a wide range of legal issues relating to the acquisition, ownership, exhibition, lending, and sale of artworks. Our work encompasses transactional matters, provenance and authenticity issues, title disputes, and restitution claims. Combining legal expertise with a deep understanding of the art market, we assist clients in navigating the complex legal and commercial challenges that arise in the international art world.

References

Provided strategic counsel to German and Austrian clients on complex insolvency proceedings in France, including cross-border claims and enforcement.

Successfully negotiated and secured favorable settlement agreements in high-value monetary disputes.