Profile, Publications & Professional Activities
French law, inheritance and cross-border private client matters
My professional background combines notarial training, legal practice in inheritance and property matters, university teaching and published work on French law and the law applicable in French Polynesia.
I work in French and English and am a STEP Member, currently undertaking STEP’s Cross-Border Estates programme.
Professional Background
I hold the French notarial diploma from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University and spent several years in notarial practice before becoming a lawyer.
I also taught inheritance law at the University of Corsica.
My practice now focuses particularly on inheritance, cross-border estates, family wealth and property matters involving French law.
Publications, Legal Work & Conferences
Civil Code applicable in French Polynesia
Contributed to the drafting and editorial coordination of the first publication bringing together the provisions of the French Civil Code applicable in French Polynesia.
Articles publiés à la Semaine juridique – JCP générale
« Succession anomale en Polynésie française », with Pascal Gourdon
La Semaine juridique – Édition générale, n° 27, 7 juillet 2025, p. 1242, n° 868.
« La procédure civile à Tahiti : une galère au pays des pirogues », with Pascal Gourdon
La Semaine juridique – Édition générale, n° 4, 29 janvier 2024, p. 199, n° 139.
Conference on the application of French law in French Polynesia
Participation in a professional conference examining the application and applicability of French legislation in French Polynesia.
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Media
Inheritance in French Polynesia – Manava
Television interview on inheritance and succession issues in French Polynesia.
Civil Code applicable in French Polynesia – Radio 1
Radio interview following the publication of the Civil Code applicable in French Polynesia, including discussion of inheritance law and legal issues specific to French Polynesia.