The initial problem is not always what determines the outcome.
Facetes advises companies and their executives on risk management and complex disputes — particularly financial and international matters.
The issues that matter most are not always apparent at the outset. Our approach rests on three commitments:
We bring together different perspectives and areas of law to develop a solution tailored to your situation.
You are never left alone when facing an important decision or an urgent situation.
Your cases are handled with the level of discretion the most sensitive situations require.
These are some of the situations that lead companies and their executives to seek our advice.
An industrial incident or the end of a business relationship — we identify what is truly at stake and develop solutions.
A personal liability claim or a challenged decision: you need a prompt, clear assessment to determine the right response.
Facing a regulatory investigation? Assessing the risks early — across insurance, regulation and contracts — can shape the response before proceedings begin.
Restructuring, shareholder tensions or governance changes — we step in when the business itself is at stake, beyond the terms of a contract.
International debt recovery and proceedings in multiple jurisdictions: we have direct experience handling cross-border matters.
Unfair practices, infringement of your rights, free-riding on a competitor's investment — we act quickly, distinguishing what is a matter of leverage from what is a matter of law.
Financial difficulties: we act to defend your interests in proceedings where timing is critical.
Some matters require particular discretion in how they are handled, beyond the usual professional requirements. We make this a consistent part of our practice.
Tell us about it — that is often how we identify the perspective that matters.
These cases illustrate our work. We limit the details shared to respect the confidentiality of each matter.
For more than ten years, an unconventional legal strategy opened a path no one had considered.
The Madoff case and the Icelandic banks: a matter in which the solution emerged from international insolvency proceedings rather than financial law alone.
An unprecedented legal characterisation on which everything ultimately turned.
A case in which persistence and strategic choices proved decisive to the outcome.
We can discuss other examples of our work directly, subject to the confidentiality requirements of each matter.
Understanding what is truly at stake for the business before defining the legal issues.
A member of the Paris Bar since 1996, Géraldine Brasier Porterie founded and led the litigation and arbitration department at Stehlin & Associés, before co-founding Baro Alto in 2015. She founded Facetes in 2026.
She describes herself as a strong generalist with a particular focus on managing and anticipating risk. She has deliberately resisted over-specialisation, retaining the broader perspective needed to find solutions beyond the area of law in which a problem first appears.
Her method is straightforward: understand what is truly at stake for the business before defining the legal issues. Confidentiality is central to her practice: she rarely speaks to the press, and some clients expressly require this discretion. She also brings the determination needed to see sensitive matters through, even when the outcome remains uncertain.
This is why companies as varied as financial intermediaries, banks, industrial groups and SMEs, as well as companies listed on France's CAC 40 index and family-owned groups alike, have trusted her for more than 30 years.
Her practice focuses on disputes across business, criminal and family law, including matters with a financial or commercial dimension. This breadth is central to how she approaches her work.
Her interest in a case begins with the people involved. When working with a company, she looks beyond the organisation to understand the individuals within it and the human circumstances behind the legal issues.
Listening closely helps her identify the information that truly matters to a case. She combines this with meticulous analysis of the documents: a strong argument is not always enough, and careful analysis of a single document can change the course of a case. Where several procedural options are available, she favours the one that best serves the client, with close attention to time and cost.
She participates in the Paris Bar's emergency criminal defence rota and teaches the law of obligations to first-year law students.
Initially trained in international arbitration, she developed a focus on commercial litigation and insurance law through successive internships.
She has a particular interest in banking and insurance matters, while remaining open to a broad range of cases and to working with clients of all sizes.
Her approach is pragmatic: breaking complex matters down into clear stages to maintain focus and direction.
She was admitted to the Paris Bar in July 2026, after completing a Master 2 in International Commercial Arbitration and a Master 1 in International and European Business Law.
An initial conversation helps us understand what is at stake in your situation — with no obligation on your part.
