Louis d'AVOUT

Louis d'AVOUT serves as Professor of Private Law and Chairman of the Department of Private Law and Criminal Sciences at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, where he also directs the Master's program in International Private Law and International Trade Law. His academic leadership extends to editorial roles in major legal journals and expert consultancies for the European Commission and French Ministry of Economy.

His educational foundation includes an LLM from Paris I/Cologne and a Doctor of Law degree. Key research areas encompass conflicts of laws and jurisdictions, international trade, European integration, and foreign rights, with particular emphasis on compliance frameworks and business regulation in cross-border contexts.

d'AVOUT's recent scholarly output (2016-2025) reveals evolving expertise in European legal harmonization, international arbitration mechanisms, and private international law's adaptation to global commerce. His publications consistently address jurisdictional conflicts, enforcement procedures, and regulatory challenges in transnational business environments.

Notable accolades include:

• H. Texier Prize of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (Institut de France)
• Goldman Prize
• Dennery Prize of the Chancellery of the Universities of the Academy of Paris

As academic supervisor for the International Private Law Master's program, he shapes specialized legal education while maintaining active external engagements. His consultancy roles for the European Commission (2017) and French Ministry of Economy (2008, 2021) demonstrate applied policy influence, complemented by editorial leadership for the Revue critique de droit international privé and Droits journal.

He has directed annual chronicles on European Union Private International Law (since 2014) and International Trade Law (since 2007), establishing sustained scholarly contributions to legal doctrine development through systematic analysis of emerging jurisprudence and regulatory trends.