Maître Brice Danho, lawyer registered with the Paris Bar Association.
Registered with the Paris Bar Association, Maître Brice Danho advises companies and individuals regarding their business matters, whatever it is an advisory matter or litigation matter, across France and West Africa.
In addition, He advises his clients in Employment and Labour law and public servant law. He speaks French and English.
A domain at the heart of economic life
Business law
Updated in 2026
Business law covers all the legal rules governing economic relations between companies, professionals, creditors and debtors. It encompasses both the drafting and securing of commercial contracts and the recovery of unpaid debts or the management of enforcement proceedings.
Maître Brice Danho advises his clients in preventing and resolving commercial disputes, with rigour and pragmatism. Whether it concerns a poorly performed contract, an unpaid debt or a dispute with a business partner, each case is thoroughly analysed and a strategy tailored to the client’s interests is proposed.
His areas of practice
Debt recovery and enforcement legal proceedings
Debt recovery is often a difficult process for companies and individuals facing unpaid amounts. Maître Danho assists his clients at every stage of the recovery process, from formal notice to seizure. He intervenes in cases of wage garnishment, bank account seizure, property seizure and challenges to bailiff acts. He also handles forced execution proceedings before the competent courts.
Contract law and securing commercial relations
A poorly drafted or negotiated contract can expose a company to significant risks. Maître Danho assists his clients in drafting, negotiating and securing their commercial contracts. He also intervenes in contractual disputes, whether relating to non-performance, abrupt termination of commercial relations or a disputed clause.
Business law
This area covers disputes relating to commercial paper law such as bank guarantees, bills of exchange and promissory notes. Maître Danho advises his clients in managing unpaid instruments and challenges relating to payment instruments, as well as disputes with banking institutions.
Collateral law and regime general law of obligations
Collateral is used to guarantee the performance of an obligation. Maître Danho intervenes in disputes relating to collateral law such as mortgages, pledges and suretyships. He also assists clients in matters relating to the regime general law of obligations: assignment of claims, subrogation and novation.
Termination of company executive status
The revocation of a company director raises complex legal questions relating to business law and employment law. Maître Danho advises both executives that risk a termination of executive’s contracts or companies that intend to terminate an executive’s contract, in accordance with rules and to safeguard each party’s interest and mitigate the risks.
Seizure of boats and helicopters
The seizure of high-value movable assets such as boats and helicopters is governed by specific rules under maritime law and civil aviation law and so on. Maître Danho intervenes in these complex proceedings, both for creditors seeking to recover debts and for owners wishing to challenge a seizure.
OHADA business law
For companies and individuals involved in commercial transactions with OHADA member states, Maître Danho provides specific expertise in OHADA business law, covering general commercial law, employment and labour law and enforcement proceedings applicable within this legal framework.
Debt recovery is often a difficult process for companies and individuals facing unpaid amounts. Maître Danho assists his clients at every stage of the recovery process, from formal notice to seizure. He intervenes in cases of wage garnishment, bank account seizure, property seizure and challenges to bailiff acts. He also handles forced execution proceedings before the competent courts.
A poorly drafted or negotiated contract can expose a company to significant risks. Maître Danho assists his clients in drafting, negotiating and securing their commercial contracts. He also intervenes in contractual disputes, whether relating to non-performance, abrupt termination of commercial relations or a disputed clause.
This area covers disputes relating to commercial paper law such as bank guarantees, bills of exchange and promissory notes. Maître Danho advises his clients in managing unpaid instruments and challenges relating to payment instruments, as well as disputes with banking institutions.
Collateral is used to guarantee the performance of an obligation. Maître Danho intervenes in disputes relating to collateral law such as mortgages, pledges and suretyships. He also assists clients in matters relating to the regime general law of obligations: assignment of claims, subrogation and novation.
The revocation of a company director raises complex legal questions relating to business law and employment law. Maître Danho advises both executives that risk a termination of executive’s contracts or companies that intend to terminate an executive’s contract, in accordance with rules and to safeguard each party’s interest and mitigate the risks.
The seizure of high-value movable assets such as boats and helicopters is governed by specific rules under maritime law and civil aviation law and so on. Maître Danho intervenes in these complex proceedings, both for creditors seeking to recover debts and for owners wishing to challenge a seizure.
For companies and individuals involved in commercial transactions with OHADA member states, Maître Danho provides specific expertise in OHADA business law, covering general commercial law, employment and labour law and enforcement proceedings applicable within this legal framework.
Why consult a lawyer in business law ?
Business law is a technical field where mistakes can have significant financial consequences. Anticipating risks and acting quickly in the event of a dispute is often the best way to protect your interests.
✔ The presence of a lawyer at the negotiation stage often helps avoid litigation
Maître Danho intervenes both in advisory capacity to prevent disputes and in litigation to defend his clients' interests before the Courts that have jurisdiction on these matters.