Member of the Paris Bar since 1996, Géraldine Brasier Porterie, partner and co-founder of Baro Alto law firm, began her career in the litigation and insurance departments of PwC law firm before joining Stehlin & Associés law firm in 2003. She became a partner in 2007 and created and headed the litigation and arbitration department. She created Baro Alto Law Firm with Caroline Joly in 2015.  

She graduated from the University of Paris II Pantheon Assas (Master I in Litigation), the University of Paris Pantheon Sorbonne (Master II in Insurance Law) and the Queen Mary and Westfield College London. Géraldine is a member of the AMRAE (Association pour le Management des Risques et des Assurances de l’Entreprise) and also is a member of the FG2A (Fédération des Garanties et Assurances Affinitaires) and leads the legal and regulatory commission of the FG2A.

She advises in significant and complex French and international business litigation, particularly in commercial law, economical law, banking and financial law, insurance liability, industrial risks and banking and insurance regulations before any jurisdiction: civil, commercial or criminal courts, regulatory authorities (AMF, ACPR) and European courts (ECJ – European Court of Justice). She also practices as a counsel regarding insurance and life and non-life insurance contracts and regulations.