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Congratulations to the winners of the final of the sixth annual Paris Place de Droit competition!

The two winners of this grand finale are Emma Cugini and Corentin Lafforgue. Congratulations to them and to the three other finalist teams!

Organized by the Millennium Committee, chaired by Myriam Obadia Marpeau, in partnership with the Paris Bar Association and the EFB, the final was held on June 18, 2026, at the International Chamber of the Paris Court of Economic Affairs.

After hosting the first round of the competition at UGGC Avocats, our partner Clémence Lemétais d’Ormesson had the pleasure of serving on the final judging panel alongside Patrick Sayer, President of the Paris Economic Activities Court; Olivier Bélondrade (Secretary General of CCR—Caisse Centrale de Réassurance and President of the Cercle Montesquieu); Valence Borgia (partner at Medici Law Firm and Secretary General of Paris Place de Droit), and Stephanie Smatt Pinelli (General Counsel at Broadcom France and Secretary General of Paris Place de Droit).

The two winners of this grand finale are Emma Cugini and Corentin Lafforgue. Congratulations to them and to the three other finalist teams!