Cécile Chabas-Laquièze holds a doctorate in law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2001). She has been a lecturer in private law and criminal sciences since 2002, first at the University of Angers, then at the CNAM. At the same time, she has been a lecturer at Paris-Dauphine University. She is an academic expert for training courses at HCERES and chair of IEJ and CAPA examination boards (entry and exit from the legal profession). Her research interests focus on contract law and the law of obligations, with a particular focus on insurance contract law.