Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier has a long established reputation as one of the market’s top firms for corporate and litigation issues. The high-profile team is able to tackle a wide array of disputes, with a particular mastery in the field of corporate and post-M&A disputes. Representing many blue-chip French companies as well as international groups, the practice is also entrusted to deal with high-stake damages follow-on and civil liability cases, while it regularly manages major commercial litigation. Finally, the practice also defends top pharmaceutical companies facing highly sensitive healthcare product liability claims. The excellent duo made up of Matthieu Brochier and Nicolas Mennesson co-head the practice, with other key members including Cyril Bonan and Julie Pasternak . Senior statesman Jean-Michel Darrois also contributes.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
‘Matthieu Brochier and Nicolas Menesson are perfectly competent and excellent strategists.'
‘Excellent team; high technical skills.'
‘A high-quality service.'
‘Extremely competent and serious team that follows their files very precisely and leaves nothing out.'
‘A team that is available and that seeks solutions that are commensurate with the challenges. A very good network in France/'
‘Mathieu Brochier has a practical approach to the issues and very good advice for the steps to follow in anticipation of the results.'
‘Matthieu Brochier and Julie Pasternark are fantastic.'
‘In addition to their technical mastery, Wenceslas Le Chevalier and Cyril Bonan demonstrate great listening skills which reinforce their analytical skills. They demonstrate calm in tense situations which allows them to never confuse speed with haste.'
Clients clés
- Abénex
- Accenture
- Atos SE
- bioMérieux
- Bouygues SA
- Bouygues Télécom
- Brad Pitt
- Cafeyn
- CNAJMJ
- Capgemini
Points forts
- Advises Bouygues Telecom in its appeal against a ruling of the Paris Commercial Court awarding Free Mobile €308 million in damages as part of a series of disputes brought by Free Mobile against its competitors and their so-called "subsidised" smartphones.
- Advised successfully Vivendi in a French class action before the Paris commercial court for compensation for a stock market loss of more than 2 billion euros claimed by a hundred of investment funds and institutional investors.
- Advised Daimler in several actions brought before French courts by alleged victims of the trucks cartel further to the European Commission decision dated 19 July 2016.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Cyril Bonan
Matthieu Brochier
Nicolas Mennesson
Les grands avocats de demain
Jeunes associés disposant d’une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.
Julie Pasternak
Responsable de la pratique
Matthieu Brochier; Nicolas Mennesson
Autres avocats clés
Jean-Michel Darrois; Cyril Bonan; Julie Pasternak; Wenceslas Le Chevalier