The Legal 500

Within Administrative and public law, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a third tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I’s ‘great team’ advises sponsors and lenders on public procurement contracts, and recently represented the European Investment Bank (EIB) on financing of the A63 motorway project. Olivier Schmitt heads the team.

Within Banking and finance, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a second tier firm,

Antoine Maffei, Olivier Hubert, Christophe Gaillard and Jean-Renaud Cazali lead De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I’s 14-lawyer practice, which has a strong banking client base and a leading reputation for property finance. It also advises on asset and acquisition finance and regulatory matters. The firm assisted Crédit Lyonnais, Société Générale and HSBC on the financing of IK’s acquisition of Trigo. Pierre Minor left the firm.

Within Capital markets, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a third tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I advises on DCM, structured finance and securitisation transactions. Antoine Maffei and Olivier Hubert lead the practice. Pierre Minor left the firm.

Within Commercial litigation , De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a second tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a strong name for banking and finance litigation, and represents global banking institutions in derivatives, bank liability and restructuring cases. It is also recommended for property litigation, and commercial disputes.The practice is led by the highly regarded Philippe Dubois, Paul Talbourdet, Jacques Henrot and Dominique Lefort.

Within EU competition and distribution, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a third tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I’s Philippe Guibert and Laure Givry continue to attract major domestic cartel and merger control instructions, such as representing Société Générale in the proceedings relating to interchange fees.

Within Employment Other recommended firms

Within Insolvency, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a first tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I’s highly experienced practice is run by ‘very qualified and responsive partners’, including the ‘phenomenal’ Jacques Henrot – ‘very sharp’, and with ‘technical skills’ allied to a ‘great sense of humour’ – and the ‘highly technical’ Philippe Dubois. Paul Talbourdet, Matthieu Barthélemy and of counsel Joanna Gumpelson are also recommended. The firm is often appointed by lenders and bondholders to act in market-leading cases, and recently represented Thomson in its safeguard proceedings and members of the lenders’ steering committee in the CMA-CGM case.

Within Full-service firms Other recommended firms

Within Legal market overview,

The market’s elite are French firms Bredin Prat, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I and Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.; British firms Allen & Overy LLP, Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP and Linklaters LLP; and US firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, White & Case LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a third tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I’s greatest strengths lie in the property, banking and insurance sectors. It advised Carrefour on distributing 25% of Carrefour Property’s equity to shareholders, and Oddo on the acquisition of Banque d’Orsay. The team’s key figures are Patrick Jaïs, Thierry Brocas, Guillaume Touttée and Jean-François Pourdieu, who shows a ‘persistent willingness in trying to find solutions’.

Within Private equity Other recommended firms

Within Energy Other recommended firms

Within Project finance Other recommended firms

Within Real estate, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a first tier firm,

For some, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I has ‘the best practice’. It is involved in many high-profile transactions, and advises on investments, financing, tax issues or leasing. Emmanuel Fatôme, Pierre Gebarowski, Guillaume Rossignol and Paul Talbourdet are the core partners, with Jacques Henrot and outstanding tax partner Emmanuel Chauve also deserving mention. The practice represents top investors and lenders, and advised Scor Properties on its acquisition of the 5 Avenue Kléber building.

Within Tax, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is a third tier firm,

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei A.A.R.P.I is recommended for ‘high-value transactional work’, and the team shows ‘great reactivity, strong technical skills and an ability to think outside the box’. Leading property tax expert Emmanuel Chauve co-heads the practice with Bernard Boutemy, who is an expert tax litigator. The five-partner team also includes Sarah Espasa-Mattei, Alexandre Blestel and Marie-Laure Bruneele, a young partner who ‘has the potential to become one of the leading individuals for transactional work’. The firm advised Carrefour on the creation of a pan-European property vehicle.