Mr Yannick Le Gall > De Pardieu Brocas Maffei > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
57 AVENUE D'IENA
CS 11610
75773 PARIS CEDEX 16
France

Work Department

Banking Finance and Capital Market Transactions

Position

Yannick Le Gall is a partner of the firm and member of the Finance Group.

His practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance (senior and junior) and capital market transactions.

He advises both MLAs and sponsors as well as banks, private equity/debt funds and other institutional investors in both private and publicly traded companies. In addition, he regularly advises clients on real estate finance transactions (alongside with the firm’s Real Estate Group) and on debt purchase transactions (performing or non-performing portfolios).

Last, alongside with the Restructuring Group, he advises clients on financing aspects of restructuring transactions.

Career

Before joining De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, Yannick Le Gall spent five years with Norton Rose in Paris. He is a partner of De Pardieu Brocas Maffei since 2012.

Languages

French and English

Memberships

Paris Bar since 2000

Education

He holds an advanced degree (DJCE-DESS) in corporate and tax law from the University Lyon-III.

Lawyer Rankings

France > Real estate

(Leading individuals: Real estate finance)

Yannick Le GallDe Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Lauded for its ‘skilled’ practitioners and ‘business-focused approach’, the team at De Pardieu Brocas Maffei is a strong choice for a wide range of real estate matters. Key strengths include real estate sales and purchases, financings and the setting up of property funds, as well as development and management mandates. The practice is co-led by Emmanuel Fatôme, who routinely assists real estate companies, investment funds, insurance companies and credit institutions with their real estate needs; and Paul Talbourdet, who handles real estate investment and financing mandates. Pierre Gebarowski, Yannick Le Gall and Katia Belhiteche are additional names to note. Adam Haddad was promoted to partner in September 2023.

France > Banking and finance: transactional work

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei fields a sizeable team that brings together almost 40 lawyers and has a strong focus on advising banks, while also handling some work for borrowers. The team regularly assists pools of banks on the granting of syndicated loans and RCF credits to corporates (including during major debt restructuring procedures), and on the financing of LBO and public tender offers. The team is also prominent in the market for large real estate financing. The practice is headed by Christophe Gaillard and also includes Corentin Coatalem; both are experts in corporate and acquisition finance. Yannick Le Gall and Emmanuel Fatôme are two strong references in real estate finance.