‘Multi-disciplinary team capable of mobilising leading teams in various practices (financing, corporate, tax, restructuring, regulatory).’

‘Pierre-Benoit Pabot du Châtelard: excellent technician with a very strong knowledge of the latest developments in case law.’

‘First-rate team bringing together everything a client expects from his lawyer: perfect knowledge of the practice and the market, excellent negotiation skills, ability to find compromises to advance a deal while strongly defending client positions.’

‘Clifford Chance advised us in a particularly effective manner and with great pragmatism in the defence of our interests.’

‘Very nice team, very professional, well-versed in the French market.’

‘A very responsive team, with good quality at all levels, focused on delivering results.’

‘Team recognised for its excellence and its great knowledge of the latest market developments.’

‘Great technicality and attention to detail on French cases are at the heart of De Pardieu’s approach.’

‘Pragmatism, strength of proposal, advice to clients, very clear writing.’

‘Eric Cartier Millon: remarkable for his technical competence, his interpersonal skills, in particular the ability to find “win-win” solutions in the event of a blockage, his humility and availability.’

‘Nathalie Benoit: Very good technical skills, pleasant and always available.’

‘A real pleasure to work with this team!’

‘Ability to cover a relatively wide range of legal and tax issues; easy and direct contact with the other partners of the firm in order to provide the right solutions; ability to listen and understand customer issues; search for innovative solutions; very good availability and accessibility.’

‘Raphael Richard: efficiency, knowledge of the market.’

‘Knowledge of the market, pragmatic approach to subjects.’

‘The strength of the team is the level of expertise in market practices and market conditions.’

‘For several years, I have worked exclusively with Raphaële Courtier. I very much appreciate the quality of her work in seeking simplification and clarity in the clauses and construction of contracts.’

‘Professional, rigorous, available, committed. An excellent respect of the deadlines, as well as its ability to listen, which leads it to propose innovative solutions.’

‘Availability, experience and ability to deliver.’

‘Jean Marc Allix is an available and remarkable partner in the accuracy of his analyses. He is very business-like and understands the issues behind the letter of the contract, which allows him to focus on negotiating the real issues.’

‘Reactive team with an excellent ability to find solutions.’

‘High-quality associates, very pro-business.’

‘Adrien Paturaud is a young partner specialised in fast, rigorous and relevant financing. Arnaud Fromion, an experienced partner, is a very good connoisseur of law and practices.’

‘Very professional team with deep roots in the debt market. Great technicality on certain issues which differentiates them from their colleagues and allows them to be very innovative. Moreover, it is very pleasant to work with this team and to build a very appreciable lasting relationship.’

‘Arnaud Fromion: very technical and experienced in LBO financing.’

‘Frederic Guilloux: extensive knowledge of the spectrum of different financings.’

‘Adrien Paturaud: very experienced in LBO financing.’

‘Great team – best for deals relating to aircraft.’

‘Reliability, responsiveness.’

‘Maud Manon: proactive, a good defender of her client’s interests.’

‘Maud Manon and Pierre Tardivo, are 2 very valuable professionals in whom I have complete confidence and who know how to give the best advice.’

‘Watson Farley & Williams accompanied us with great efficiency and professionalism on an atypical transaction within tight deadlines. We particularly appreciated their talent for clarifying complex issues, the relevance of their recommendations, and the speed of their execution.’

‘Very good synergies between the financing, M&A and due diligence teams. Very good knowledge of market standards and the latest innovations. Excellent reputation. Very good ability to negotiate on behalf of the client. Very high availability and efficiency.’

‘Thomas Binet: very good knowledge of the market and the latest practices.’

‘Outstanding team. Business-oriented, very knowledgeable, very reactive. Absolutely fantastic to work with them.’

‘Paul Lombard is always available, a skilled negotiator and a very nice guy overall.’

‘Thomas Binet is an excellent financing lawyer, always available and able to work very effectively with the various stakeholders in a case in order to always meet deadlines.’

‘Professional team which has a good vision of the market through the many deals it handles.’

‘Excellent team, very professional and with a good atmosphere!’

‘Sabine Bironneau is known for for her responsiveness and her knowledge of the market and the players.’

‘Alexander Premont: Excellent knowledge of the trade and an exceptional ability to defend the interests of his clients. His tenacity and his mastery of cases enabled us to win our cases on all the hard points of our negotiations.’

‘Availability, professionalism.’

‘Hogan Lovells has an extensive practice in acquisition finance. We have been using their services for several years. Our teams appreciate their involvement, their availability and their ability to coordinate complex files within tight deadlines.’

‘Jones Day has a very nice team for financing, very professional, and above all ,providing very clear advice’

‘Diane Senechal: long experience in the financing market, very good visibility.’

‘This firm works on end-to-end projects, particularly in files integrating new technologies.’

‘Good team with broad market knowledge.’

‘A particularly active, pragmatic and technically very good team. A very easy contact.’

‘Open for communication and provides high quality service in the set deadlines. Adaptive team of professionals who know their job well.’

‘Yann Beckers is a fine negotiator’

‘Alain Gautron brings his unique experience to facilitate the most delicate subjects.’

‘Jeremy Grant is always very available and attentive to our problems.’

‘Jeremy Grant – a bold personality with a bundle of exceptional qualities: professional, great communicator, charisma and trustworthiness.’

‘Reactive team during the solicitations, and constructive in the negotiation. Strong ability to meet deadlines.’

‘Alexandre Bordenave – high-level, competent and customer-oriented lawyer.’

‘Good know-how. Able to adapt to smaller customers. Good coordination within the firm between the loan and bond teams (including private placement).’

‘Great expertise and reputation on the French market.’

‘Firm with great responsiveness, availability and professionalism.’

‘Team with multiple complementary abilities. Great capacity for innovation.’

‘Sylvie Perrin: Perfect knowledge of the industry. Great ability to listen and negotiate, strength of proposal.’

‘Highly proactive team in the bank and finance space. Excellent technical skills, as well as innovative thinking. Team is always available.’

‘Stephan Alamowitch, head of the bank and finance practice, is a creative thinker, especially in the sovereign debt field.’

‘Very great professional, lofty view, excellent knowledge of the telecommunications sector, answers adapted to the technical problems encountered, with relevance and without embellishment.’

‘Team with strong sectoral expertise in energy and real estate, a lot of flexibility and adaptability.’

‘Antoine Pampouille knows the energy sector perfectly.’

‘Available and responsive.’

‘We have worked with HFW in the area of  “shipping finance”. HFW’s know-how in this field is exceptional in the French market.’

‘Jean-Marc Zampa and his team have an excellent understanding of business issues and dynamics, in addition to the legal aspects, greatly facilitating the execution of complex and multi-jurisdictional transactions.’

‘Excellent relationship between fairly competitive fees and the quality of the work provided; partners available and competent.’

‘Christophe Jacomin, recognized professional and very available.’

‘Jeantet has always been very responsive and professional in addressing legal issues of a varied nature. Jeantet makes clients feel they are in a safe pair of hands.’

‘We cooperate with Jeantet for many years now and this is a very reliable team of highly experienced professionals.’

‘Jean-Francois Adelle is an outstanding counsel with many years of experience in diversified areas within banking and finance.’

‘The work was well distributed amongst the members of the team considering the level of experience. Without even asking for it, the practice provided us with up-to-date public information with respect to the case at hand. This was convenient and important for the case and helped us to position ourselves.’

‘Jean-Francois Adelle provides high quality advice and is dedicated to his profession and to the client.’

‘Kalish Mullen was outstanding, especially during the key moments. Closing was a very difficult process and Kalish was able to navigate it splendidly, guiding us along the way and allowing us to understand what implications were or were not at stake.’

‘Very sophisticated and very professional team. We meet them on high-profile operations. Very active in financing transactions also involving bond issues (unitranche/high yield).’

‘Kalish Mullen. Very competent and very available. Very involved in cases.’

‘The team is well organised and comprised of very good lawyers on all fronts (HY bonds and LMA financing). They also understood all key driving elements and were able to think with us and provide value added advice.’

‘The finance team has a good knowledge of customer expectations and a very high level of technical expertise.’

‘Sophie Perus is very close and attentive to her clients. She has extensive experience in all areas of private equity financing. She is effective.’

‘The whole team is working impressively together and deliver outstanding work; they go the extra mile. Timelines are met without exception, every legal aspect is taken care of. Fee quotes are reasonable and met. LPA is a huge support for the business relationships with our clients.’

‘Hassan Javanshir is an excellent lawyer spotting every potential problem in the transaction for us and bringing it to a satisfying solution. He is strong and very focused on negotiations, protecting our interests. He knows the market and the business and is a great comfort for his clients.’

‘Thomas Ehrecke is in a position to give profound legal advice. He leads negotiations very skilfully and competently and creates a fruitful atmosphere. For years, both lawyers have always been of great help to us.’

‘Pauline Ducousso delivers excellent work.’

‘Great in-house expertise. Complementary team, with a very pleasant collective and present together at the various stages of the transaction.’

‘Excellent technical skills coupled with a very effective approach.’

‘David Malamed and Jonathan Devillard have an excellent knowledge of the sector and the ecosystem (lenders, lawyers, etc.) which allows them to provide high-quality advice based on the expectations of each of the counterparties.’

‘David Malamed is a pragmatic and efficient lawyer.’

‘Knowledge and proximity to the customer, professionalism, availability, flexible pricing.’

‘Big involvement of the partner and of the whole team who knows perfectly the ins & outs of the case. Understanding of the underlying economic issues.’

‘Mounir Letayf: very sharp technically and perfectly up-to-date on financial rationales. Ultra-responsive.’