Mr Didier Martin > Bredin Prat > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Bredin Prat
53 QUAI D'ORSAY
75007 PARIS
France
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Work Department

Corporate / Litigation

Position

Senior Partner

Career

Didier Martin, Partner, is one of the leading specialists on French public tender offers, securities laws and privatisations. He also devotes a significant part of his time to litigation in various areas such as securities law and takeovers, white-collar crime and bankruptcy.

He has written numerous books and articles on corporate law and securities law, and has recently published Le Code Monétaire et Financier, les Abus de marché, le Guide des pactes d’actionnaires. 

Languages

French, English

Memberships

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1977.

He is a member of several committees and associations, including the Financial Transactions Committee of the MEDEF (the French employers’ federation) and ANSA (a French business association), as well as the recently created Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris. He is also a founding member of the Observatoire de la Communication Financière and co-president of the Commission Europe within the French legal think-tank, the Club des Juristes.

Education

He is a graduate of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (DEA in private law, 1976; DEA in criminal law, 1977).

Lawyer Rankings

France > Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation

Bredin Prat is able to provide a full range of litigation expertise when it comes to publicly listed companies. The firm is one of the few references in France for public takeover battles and also provides strategic advice on top governance issues and acts for leading companies and individuals facing AMF investigations concerning market abuse allegations (insider trading, financial communications). The team includes litigators Jean-Daniel BretznerFlorian Bouaziz  and Ève Duminy; as well as white-collar experts Eric Dezeuze and Guillaume Pellegrin. Corporate partners Sébastien Prat and Didier Martin are also top names in the field.

Paris > Résolution des litiges > Contentieux boursier

Bredin Prat abrite une gamme complète d’expertises contentieuses en matière de sociétés cotées. Le cabinet est l’une des grandes références du marché s’agissant de batailles boursières ou de contentieux d’OPA. Le cabinet procure également des conseils stratégiques sur les grands enjeux de gouvernance des entreprises. Il représente enfin de grandes entreprises et des individus visés par des enquêtes de l’AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) concernant des allégations d’abus de marché (délit d’initié, communication financière). L’équipe comprend dans ses rangs : les avocats de contentieux Jean-Daniel BretznerFlorian Bouaziz  et Ève Duminy; ainsi que les pénalistes Eric Dezeuze et Guillaume Pellegrin.. Les experts en corporate Sébastien Prat et Didier Martin sont également fortement reconnus dans la matière.