Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP > Paris, France > Firm Profile

‘Excellent work in public law. A real level of expertise. Clear position taken. Responsive and pragmatic. ’

‘High level of team expertise. Ability to carry out analysis, advice and production work in very short times with precise and immediately usable results and deliverables. Ability to confirm and commit to innovative conclusions. Excellent relationship with internal teams and high availability. ’

‘The team stands out for its ability to provide legal advice and support to clients with a keen sense of strategy and its in-depth knowledge of the public infrastructure sector. ’

‘Thierry Laloum is an exceptional lawyer. His strategic and pragmatic approach sets him apart. Always solution-oriented, even in complex situations. Thierry Laloum’s knowledge of his clients’ business enables him to always satisfy their needs.’

‘Tiana heads up a team that is competent, pragmatic and close to its clients. Strong ESG ambitions.’

‘Tiana Rambatomanga and her team are impactful and innovative in the solutions they provide to clients. Tiana is very creative, which customers really appreciate.’

‘Very extensive knowledge of all facets of private equity and its latest trends (NAV facility, GP led transactions, etc.) with a good view of what the different market players are doing, which allows them to give relevant advice and to open original options.’

‘Nathalie Duguay is THE reference in Paris for fund training, and has an exhaustive knowledge of the issues faced by management companies. Tiana Rambatomanga is technically excellent.’

‘Experienced team, which follows the LBO market very closely and therefore knows market practices well. Team which knows how to make itself available to its clients. Good value for money in their services.’

‘Christophe Garaud knows the market and the different players well, he has a business vision of his advisory role and comes with solutions when there is an obstacle in a transaction; he knows how to mobilize the right resources internally to support his clients.’

‘Very professional team and flexible on the fee structure. Impeccable quality of service.’

‘Eduardo Fernandez is the best. Flexible, international, firm but pragmatic. Fast. Mathilde Faure is a rising star.’

‘The team is united, efficient and responsive. Always attentive, it knows how to resolve events with thought and accuracy.’

‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche: good quality listening, finesse of analyses, great efficiency, elegance and essential presence.’

‘The commercial litigation department is particularly close-knit between partners, counsels and collaborators. Communication is perfectly fluid, which allows effective strategies to be developed very quickly without wasting time. The team also knows how to adapt its explanations to the technical level of its interlocutors, which is particularly appreciable.’

‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche: her intellectual power guarantees a creativity rare among lawyers, but a creativity which is always at the service of efficiency. She wonderfully combines the scientific demands of reasoning and tactical thinking in the management of litigation.’

‘Very competent and very responsive. 

‘Sophie-Jeanne Laroche has advanced technical skills and great analytical finesse. She also has very good interpersonal skills and keeps her clients precisely informed of each development in a file. She is also always ready to discuss strategy.’

‘The team is very dynamic and involved in finding pragmatic solutions for its clients.’

‘This team is very good technically and is able to help build a strategy, support clients in difficult negotiations to find an amicable but also solid resolution in the face of an aggressive opponent in a dispute.’

‘The Willkie Farr & Gallagher competition team combines technical expertise, strong involvement in their files, rigour and communicative dynamism. Faustine Viala must be a good manager and teacher because all the members of her team have the same qualities: empathy, expertise, availability and rigour.’

‘A file managed by Faustine Viala is a file that is moving forward! Faustine Viala takes charge of the matter and provides everything necessary for a good outcome: detailed analyses, compliance with deadlines, leadership with potential partners and knowledge of regulatory contacts. In addition, she communicates easily with operational teams and helps mobilize them.’

‘The team’s strengths are its responsiveness, technical ability, competence, and an efficient international network that can be mobilized quickly, with very good quality teams outside France.’

‘This team combines great technical mastery of the subject matter with an ability to propose concrete solutions. It is for me a benchmark in Paris.’

‘Faustine Viala has a great capacity for analysis and above all for proposing solutions to potential problems detected.’

‘Very committed and innovative team – it offers training to its clients in line with their needs and sectors of activity.’

‘Deep expertise in EU competition law, with a great insight into the trends they are seeing across the market and in their interactions with regulators. Their work is thorough and comprehensive, and their entire team, from top to bottom, is very responsive and knowledgeable. ’

‘Faustine Viala combines very strong technical skills and an ability to provide innovative and reliable solutions while putting herself at the level of a non-lawyer client.’

‘Willkie is by far my favourite firm to work with. I have complete confidence in their work and advice.’

‘Antoine Bouzanquet is a dealmaker and defends the interests of his clients effectively and pragmatically.’

‘The main strength of Willkie’s team lies in its excessively commercial approach; they are very close to customers and extremely responsive.’

‘The team is there to find solutions and not create problems or impose unnecessary constraints. Very commercial in approach, extremely respected by her clients and outstanding negotiators.’

‘They are a key player and reference on the market.’

‘Lionel Spizzichino is always at ease and extremely agile in negotiations and resolving tense situations.’

‘A top-level firm’ 

‘Strong commercial sense. Very good technical skills and mastery of subjects. Great proactivity.’

 ‘Very good team which has a lot of internal resources and has always responded with quality work and respect for deadlines. The team is best-in class on the French LBO financing market.’

‘Paul Lombard: his experience, his technical competence and his commercial and consensual character make him one of the best lawyers on the French market. ’

‘Very available, responsive and professional team. Very good support.’

‘Paul Lombard, Ralph Unger and Martin Jouvenot all demonstrate great intellectual qualities, rigor and pedagogy.’

‘Excellent team. Professionalism, strong commitment and responsiveness. Great capacity to adapt on financing (banking, unitranche, others).’

‘Thomas Binet and Paul Lombard are exceptional in negotiating financing documentation. In addition to a perfect understanding of all the issues, they are keen to explain the key points and greatly facilitate the sponsor’s decision-making. Their legal expertise allows them to be completely autonomous, and their extensive experience allows them to only raise the points necessary for the client’s arbitration. They provide substantial assistance, perfectly understand the clients’ issues, and defend them to the top. Very high quality service with impeccable commitment from Thomas and Paul.’

‘Thomas Binet has always demonstrated great professionalism as well as a lot of responsiveness and pragmatism. Whether in banking or unitranche deals, Thomas was able to guide us as best as possible during the negotiations of the legal documentation, always with the same objective: obtaining a deal, and this under the best conditions for his client.’

‘Great expertise, responsiveness and ability at managing large international deals’.

‘Dominique Mondoloni: international network, ability to understand and respond to client expectations, sense of litigation strategy.’

‘Dominique Mondoloni: experienced, very pragmatic, very good capacity for analysis and persuasion, very good litigation strategy and writing, very good relationships with clients, magistrates and colleagues.’

Excellent litigation and arbitration skills. ’

‘Dominique Mondoloni knows his files perfectly and manages to find the best arguments to advance the client’s interests ’

‘Gregoire Bertrou knows how to drive home a point in his client’s favour.’

Sergey Alekhin is extremely hardworking and smart.’