Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier has a long established reputation as one of the market’s top firms for corporate and litigation issues. The high-profile team is able to tackle a wide array of disputes, with a particular mastery in the field of corporate and post-M&A disputes. Representing many blue-chip French companies as well as international groups, the practice is also entrusted to deal with high-stake damages follow-on and civil liability cases, while it regularly manages major commercial litigation. Finally, the practice also defends top pharmaceutical companies facing highly sensitive healthcare product liability claims. The excellent duo made up of Matthieu Brochier and Nicolas Mennesson co-head the practice, with other key members including Cyril Bonan and Julie Pasternak . Senior statesman Jean-Michel Darrois also contributes.
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‘Matthieu Brochier and Nicolas Menesson are perfectly competent and excellent strategists.'
‘Excellent team; high technical skills.'
‘A high-quality service.'
‘Extremely competent and serious team that follows their files very precisely and leaves nothing out.'
‘A team that is available and that seeks solutions that are commensurate with the challenges. A very good network in France/'
‘Mathieu Brochier has a practical approach to the issues and very good advice for the steps to follow in anticipation of the results.'
‘Matthieu Brochier and Julie Pasternark are fantastic.'
‘In addition to their technical mastery, Wenceslas Le Chevalier and Cyril Bonan demonstrate great listening skills which reinforce their analytical skills. They demonstrate calm in tense situations which allows them to never confuse speed with haste.'
Key clients
- Abénex
- Accenture
- Atos SE
- bioMérieux
- Bouygues SA
- Bouygues Télécom
- Brad Pitt
- Cafeyn
- CNAJMJ
- Capgemini
Work highlights
- Advises Bouygues Telecom in its appeal against a ruling of the Paris Commercial Court awarding Free Mobile €308 million in damages as part of a series of disputes brought by Free Mobile against its competitors and their so-called "subsidised" smartphones.
- Advised successfully Vivendi in a French class action before the Paris commercial court for compensation for a stock market loss of more than 2 billion euros claimed by a hundred of investment funds and institutional investors.
- Advised Daimler in several actions brought before French courts by alleged victims of the trucks cartel further to the European Commission decision dated 19 July 2016.
Lawyers
Hall of fame
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Cyril Bonan
Matthieu Brochier
Nicolas Mennesson
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Julie Pasternak
Practice head
Matthieu Brochier; Nicolas Mennesson
Other key lawyers
Jean-Michel Darrois; Cyril Bonan; Julie Pasternak; Wenceslas Le Chevalier