De Pardieu Brocas Maffei acts for a diverse client base of distressed companies, their shareholders and creditors, but is particularly recognised for its prowess on the bank side of large-scale financial restructurings, representing pools of major French financial institutions on numerous prominent recent mandates. The team's expertise further extends to insolvency proceedings, corporate reorganisations and distressed transactions. Practice heads Philippe Dubois, who is highly skilled in litigation, and Joanna Gumpelson are well versed in the full range of insolvency proceedings and debt restructurings. The sizeable team also includes Ségolène Coiffet, whose practice spans debt restructuring, insolvency proceedings and transactions involving distressed companies, and Clément Maillot-Bouvier, whose areas of expertise include LBOs.
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Joanna Gumpelson
Joanna Gumpelson
Leading partners

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Clément Maillot-Bouvier
Clément Maillot-Bouvier
Practice head

Philippe Dubois; Joanna Gumpelson

Other key lawyers

Ségolène Coiffet; Clément Maillot-Bouvier; Guillaume Petit