Thierry Brocas
L eader:
Thierry Brocas
E stablished:
1993
Track record: The firm assisted Eurosic during
their €2.5bn takeover of Foncière de Paris.
Its teams advised Altice Media Group during
the sale of their French subsidiary, Altice
Media Group France, to Numericable-SFR,
as well as Crédit Mutuel CIC for the acqui-
sitions of the leasing and factoring activities
of GE in France and Germany.
Team & differentiation: De Pardieu Brocas
Maffei has proven to be very competent in
the financial services, real estate, agrifood
and energy sectors. The long-standing acti-
vity is coupled with the team which has been
boosted by of the nomination of Frédéric Kel-
ler as partner. Also notable is the firm’s ability
to bring additional skills to each operation
going forward.
DE PARDIEU BROCAS MAFFEI:
AN EVER-GROWING PRESENCE IN THE LARGE CAP ARENA
Armand W. Grumberg
L eader:
Armand W. Grumberg
E stablished:
1990
Track record: An expert on cross-border tran-
sactions with a strong transatlantic tropism,
the firm advised Nokia in its public exchange
offer for Alcatel-Lucent (€15.6 billion), as
well as Capgemini during its acquisition of
the American company iGate Corporation
(€4 billion). The firm has also assisted the
English company Ares Life Sciences during
its merger with Stallergenes (€1 billion).
Team & differentiation: Very international-
ly-oriented, the firm continues to strengthen
its teams in Paris. After the arrival of Olivier
Diaz, Thomas Parrot joined the team, brin-
ging his expertise in the tax structuring of
transactions. The firm was awarded a spe-
cial mention from the “Trophées du Droit” jury
for the M&A transaction of the year.
SKADDEN:
A STRONG TRANSATLANTIC TROPISM
FRANCE BEST LAW FIRMS
Deals over €500m
The firms are listed alphabetically within each band
FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS
LEADING
Bredin Prat P. Beurier, S. Prat, B. Kanovitch, O. Assant, K. Romain, S. Cornette de Saint Cyr, D. Martin, E. Masset, P.Dziewolski
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton V. Lemaître, J. Brinitzer, B. Faye, F. Jonemann, A.-S. Coustel, M.-L. Tibi, A. Champsaur, J.-M. Ambrosi, J.-P. Vignaud,
C.Masson, A. A. Bernstein, F. Baumgartner, P.-Y. Chabert
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
M. Brochier, C. Bonan, O. Huyghues Despointes, H. Diener, V. Agulhon, B. Burman, P. Casanova, A. Maillot, J.-M.
Darrois, C. Vinsonneau, B. Cardi, F. Alogna
EXCELLENT
1 Cabinet Bompoint Dominique Bompoint
Freshfields Hervé Pisani, Alan Mason
Linklaters F. de La Morandière, A. Garnier, T. Riguet, D. Swinburne, V. Ponsonnaille, P. Tourres, M. Petitier, B. Derieux
Orrick Rambaud Martel J.-P. Martel, Y. Lepage, J.-M. Leprêtre, D. Syed, E. Boursican, A. Marraud des Grottes, S. Golshani, G. T. Rigo, B. Cichostepski,
P. Tardivy
Skadden Olivier Diaz, Armand W. Grumberg, Pascal Bine
Weil Gotshal & Manges A. Soilleux, C. Serra, D. Aknin, E. Henry, A. de Baudry d'Asson, F. Cazals, J. Beauchataud, Y.Piette
2 Allen & Overy F. Moreau, J-C. Rivalland, F. Jungels, A. Ancel, M. Castagnède, F. Ninane, R. Romy, C. Tourmieux
Clifford Chance Fabrice Cohen, Laurent Schoenstein, Aline Cardin, Gilles Lebreton, Mathieu Remy, Thierry Schoen, Marianne Pezant
Davis Polk & Wardwell Georges Terrier, Christophe Perchet, Jacques Naquet-Radiguet
Latham & Watkins
O. du Mottay, X. Farde, P. Laporte, F. Mary, D. Criton, P.-L. Cléro, G. Gianasso, T. Forschbach, C.-A. Guelluy, A. Benedetti, O.
Rauch-Ravisé, H. Diogo Amengual, T. Margenet-Baudry,
Mayer Brown Erwan Heurtel, O. Aubouin, Simon Levine, Xavier Jaspar, Guillaume Kuperfils, E. Pennec, A. Pérès, T. Philippe, J-F. Louit
Sullivan & Cromwell Olivier de Vilmorin, Krystian Czerniecki, Nicolas de Boynes, Gauthier Blanluet
3 BDGS & Associés Jean-Emmanuel Skovron, Max Baird-Smith, Thomas Meli, Youssef Djehane, Antoine Bonnasse, Marc Loy
Herbert Smith Hubert Segain, Edouard Thomas, Frédéric Bouvet, Bruno Basuyaux
Paul Hastings E. Mathey, A. Poncelet, P. de Moidrey, E. Boucaya, A. Terray, G. Kellner, O. Deren, D. Revcolevschi
White & Case N. Nègre Eveillard, B. Engel, A. Ippolito, G. Vallat, E. Laplante, V. Morin, N. Majerholc, F. Leloup, F. de Vita, H. Mathez
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
1 De Pardieu Brocas Maffei J-F. Pourdieu, P. Jaïs, G. Touttée, T. Bréart de Boisanger, N. Favre, E. Muller, T. Brocas, C. Chanas
Franklin Yam Atallah, Mark Richardson, Céline Maironi-Persin, Christian Sauer, Kai Völpel, Magalie Masson
Gide A. Tolila, N. Nguyen, G. Rougier-Brierre, A. Lelong, H. Scalbert, D. G. Martin, A. Toulemonde, C. Eck, J. David, K. Noël, K. Hepp
de Sevelinges, A. Pailleret, D. Boitout, J.G. Flandrois, P. Karpik, P-A. Dubecq, J-M. Desaché
Lacourte Raquin Tatar Serge Tatar, Nicolas Jüllich, Renaud Rossa, Cyrille Bailly
Villey Girard Grolleau Pascale Girard, Daniel Villey, Frederic Grillier
2 Brandford Griffith & Associés Jérôme Brosset, Henri Brandford Griffith
Gibson Dunn Ariel Harroch, Bernard Grinspan
Shearman & Sterling Nicolas Bombrun, Hervé Letréguilly, Guillaume Isautier, Niels Dejean
Willkie Farr & Gallagher E. Fernandez, G. Finance, D. Hurstel, A. Péron, C. Garaud, C. Hajage, G. Flandin, B. Pommiès, G. de Saxcé