Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier's compact team is entrusted by leading French corporations and international groups to assist predominantly with commercial arbitration disputes. The team often handles cases concerning complex international corporate transactions and joint ventures spanning France, Europe and Africa. It is also currently involved in a number of disputes linked to bankruptcy issues and is managing a particularly large case concerning a prominent Nigerian hydroelectric project. Its exequatur know-how particularly stands out with the firm routinely handling complex set aside and award annulment cases before French courts, notably raising major international public order concerns or issues linked to the Russian-Ukraine war. Laurent Aynès and Carine Dupeyron are the practice co-heads.
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Testimonials
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‘Very experienced and highly specialized in what they do ’.
‘Carine Dupeyron is extremely bright, efficient and user friendly. She forms an outstanding team with Laurent Aynès, each of whom brings expertise and a different perspective on the files they handle.’
‘Very experienced. They provide solution-oriented advice to clients. They are very collaborative. ’
‘Carine Dupeyron is very detail-oriented, and her analytical skills are truly impressive. She has a deep understanding of complex legal issues, and a great ability to craft persuasive arguments. Her ability to navigate cross-border legal complexities and work effectively in international teams in a collaborative manner is truly commendable.’
Key clients
- Privinvest
- WeBuild
- CNIM
- Banijay Group
- Hydro Construction & Eng. Co. Ltd.
- Kout Food Group
- Sunrise Power and Transmission Company
Work highlights
- Representing Kuwaiti group Kout Food Group in a judicial proceeding before the French Cour de Cassation seeking to quash a decision of the Paris Court of Appeals that rejected a request to annul an ICC arbitral award, rendered in favor of a Lebanese company.
- Representing Veolia Propreté and a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement, against the Republic of Italy in an ICSID investment arbitration initiated in June 2018 based on the Energy Charter Treaty.
- Representing Sunrise Power and Transmission Company, a Nigerian consulting company, against Nigeria and Sinohydro in an ICC arbitration relating to the withdrawal by Nigeria of the award of a contract for the construction of the Mambilla Project, one of the biggest hydroelectric projects in Nigeria and Africa.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Laurent Aynès, Carine Dupeyron