Wenceslas Le Chevalier
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Client SatisfactionDarrois Villey Maillot Brochier has a strong understanding of publicly listed companies as embodied by its impressive client roster, which includes many of the country’s CAC 40 companies. The firm’s stock-market litigation practice is a perfect match to its leading M&A expertise as it is systematically retained to handle subsequent stock-market disputes relating to public M&A. The team is also entrusted to deal with sensitive shareholders’ conflicts and corporate governance issues, while its caseload also includes high-profile stock-market breach cases such as price manipulation and communication of false financial information. Matthieu Brochier and Nicolas Mennesson are both top-notch, while the M&A partners also regularly contribute. Associate Wenceslas Le Chevalier is also noted.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'We consider Darrois to be the leaders of the field in stock market litigation. As a firm, they have such a strong corporate practice and client base, stock market disputes is a real area of strength and an area that they naturally excel.'
- 'Matthieu Brochier is an outstanding litigator and a true leader in the field of stock market litigation.'
- ‘Highly knowledgeable, with great understanding of the regulatory landscape and good commercial, practical and strategic insight.’
- ‘Matthieu Brochier is a superb operator and deep thinker.’
- ‘Excellent, extensive experience in shareholder and stock-market disputes. Among the best in Paris’.
- ‘The team brings tremendous dedication to client service together with a collection of supremely committed and talented individuals. Their creativity, thoroughness, thoughtfulness and responsiveness distinguish them among their competitors. An excellent choice for M&A-related disputes in the French market.’
- ‘First-rate expertise in stock market law, whether in litigation or stock market transactions, and extensive experience in complex and international cases. The team of lawyers constituted for a case depends on the particularities of each case and may include lawyers from different departments of the firm who work in perfect symbiosis.'
- ‘Matthieu Brochier gives clear strategic advice in complex matters. He knows how to adopt an aggressive and effective defense strategy but also recommends transactional solutions when it is the right time.’
Key clients
- Bouygues
- BPCE
- Capgemini
- Crédit Agricole
- Elior
- Europcar
- Korian
- Lagardère SA
- LVMH
- Rubis
- Safran
- Suez
- Tullett Prebon
- Unibail-Rodamco Westfield
- Vivendi
- XPO Logistics
- Tullett Prebon
- Unibail-Rodamco Westfield
- Vivendi
- XPO Logistics
Work highlights
- Advised the ad hoc committee of the EDF Board of Directors in connection with the 9 billion euros takeover announced in July 2022 by the French State.
- Successfully represented Vivendi in a French class action before the Paris commercial court (“Tribunal de commerce de Paris”) for compensation for a stock market loss of more than 2 billion euros claimed by a hundred of investment funds and institutional investors.
- Advised several entities of the Credit Agricole Group in a collective action brought by the ADAM (“Association de défense des actionnaires minoritaires”).
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Matthieu Brochier
Darrois Villey Maillot BrochierNicolas Mennesson
Darrois Villey Maillot BrochierPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Cyril Bonan