Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
Client SatisfactionDarrois Villey Maillot Brochier arguably houses the market’s most impressive business criminal practice and the diversity of its caseload is particularly remarkable. The team is retained by high-ranking executives and elected figures, as well top companies specialising in various industries, including accounting, retail, TMT, banking and manufacturing, which lead to a very busy caseload. It regularly deals with corruption and bribery allegations, and is also notably involved in several of the market’s landmark tax fraud and corruption cases. The team is also entrusted with cases raising new issues including concealed work accusations targeting internet platforms and allegations of complicity in crime against humanity made against corporations. The practice is headed by the remarkable Christophe Ingrain, who is supported by a team of associates including Paul Mallet, Tristan Gautier and Xavier Philips.
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Testimonials
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‘The firm's criminal business team has excellent expertise, very good knowledge of the legal world and great availability. They have the capacity to offer innovative and adapted solutions.’
‘Christophe Ingrain is an excellent and fine lawyer with a keen sense of legal strategy. Paul Mallet is a very promising, efficient and creative young lawyer.’
‘Great professionalism from the firm's availability, efficiency and follow-up of files to its extremely competent lawyers.’
‘Christophe Ingrain: seriousness, rigor, high standards and also great humanity and unfailing availability.’
‘Responsiveness, competence and ability to intervene in complex situations.’
‘Christophe Ingrain: remarkable composure in all crises, attentive, extremely available, very experienced, a very collaborative approach, pragmatic. A very good working atmosphere at this firm, great respect for employees, a great team spirit and an ability to attract the best talents in the market, sharing the same values of professionalism.’
‘The firm's criminal business law team is one of the best.’
‘Christophe Ingrain is a meticulous and thoughtful lawyer, he is capable of managing complex cases and proposing innovative strategies. Paul Mallet always gives good advice and knows perfectly the issues and problems of criminal proceedings for a company.’
Key clients
- Nicolas SARKOZY
- Gaël PERDRIAU
- CNAJMJ (National Council of Judicial Administrators and Representatives)
- Cheikh Suhail BAHWAN
- Adrien FALCON (former general manager of Deliveroo)
- UBS
- LafargeHolcim & Lafarge SA
- International Olympic Committee
- SMCP
- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Quadient
- CCI Nice Côte d’Azur
- Deloitte
- Kering
- Guillaume LAMBERT
- Sanef Group
- Michèle ALLIOT MARIE
- Nathalie RHEIMS
- François BAYROU
Work highlights
- Representing LafargeHolcim and Lafarge SA (a listed company) in a criminal investigation launched for complicity in crimes against humanity, financing of terrorist enterprises and the endangering of lives regarding the Syrian activities of the construction group.
- Assisting Cheikh Suhail Bahwan in the French criminal investigation related to the alleged misappropriation of funds at Renault / Nissan by former Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn.
- Assisting Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, in two criminal proceedings related to the financing of his presidential campaign in 2007 and suspicions of witness tampering and criminal association.
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Christophe Ingrain