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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite

Global Guide 2026 : France

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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

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Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite - France

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier's top-tier team provides highly regarded litigation services to clients on a range of commercial matters, including M&A and post-transaction disputes. The law firm is active in civil and commercial litigation, in addition to administrative proceedings, and also handles cases for pharmaceutical, banking and TMT clients. The team offers additional expertise in class actions, product liability cases and financial litigation.

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Work Highlights

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  • Darrois represented Crédit Agricole in a collective action brought by the Association de Défense des Actionnaires Minoritaires.

Strengths

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  • The team are absolutely remarkable for their efficiency, quality of communication and negotiation tactics coupled with procedural choices that put the opposing party in difficulty.

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

  • The lawyers have an ability to be extremely detailed and also have the big picture in mind. The team are extremely reactive and have very strong business acumen.

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

  • Darrois is a trusted firm for us. The quality of the service is very high and consistent. We know what we'll get, which is very reassuring. Darrois is an excellent firm.

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

  • The litigation department demonstrates great expertise and availability, in addition to having a quick understanding of the issues.

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Emmanuel Brochier
    Emmanuel Brochier

    Emmanuel Brochier

    Emmanuel Brochier advises multinationals, banks and public bodies on complex commercial cases, including post-M&A, contractual and unfair competition disputes.

    • Emmanuel is absolutely remarkable – clear, with excellent common sense, and obviously extraordinarily competent.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Emmanuel Brochier has extensive experience, intimate knowledge of litigation and good quality of writing, and he is good at listening to the customer.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal
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  • Jean-Michel Darrois
    Jean-Michel Darrois

    Jean-Michel Darrois

    Jean-Michel Darrois remains a key name in the French market. He routinely represents leading French clients in commercial and financial disputes.

    • Jean-Michel Darrois is a unique strategist with experience in the litigation market.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal
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  • Matthieu Brochier
    Matthieu Brochier

    Matthieu Brochier

    Matthieu Brochier moves up the rankings this year due to his experience advising clients on shareholder litigation, class actions and contractual disputes.

    • Matthieu is an excellent lawyer – he is very commercial and solution-oriented, he gets to the point and he is easy to work with.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • We fully trust Matthieu Brochier.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Matthieu Brochier does very nice work. He is very precise and very responsive. We really like the cooperation.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Matthieu is an excellent partner to work with; he is an asset.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal
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  • Nicolas Mennesson
    Nicolas Mennesson

    Nicolas Mennesson

    Nicolas Mennesson moves up the rankings on account of his experience handling corporate and commercial disputes, including post-M&A cases and shareholders' disputes.

    • Nicolas brings excellent responsiveness, anticipation, control and vision of risks on complex cases.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • His drafting is excellent, Nicolas provides brilliant analyses which are crystal clear and brilliantly summarised.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Nicolas Mennesson has a rare type of intelligence that allows him to perfectly understand the cases.

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  • Cyril Bonan
    Cyril Bonan

    Cyril Bonan

    Cyril Bonan is an experienced practitioner in the litigation space. He most frequently acts for clients in contractual disputes, post-M&A litigation and product liability cases.

    • We appreciate his proximity to the client and his ability to understand the subject.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Cyril is undoubtably excellent.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Cyril Bonan is a great litigator. He doesn't shy away from a fight but remains collected and detail-oriented.

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  • Julie Pasternak
    Julie Pasternak

    Julie Pasternak

    Julie Pasternak is added to this table on the back of an increasingly active practice. She is adept at handling civil and commercial litigation for clients in the real estate, financial services and manufacturing sectors.

    • Julie has extensive expertise in her field, which allows her to easily tackle all types of complex cases. She demonstrates a remarkable ability to quickly and effectively understand the issues.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Julie Pasternak has very rigorous case management and an ethical approach to litigation.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • We appreciate the exchanges with Julie Pasternak. Her vision of our case, her experience in litigation and her availability are real assets.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal

    • Julie Pasternak is very precise, strategic and has a 360-degree view on the case. She is dynamic and brings a friendly approach to the case.

      Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite respondentGlobal
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Ranked Individuals at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier (6)

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    Emmanuel Brochier

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite

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    Jean-Michel Darrois

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite

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    Matthieu Brochier

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    Nicolas Mennesson

    Corporate/Commercial Litigation: Elite

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    Julie Pasternak

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