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Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

2

Band 2

Banking & Finance

France

18 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Christophe Gaillard

France

Practice Areas

Specialises in banking and finance, Christophe Gaillard mainly handles acquisition financing, syndicated and structured financing matters.

He also handles derivatives transactions, such as equity derivative products used in employee equity participation plans.

Career

Before joining De Pardieu Brocas Maffei in 2001, Christophe Gaillard started his career in the banking and finance litigation field as an associate at Lussan Brouillaud (1996-2001). He was co-opted as Partner in 2006.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Paris Bar since 1997.

Personal

He holds an advanced degree (DESS) in applied taxation from the University of Paris V René Descartes (1994) and an advanced degree (DEA) in economic and business law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1993).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers France

Banking & Finance - France

2

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Head of department Christophe Gaillard is well reputed and assists with acquisition financing, credit facilities and refinancing mandates. He acts for a range of leading French and international financial institutions and banks.

Editorial individuel

Christophe Gaillard dirige le département et intervient dans le cadre de financements d’acquisitions, de lignes de crédit et de mandats de refinancement. Il agit pour le compte de nombreuses institutions financières et banques françaises et internationales de premier plan.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is a very strong finance lawyer with a very solid skill set, which is displayed when he is defending his clients' interests. He is, in my view, one of the leading lawyers in the Paris market.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe is a deal maker. He understands the banks and they trust him so much.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe is a very technical lawyer and is accessible. I like him a lot because he explains things well.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe est un dealmaker. Il comprend les banques et elles lui font totalement confiance.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe est un avocat très technique et abordable. J'aime beaucoup travailler avec lui parce qu’il explique bien les choses.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

C’est un avocat très solide avec de grandes compétences, qu'il démontre lorsqu’il défend les intérêts de ses clients. Il est, à mon avis, l’un des avocats les plus en vue sur le marché parisien.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

He is a very strong finance lawyer with a very solid skill set, which is displayed when he is defending his clients' interests. He is, in my view, one of the leading lawyers in the Paris market.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe is a deal maker. He understands the banks and they trust him so much.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe is a very technical lawyer and is accessible. I like him a lot because he explains things well.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe est un dealmaker. Il comprend les banques et elles lui font totalement confiance.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Christophe est un avocat très technique et abordable. J'aime beaucoup travailler avec lui parce qu’il explique bien les choses.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

C’est un avocat très solide avec de grandes compétences, qu'il démontre lorsqu’il défend les intérêts de ses clients. Il est, à mon avis, l’un des avocats les plus en vue sur le marché parisien.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers France

Articles, highlights and press releases

1 item provided by De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Press Release

De Pardieu advises Naturacare on the acquisition of Sochim International S.r.l.

De Pardieu has advised Naturacare, a leading European CDMO in food supplements, on its strategic acquisition of Sochim International S.r.l., a leading manufacturer of food supplements in softgel form, with the support of its majority shareholder, DENTRESSANGLE.

Mar 21, 2025

Authored by Cédric Chanas, Priscilla van den Perre, Christophe Gaillard, Mathieu Rétiveau, Warren Wilson, Eryk Nowakowski, Mickaël Ammar

Press Release

De Pardieu advises Naturacare on the acquisition of Sochim International S.r.l.

De Pardieu has advised Naturacare, a leading European CDMO in food supplements, on its strategic acquisition of Sochim International S.r.l., a leading manufacturer of food supplements in softgel form, with the support of its majority shareholder, DENTRESSANGLE.

Mar 21, 2025

Authored by Cédric Chanas, Priscilla van den Perre, Christophe Gaillard, Mathieu Rétiveau, Warren Wilson, Eryk Nowakowski, Mickaël Ammar

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