LAWYER PROFILE

Pierre-Yves Chabert

Global 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

France

6 years ranked

Capital Markets: Equity

France

19 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Pierre-Yves Chabert’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and securities regulation.

Career

Pierre-Yves joined the firm in 1988 became a partner in 1996.

Pierre-Yves lectures on “Group Corporate Strategies” at HEC and on “Corporate Control Transactions” at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and publishes regularly on corporate and securities regulations matters. He is a former member of the Consultative Commission on Issuers’ Transactions and Financial Information of the French Autorité des marchés financiers.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bars of Paris, New York and Luxembourg.

Personal

Harvard Law School

LL.M.

1988

Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales

H.E.C.

1985

Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne

Doctorate in Law

1987

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - France

Star Individuals

Individual Editorial

Pierre-Yves Chabert is renowned as a top choice for his work on high-profile acquisitions and divestments. He boasts an impressive roster of clients in the infrastructure, asset management, real estate and financial services sectors.

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Capital Markets: Equity - France

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Pierre-Yves Chabert has a leading presence in the equity market. He is well reputed for his broad expertise, which encompasses cross-border share capital increases and rights offerings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Pierre-Yves Chabert has unmatched technical experience. He can deliver strategic advice with high attention to detail.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Global Guide
You'd better have Pierre-Yves on your side.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Global Guide
Pierre-Yves Chabert is absolutely the top lawyer. When you need someone to find a great solution to a complicated issue, he is the one.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Global Guide
Pierre-Yves Chabert is able to understand the subtleties of his clients’ problems, always listening to his clients and proposing outside the box solutions.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers Global Guide
He is able to understand the clients problems and the subtilities of the clients issues and proposes solutions which are pertinent and outside the box.
Capital Markets: EquityChambers Global Guide
Pierre-Yves Chabert is very good on complex matters.
Capital Markets: EquityChambers Global Guide