‘The M&A team is extraordinary. They are very capable and well suited.’

‘Bredin’s know-how no longer needs to be demonstrated; the quality of the work continues to be exceptional.’

 ‘Olivier Assant is an exceptional lawyer, very attentive and always “solution-oriented”, with an always renewed interest in his clients’ activity.’

‘Ultra competent, very available, very responsive, and pragmatic. The team often finds innovative solutions.’

‘Tight team but of a very high level, very available and responsive. The advice is of excellent quality, very well adapted to the client’s expectations.’

‘Pierre-Yves Chabert has exceptional experience and expertise. Sophie De Beer is a talented and very efficient lawyer.’

‘An incredible team of talented lawyers, offering spotless, business oriented and straight to the point services. They provide insightful advise on all domains.’

‘Bertrand Cardi is reliable, innovative, understands the business of his clients and provides clear answers.’

‘Extremely creative and rigorous team’.

‘High-level team with exceptional legal technique combined with leading transactional experience.’

‘Team members are highly qualified and are top of the class legal practitioners. They are truly more than just legal advisers but business partners. They are very strong in connecting all the business aspects to the legal matters.’

‘Marc Loy is very experienced and always find solutions and is reassuring. David Andréani offers innovative proposals to difficulties.’

‘The M&A team led by Olivier Rogivue in Paris is very committed and has great technical competence.’

‘Olivier Rogivue is an excellent negotiator with a very fine and solution-oriented approach; Olivier always seeks the best outcome for his clients, taking a reasonable and convincing approach. He is a very good deal maker.’

‘Sami Jebbour is extremely client-minded especially on very technical and industrial topics. This is a critical asset for long term agreements with industrial counterparties’.

‘The team is extremely goal oriented and dedicated, eager to work under pressure when needed to get the deal through and without compromising the quality of work.’

‘Very high level, highly recognised M&A skills; very fine expertise in business law. Extremely well maintained customer relations.’

‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel: extreme availability, great responsiveness, high level M&A skills. Great humility. Extremely business oriented. Capable of providing very specialized solutions.’

‘A team capable of dealing with high-stakes subjects, often within tight deadlines and always available.’

‘Pierre Louis Cléro has great expertise in his field, is always available for his clients; it is extremely reassuring to work alongside him.’

‘Well experienced and straight to the point.’

‘Availability, expertise and experience’

‘Excellent team, ultra professional and sharp. In-depth understanding of the situations to be managed and informed advice. Smooth collaboration, total availability in case of need/emergency.’

‘Pierre Tourres is absolutely exceptional.’

‘High availability, pragmatism and strategic and business-oriented vision of files. The team knows how to anticipate risks. The full-service offering is exceptional, both geographically and from a sectoral point of view.’

‘Good availability, competence, responsiveness, pragmatism, proactivity’.

‘Responsiveness, high level of technical expertise and commercial approach in negotiations. ’

‘A very available team, very good advice. Fluid exchanges with each member of the team. ’

‘Stéphane Davin is very involved in projects, his expertise and his strength of persuasion are remarkable. Antoine Caillard: excellent advice, expert in his field, always available.’

‘Ability to cover all legal aspects and issues of a complex file whether in France or in conjunction with Baker offices outside France, allowing global monitoring of complex files.’

‘Quality of service, proactivity, speed, innovative.’

‘Laurent Schoenstein stands out for his strong skills and creativity. ’

‘A team attentive to the customer, rigorous and pragmatic with great experience. They are transparent, friendly, open-minded and approachable.’

‘Very good team, available, very professional and pragmatic.’

‘Guillaume Touttée has extremely specialized legal expertise in corporate law and contract law. A fine strategist, he is also an outstanding negotiator with a recognized practice in the most technical, high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, including litigation. He has the particularity of knowing the financial services sector well, and also has a perfect understanding of regulatory issues. ’

‘Guillaume Touttée has recognized experience in M&A and partnerships, with essential practice particularly in the financial sectors. He stands out for his knowledge and understanding, his negotiating skills, the quality of his team and his involvement.’

‘The team is competent, with collaborators and partners who are extremely rigorous in their approach to files and the advice provided. Available, responsive and with a very pragmatic approach to files, which is valuable during complex negotiations.’

‘Their knowledge of M&A transactions is impressive. The multicultural team is fully available.’

‘We particularly appreciate working with Herbert Smith Freehills’ Mergers & Acquisitions team, as their lawyers take particular care to meet our needs in terms of quality of advice, availability and adaptability to situations. In addition to the legal excellence of their teams, the partners who work with us bring their experience of complex situations. We particularly appreciate their negotiating skills and their ability to maintain a professional, constructive and serene climate, especially at times of great tension in the deal.’

‘Excellent’.

‘Xavier Doumen is very professional, competent and pleasant. He remains calm and courteous in all circumstances, including during tricky negotiations. Xavier listens very closely to his customers and responds quickly and in a precise manner.’

‘Top quality service; high availability, legal creativity and finesse in negotiations. Ability to be proactive and high responsiveness.’

‘Very high technicality. experience and good management of complicated situations.’

‘Extremely competent and available.’

‘Olivier Jouffroy stands out for his accessibility and level of knowledge and experience.’

‘Excellent team, working closely with their US counterparts. The team is innovative in its solutions and brings ideas.’

‘Pragmatism, availability, rigor, creativity, business oriented = knows how to put oneself in the customer’s shoes.’

‘Arash Attar-Reznavi: calm, patience, perseverance, management of emotions, intellectual flexibility, negotiation skills, roundness while being rigorously attached to the objectives.’

‘Hardworking, very available and in tune with the client’s culture.’

‘Relevance of advice, responsiveness, inventiveness in the face of constraints, pugnacity in negotiations’

‘Hugues Mathez has reliable technique. Saam Golshani has strong distressed M&A expertise, is very well connected and a good strategist.’

‘Very strong team, excellent quality.’

‘Great expertise, responsiveness and ability at managing large international deals’.

‘Team of great professionalism. Strong support.’

‘Julien Aucomte’s team is friendly and responsive. ’

‘The team his tremendously helpful. They come up with smart solutions that help find a common ground with counterparties.’

‘Very competent and very pleasant team. Fruitful exchanges, both on a personal and professional level.’

‘Gildas Louvel: available, competent and pleasant. ’

‘Carole Bodin : very pragmatic and a good technician.’

‘Ability to listen, understand its client’s issues and adaptability. The team is responsive and always willing to help. The team is also very friendly and it is pleasant to work with its members.’’

‘Olivia Guéguen: leadership, hardworking, strong technical knowledge, problem solving.’

‘Laura Godard: hardworking, available, responsive, ability to work within short deadlines. ’

‘DLA Paris provides a full suite of services to US-based clients, which makes for efficient staffing of projects to meet business needs and demands.’

‘Simon Charbit is business-oriented, savvy, and an excellent practitioner. Client satisfaction is important to him.’

‘Alice Magnan: very responsive to clients’ needs, and skillfully explains French law concepts and principles to foreign clients. A star in the making who has a very bright future ahead of her.’

‘The  team is complete and has all the qualities necessary to carry out complex transactions with perfect coordination between the different teams.’

‘Bertrand Delaunay: very responsive and calm.’

‘Reactivity and high legal skills.’

‘Very solid experience on complex M&A files and great availability and competence. Maxence Bloch, through his reputation and experience, has the ability to create dialogue between parties and bring points of view closer together.’

‘Maxence Bloch: great experience, pleasant contact, strong involvement in files’.

‘The team has good knowledge and mastery of its files, strong ability to provide relevant and quality advice, a very good level of responsiveness and is of real support during negotiations.’

‘Very pragmatic and straight forward team. Always available. Valuable advice.’

‘Availability, friendliness, respect for deadlines, knowledge, search for pragmatic solutions, listens to the client.’

‘The team is very responsive, understands the needs of its clients and offers concrete innovative solutions.’

‘Good technique. Excellent knowledge of regulations, practices and of the market. ’

‘Florent Bouyer is an excellent technician and knows his practice perfectly. He is particularly relevant during large-scale deals and knows how to interact with other teams in order to successfully complete projects. His knowledge of the AMF is a real plus.’

‘Very strong international presence and ability to serve in multiple countries. This helps tremendously for deals which include multiple countries. Extremely responsive and resourceful organization.’

‘Diversity of skills, complementarity between partners, availability and ability to listen to the client’s needs, anticipation of the client’s constraints and needs, commercial quality and impactful commercial arguments.’

‘Available and responsive.’

‘The team is very experienced with a real understanding of the challenges of mergers and acquisitions linked to real estate activity. The team is particularly competent in corporate law.’

‘Offer a broad set of cutting-edge expertise and a team of varied profiles and personalities.’

‘Guillaume Kuperfils is perfectly aware of the smallest details of a file and strikes a balance between commercial pragmatism and legal technicality, also noted for his interpersonal skills.’

‘Competent, easy to contact and responsive.’

‘Catherine Olive provides very operational advice.’

‘Great team. Fast responsiveness and quality advice.’

‘Pragmatic, efficient, fast, business-minded’.

‘Team led by Sébastien Crépy provides efficient and competent support. Sébastien’s business sense and good humor helps to create a relationship of trust and smoothly overcome various difficulties encountered in the way of a project.’

‘Sébastien Crépy is a trusted adviser with solid hard and soft skills.’

 ‘Benoit Marpeau: very high technique, inventive, an outstanding negotiator and very friendly. He is very responsive and counts among the very best in Paris.’

‘Deep expertise and client-centric approach. Their strengths include speed, efficiency, and a high level of ethical conduct.’

‘Benoit Marpeau is a standout lawyer. His attention to detail and deep understanding of M&A law make him an invaluable asset. He has exceptional client engagement skills; he takes the time to understand the client’s needs and tailors his approach accordingly. Additionally, his ability to simplify complex legal issues into understandable terms is unparalleled, making the legal process more accessible for clients. Benoit’s proactive communication and transparency in billing also contribute to a seamless and trustworthy client experience.’

‘Attentive team that looks for pragmatic solutions.’

‘Racine is extremely efficient and provides excellent client service. They are fully multilingual which is essential for conducting deals for a global corporate deal working across English and French jurisdictions.’

‘Mélanie Coiraton has been excellent. Very commercially astute and practical in her advice, providing a first class service.’

‘The team is very available and very competent, with great ease in making complex questions intelligible. The meetings are very well prepared and the teams bring their specific know-how with great precision. ’

‘Franck Sekri: total availability and professionalism.’

‘The team is extremely available and attentive.’

‘Very close to its customers, very attentive, extremely available. ’

‘Competent, pragmatic, available and nice to work with’.

‘Laurent Jobert is an excellent adviser’.

‘Very good team’

‘Very available and flexible team. Know-how to clarify problems and seek simple solutions.’

‘Louis Chenard and his team are very efficient on every occasion.’

‘A very complete law firm that can provide high quality services for nearly any M&A and venture capital transaction.’

‘Julie Tchaglass is always available. Her understanding of both the transactions and the client’s needs make her an outstanding lawyer. In addition, she and her team always solve our requests in a timely manner, even in urgent matters.’

‘Specialists in all subjects relating to M&A and beyond. The particular traits are: efficiency/speed – excellent analysis and understanding of issues – creativity – international network.’

‘Excellent team’.

‘The team is extremely available, competent and a deal maker. They have a perfect mastery of all communication tools/means, making it very easy to work collaboratively on documents and exchanges. ’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard is very pleasant to work with.’

‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux and Edgard Nguyen are both good technicians and fine negotiators, and they know how to bring discussions to a successful conclusion by being proactive.’

‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux is talented, efficient, and very friendly.’

 ‘A rare combination of client-centered and personal approach to lead extremely complex deals in M&A in high-tech segments.’

‘Very responsive and professional team ’

‘Bruno Nogeiro is very responsive and a deal maker. ’

‘Very available team which knows how to respond in a relevant manner and has a very good international network. ’

‘Very good quality of service. Raphaël Mellerio has great expertise and a very good knowledge of the field. Very responsive and flexible.’

‘Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer is very committed.’

‘Alexis Chahid-Nouraï has good legal knowledge and is a good negotiator and mediator.’

‘A fantastic team.’

‘Audrey Wendling is responsive and relevant, technically excellent and reassures clients.’

‘Small, agile and efficient team.’

‘Excellent client service and quality of legal advice. Deeply experienced. Strong commitment’.

 ‘Yann Alix provides a friendly and personalised service, with strong commitment and industry sector knowledge. He offers concrete solutions of high quality. He is a true deal-marker. Always there when a client needs him.’

‘The team is very efficient, available and relevant. Strong personal and technical qualities. The services offered are of a very high level on the Parisian market. ’

‘A team that remains calm and shows formidable efficiency.’

‘The team is competent, available, very responsive and helps clients analyze priorities.’

‘Benoît Gomel is particularly efficient.’

‘Ermine Bolot’s team: very responsive, pleasant and available, with excellent knowledge of the industrial sector and very proactive in supporting and negotiating transactions. The team also demonstrates a lot of pragmatism and finesse in finding tailor-made solutions to the difficulties encountered.’

‘Ermine Bolot is very responsive and knows how to make herself available. She always provides good advice, and knows how to negotiate skillfully and with great pragmatism to advance our transactions while best protecting our interests. Her finesse and knowledge of our sector of activity allows her to find tailor-made solutions to overcome our difficulties. ’

‘Ermine Bolot has the ability to perfectly understand the expectations of her clients, to adapt their culture and her advice according to her client’s business project. Ermine communicates very well.’

‘Innovative and available.’

‘Henri-Louis Delsol: available, always finds a solution.’

‘Responsiveness, a well-sized team that knows how to respond to emergencies.’

‘Flexibility, pragmatism, availability.’

‘Jean-Robert Bousquet shows great pragmatism, constant involvement in files and excellent understanding of client issues and expectations.’

‘Excellent understanding of how companies work; reactivity; great understanding of issues and ability to make things progress on complex subjects; fluid and very pleasant collaboration; appropriately uses remote communication, electronic signature and documentation creation/revision technologies.’

‘The team is of very good quality, high level, responsive and creative.’

‘Excellent team with a business and efficient approach.’

‘Raphaël Bloch: very good negotiator with a practical mind and the desire to find a solution allowing the parties to move forward.’

‘An efficient team on all types of transactions.’

 ‘Great responsiveness and pragmatism. Sébastien Pontillo is hands-on, particularly on cross-border deals. Good team quality. ’

‘ Performance. Diligence. Precision’

 ‘Alexandre Omaggio has always demonstrated remarkable responsiveness and commitment. He provides high quality services and knows how to offer pragmatic solutions to his clients.’

‘Very technical, efficient team, with involved and dynamic associates. Excellent file management.’

‘Nicolas Lafont is an excellent partner, technical and involved.’

‘A lot of agility and adaptability. Very complete, very competent with a mode of collaboration adapted to each situation.’

‘Jean-Eudes Bunetel: committed and involved, a true business partner.’

‘High quality, focused and deal driven. ’

‘Guilain Hippolyte: absolutely outstanding, commercial, clear in communication, pragmatic, great understanding and empathy with the client, excellent lawyer and great service’.

‘Isabelle McElhone: excellent partner with a good team of junior assistants.’

‘The team has an excellent grasp of French corporate law and really understands the key French legal issues to structure and execute M&A transactions. They are also user friendly and responsive.’

‘Christian Taylor is excellent and provides sensible and pragmatic advice.’

‘Very attentive team offering personalised, innovative and relevant solutions.’

‘The team has a strong ability to relate to its clients and stands out for its pragmatism in seeking solutions in all circumstances.’

‘Offers high quality services at competitive prices.’

‘Denis Barat stands out for his remarkable combination of flexibility, unfailing commitment and speed of reaction.’

‘Excellent understanding of the challenges of a PE fund.’

‘Charles-Emmanuel Prieur: good understanding and ability to adapt.’

‘Responsiveness, pragmatic spirit and search for effective solutions.’

‘The team is efficient, responsive and adapts to the client’s objectives and interests.’

‘Raphaël Dalmas stands out for his technicality, his responsiveness and his pragmatism which allow him to respond effectively to his client’s objectives.’

‘Pauline Darmon shows  constant commitment.’

‘Very good, agile and very rigorous and professional team. Very good sense of the transaction while not neglecting the analysis of legal risks.’

‘The M&A team, notably Virginie Brault-Scaillet, is very responsive and very familiar with the uses of venture capital. She has a great understanding of economic and financial issues.’

‘Excellent flexibility and in-depth solid legal knowledge and ability to find ingenious solutions.’

‘Team close to the customer, attentive, very proactive and very professional.’

‘Aurélien Debré: strong understanding of business issues and proactivity, and dynamism.’

‘The corporate team has extensive experience in restructuring of international groups, and works closely with other Deloitte teams, thus being able to offer a one-stop solution for a wide typology of operations.’

‘They work as a team and listen to client’s needs to adapt their services. They are deal-oriented and pragmatic.’

‘Jean-Christophe Sabourin  is able to find flexible solutions to unblock complex situations during negotiations. He is nice and very professional which helps with the communication with the counterparty and avoids unnecessary discussions during the process.’

‘The team is available, responsive, attentive and proactive.’

‘Very professional and experienced team.’

‘Philippe Netto: very experienced, excellent support, to the point, very business oriented.’

‘Marion Cressely-Deneuville: excellent support, great professionalism, responsiveness.’

‘Super competent, brilliant team, very attentive, fully supportive. ’

‘They are very pro-active and available. ’

‘Lionel Lesur is a very supportive and trusted advisor. ’

‘Excellent team of very good level. Diversity of profiles, proximity. Availability. Very good work in the context of joint ventures and reverse mergers.’

‘Very good consideration of individual situations, creation of a very strong relationship of trust even with third parties.’

‘Close-knit team that listens.’

‘Very committed, professional and reliable team.’

‘Frédéric Bailly particularly stands out for the level of services offered.’

‘Specialist in M&A transactions in the asset management sector. ’

‘Frédéric Pinet: availability and professionalism.’

‘Proximity to the client. Very high responsiveness and availability. Quality of monitoring. Good understanding of the client’s business and objectives.’

‘A very good M&A team which has just been strengthened with the arrival of Jean-Claude Rivallan.’

‘The team is very well versed acting for international clients on French mandates.’

‘Pierre François is an assured and polished adviser. He effortlessly assures his client, both the local French team and the international team based in the UK.’

‘Super experienced professional and effective team.’

‘A compact team that is extremely competent and sharp in approaching solutions in a creative and efficient way. Their responsiveness is a particular aspect, always available and ready to answer questions in an objective and solid manner. Matters are dealt with high quality.’

‘Nunode Ayala Boaventura: vast knowledge, a wise approach to better defend the interests of the client, always available and responsive, brilliant poise.’

‘Guillaume Briant is very competent, pleasant, constructive and a deal maker. He defends his clients while creating a pleasant atmosphere.’

‘Spot on advice and efficiency in handling complex matters without lengthy discussions’

‘Nicolas de Witt and Anne-Juliette de Zaluski: committed and efficiently handling matters.’

‘Experience, quality of lawyers and ease at explaining complex points.’

‘Frédéric Grillier: expertise, clarity, efficiency.’

‘A high-performing team.’

‘Jérôme Herbet is very responsive, a very good M&A specialist, and provided support on transactions of relatively high complexity.’

‘High speed of execution. Systematic compliance with deadlines. High quality of deliverables. Precise recommendations. Always relevant advice to the issues linked to the asset management sector. ’