Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier advises prominent French and international clients across the spectrum of competition matters. The firm remains a leading reference in the market for complex, high-profile merger control cases before the FCA and EC, and is also frequently active in antitrust investigations and related appeals, and in state aid matters. In addition, the team has a thriving practice in the field of follow-on damages actions, appearing before the French courts on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants. Didier Théophile, a renowned competition lawyer with particular expertise in the regulated sectors, leads the practice. Guillaume Aubron stands out for his impressive experience in both merger control and behavioural matters, and Constance Bocket, who was promoted to partner in January 2024, is also an up-and-coming practitioner.
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  • "Darrois has provided very high-quality support in a complex merger case. Whilst their team was relatively small, they were constantly 'on the ball'. Their approach was both strategic and very cooperative."
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  • "Guillaume Aubron provides top-notch competition law advice which is equally smart, pragmatic, and to-the-point."
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  • "The team is able to think out of the box and adapt well to the client's specific needs. They look under every stone to raise arguments in favor of their clients. They make themselves available."
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  • "Guillaume Aubron specifically stands out for his ability to think out of the box and adapt well to the client's specific needs. He looks under every stone to raise arguments in favor of his clients. He makes himself available as much as needed."
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  • "Didier Theophile - very pragmatic, solution-oriented, and reliable, easy to work with."
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Kernmandanten

  • ADEO
  • Amazon
  • Airbus
  • Accor
  • Atos
  • Ayvens (ex ALD)
  • BBVA
  • Bouygues Telecom
  • Carrefour
  • Clariane

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advising Lagardère, a French leading group in publishing, travel retail and media, in the context of the gun-jumping investigation opened by the European Commission following Vivendi’s takeover of Lagardère in November 2023, including ongoing appeals before the Court of Justice of the EU against a Commission RFI decision.
  • Advising Atos, a global player in the IT services market, on all competition law aspects relating to its ongoing restructuring.
  • Defending Daimler in more than 70 actions brought before French courts by alleged victims of the trucks cartel, which was sanctioned by the Commission in 2016.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Didier Théophile

Partner*innen der nächsten Generation

Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.

Guillaume Aubron
Constance Bocket

Praxisleitung

Didier Théophile

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Guillaume Aubron; Constance Bocket