FRANCE Law and Practice Contributed by: Christophe Ingrain, Tristan Gautier and Benoît Martinez, Darrois Villey Maillot & Brochier
Darrois Villey Maillot & Brochier has one of the mar- ket’s most prestigious WCC caseloads, encompass - ing a diversity of criminal offences and industry sec - tors. It notably represents a prominent client base of high-profile French and multinational companies, active in real estate, TMT, accounting, banking, man - ufacturing, luxury goods, sport or retail, as well as senior executives, and high-profile political figures in criminal employment law, tax fraud, favoritism, cor -
ruption and human rights cases. The team also regu - larly acts in matters involving the French public sec - tor and the political sphere and also assists clients with the conduct of internal investigations. It recently obtained a landmark victory in one of France’s top tax fraud cases. Star partner Christophe Ingrain leads the practice, supported by counsel Paul Mallet and associates Tristan Gautier, Benoît Martinez, Isaac Ar - noud and Arthur Teisseire.
Authors
Christophe Ingrain is a partner at Darrois Villey Maillot & Brochier. His practice focuses on white-collar crime litigation. He is involved in numerous cases of tax fraud, money laundering, misuse of corporate assets,
Tristan Gautier is an associate at Darrois Villey Maillot & Brochier. His practice focuses on white-collar criminal law, advising and assisting the firm’s clients at all stages of criminal proceedings. He has
corruption and criminal labor law. Christophe has also developed recognised expertise in internal investigations, negotiated criminal justice proceedings with the French prosecution authorities and compliance. A former magistrate, he has served as an investigating judge. While he worked at the Department of Justice, he specialised in international criminal co-operation. Adviser to the President of the French Republic from 2007 to 2010, he gained broad expertise in the French Public Administration and its functioning.
developed particular expertise in complex political and financial cases, as well as in corporate criminal liability and tax-related criminal matters. Tristan also represents clients before civil and commercial courts in disputes involving shareholder conflicts and contractual and tort liability issues.
Benoît Martinez is an associate at Darrois Villey Maillot & Brochier. He is a member of the firm’s white-collar crime team. He takes part in the defence of companies, corporate executives, and political figures
before criminal courts. He also conducts internal investigations and negotiates settlements with prosecuting authorities on behalf of corporate groups.
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