Bio

Didier Martin is the Senior Partner at Bredin Prat and is a leading specialist on French securities law and public tender offers. He advises listed companies in connection with their strategic transactions and assists them in resolving their financial and criminal litigation matters. He is a member of several committees and associations, including the Financial Transactions Committee of the MEDEF (the French employers’ federation) and ANSA (a French business association), as well as the recently created Haut Comité Juridique de la Place Financière de Paris. He is also a founding member of the Observatoire de la Communication Financière and co-president of the Commission Europe within the French legal think-tank, the Club des Juristes. He has written numerous books and articles on corporate law and securities law, and has recently published: “Les Offres Publiques d'Acquisition”, “Les Sociétés Holdings”, “Mergers & Acquisitions in France”, “Le Code Monétaire et Financier”. He was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1977 and is a graduate of the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (DEA in private law, 1976; DEA in criminal law, 1977).