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About Matthieu Brueder
Matthieu joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Dispute Resolution Group in 2017.
He advises French and international clients in pre-litigious and litigious matters involving, in particular, cross-border as well as domestic issues of commercial, financial and banking law.
His special focus is on class actions and mass claims and he contributes on a regular basis to legal magazines.
Matthieu is fluent in French and English.
Recent work
- Representing a car manufacturer on criminal, civil and regulatory fronts in relation to allegations that it intentionally and deceptively programmed certain diesel engines to selectively circumvent emissions controls.
- Representing a listed company in a dispute with its former director regarding his removal from the company.
- Representing a French bank in the course of a dispute where the latter is defending against requests brought by a state-owned Iranian bank, for payment on first-demand counter-guarantees.
- Representing an international power company in two ICC arbitration proceedings against its supplier of plant equipment, arising out of the defective manufacturing of power plant components.
Qualifications
Education
- ESSEC Business School, France (Master of science in management / Grande Ecole)
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France (Magistère in business law / Magistère juriste d'affaires - DJCE)
Professional qualifications
- Admitted to the Paris Bar (Avocat à la Cour)