Mr Diaz has been co-managing partner of Darois Villey and is the sixth partner to leave the firm in two years. He has advised on some of the most important transactions in the country. He becomes a partner in the Skadden Arps corporate group. 

Commitment to Europe

Eric Friedman, Skadden's executive partner, said: 'Olivier Diaz's experience handling large, complex, domestic and multinational deals will be of tremendous value to our French practice. Hiring Olivier underscores the firm's commitment to further developing our core practices in Paris, and, more generally, in Europe.' Source: Skadden Arps