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Christophe Cottet-Bretonnier, the Rastignac of the courtrooms

2022-09-08T14:30:47.885Z


PORTRAIT – Lawyer for the fund carrier Toni Musulin and the mother of the main suspect of “the Dover massacre”, at 50, Me Cottet-Bretonnier has only one ambition: to conquer Paris.


Ladage says that it's not the size that counts... but not for Me Christophe Cottet-Bretonnier, who fully assumes his 1.90 m height.

"It's a detail that, in a courtroom, is not negligible

“, he squeaks, not blushing when he compares himself to the presence of Éric Dupond-Moretti.

Nature had thus provided enough for Me Cottet-Bretonnier to be a great lawyer.

However, for a long time the criminal lawyer thought of becoming a tennis player.

Sports event organizer was also an option.

A political journalist had also crossed his mind.

Until the day when the lawyer and former deputy of Thonon-les-Bains Georges Pianta comes to lunch with his parents.

The sentence falls:

“You will be a lawyer, my son.”

After studying law, Christophe Cottet-Bretonnier flew to Quebec, determined to dig up juicy and media files.

But, hired in a huge firm bringing together nearly 280 lawyers, the young first quickly became disillusioned.

Everything was very hierarchical and he was…

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Source: lefigaro

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