We represent legal entities and individuals before the French courts of first instance and appeal.

We are experienced in resolving complex disputes involving parties from different jurisdictions. The question of which court has jurisdiction and which law is applicable to the dispute often arises early on, and we help our clients carry out this preliminary analysis. When a dispute governed by French law is brought before a foreign court, we assist foreign lawyers in the preparation of pleadings.

Our firm is experienced in international arbitration, particularly in drafting arbitration clauses, advising on and defending arbitration proceedings (institutional arbitration and ad hoc arbitration).

Our law firm offers a wide range of services in French corporate law, in particular:

– Creation and reorganization of companies and joint ventures, including assistance in choosing the most appropriate form of company, and legal assistance during the course of their activities.

– Drafting of deeds required to set up a company, such as articles of association, shareholders’ agreements, minutes of general meetings of shareholders/partners, etc.

In France, real estate transactions are strictly regulated by law, to ensure maximum protection for both parties and to avoid disputes after the transaction has been completed. For this reason, the completion of a real estate transaction goes through several stages, and requires the gathering of a certain number of documents and information, as well as the completion of certain actions by both parties.

Dealing with international law issues is an integral part of our work, both for companies and individuals.

Our law firm defends both defendants (individuals and corporate bodies) and victims of crime before the criminal courts. These are mainly foreign clients who do not speak French and are unfamiliar with French law. Assisting these clients requires special attention and an understanding of the specificities of their country of origin, to ensure the best possible defense in court.

We have many years’ experience in assisting our clients resident in CIS countries in disputes with the French customs authorities over issues relating to the violation of French and European customs legislation.

Our law firm has accumulated many years of experience in dealing with various issues of French tax law and, in particular, the tax law applicable to non-resident foreign nationals who have tax obligations in France (for example, tax obligations arising from the division of joint property of spouses or an estate in France).

We also provide legal assistance to foreign nationals who are French tax residents and receive income abroad that is taxable in France.

Intellectual property rights, and in particular copyrights, are subject to reinforced protection by the law and the courts in France. We help our clients to understand, enforce and protect these rights.

We have experience in concluding various licensing agreements, copyright assignments, contracts between a producer and a performer in the context of an audiovisual shoot, commissioning agreements between an art gallery and the author of an artistic work, and collaboration agreements between a photographer and a model.

With a few exceptions, only Monegasque lawyers are authorized to appear before the courts of the Principality of Monaco.

Thanks to our partnership with Monegasque lawyers, we defend our clients in civil and commercial cases before Monegasque courts.