The team at Bird & Bird harnesses strong cross-sector expertise and a large multidisciplinary team, offering a full range of business law services at the local and international level. Assisting both French and multi-national corporations operating in the greater Rhone-Alps region, the firm is particularly well regarded for advising startups and SMEs. The team is led by Lyon-based David Malcoiffe, who leverages extensive expertise in advising investment funds and start-up companies in private equity and venture capital transactions at the national and international level. Géraldine Arbant  lends decades of experience in brand management, trademark and copyright litigation, whilst Anne-Florence Raducault specialises in contractual, commercial and corporate disputes and business criminal liability. Nathalie Devernay and Benjamin Lichtlé are also key contacts.

 

 

 

CMS Francis Lefebvre is well-equipped to advise an impressive roster of French and international clients operating in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The practice is noted for its ‘cross-sectional vision’, drawing upon a deep bench of experts across business, tax and public law. Leading the team are employment law specialists François Coutard and Guilaume Bossy, alongside Jean-Thomas Heintz, a mergers and acquisitions specialist. François-Xavier Awatar also leads, leveraging expertise in distribution and consumer goods related matters. Other key contacts are construction law specialist Guillaume Belluc and Jérémy Duret, a direct taxation expert.

Full-service firm Delcade has a deep bench of experts across four offices, advising regional and international clients on all areas of business law, including taxation and mergers and acquisitions. Based in Bordeaux, co-heads Benoit Lafourcade and Fabrice Delouis leverage strong international experience, with Lafourcade’s expertise covering corporate and international litigation, whilst Delouis specialises in taxation and transfer pricing issues. Lille-based Frédérique Sallee handles employment law matters, both in counseling and litigation. Sophie Coignat is also a key contact, with 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity.

Leveraging a network of eight offices across France, PwC Société d'Avocats provides specialised expertise in a variety of legal, tax and employment law matters. The firm also notably coordinates the legal and tax activities of a range of international entities based in Monaco. Emmanuelle Veras heads the Marseille office, advising international clients on merger and restructuring operations, whilst Bordeaux-based Suzie Maillot leads on corporate law matters, with a particular expertise in M&A operations in the wine sector. In Lyon, Simon Perrot advises clients in the Rhône-Alpes Bourgogne region on a range of legal and tax matters. Taxation expert Marie-Laure Hublot  oversees the Toulouse team, offering a particular expertise in transfer pricing and aeronautics.

The team at Abeille Avocats harnesses a multi-disciplinary approach, with notable expertise in health law, insurance law, and employment law, to advise clients operating throughout France and overseas territories. Based in Marseille, managing partner Sylvain Pontier leads the public law practice, Stéphane Gallo offers advisory and litigation services in real estate and construction law, whilst Bruno Zandotti specialises in medical liability matters. Laura Tetti and Mathilde Chadeyron are key contacts in Aix-en-Provence.

FIDAL leverages an expansive network of 87 offices across France, with 12 regional head offices in Aquitaine Atlantique, Normandie, Centre, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Hauts de France, Rhône Alpes, Méditerranée, Grand Est, Val de Loire, Bretagne, Midi Toulousain and Paris. A network of partners are at the helm of each division, with Gaëlle Menu-Lejeune overseeing taxation law, Stéphane Béal leading employment law, whilst the corporate law team is co-headed by Mathilde Dubois and Alain François Cheneau. Philippe Vanni and Laurence Dreyfuss Bechmann oversee commercial law and the key contact for litigation is Brigitte Petitdemange. Jean-François Desbuquois specialises in private wealth, and the environment law division is helmed by Christophe Puel and Thibault Geib.

The expanding team at Oratio Avocats specialises in business law and business litigation at a regional, national and international level, offering ‘excellent business expertise with a resolutely human approach’. The team was bolstered by a recent merger with Cefides Avocats, introducing additional offices in Lyon, Vienne and Villefranche-sur-Saône. Key contacts include head of Le Mans office Yves Marjault, specialising in corporate law and M&A, and IT law expert Cédric Berto. Sylvain de Chaumont is the name to note in Nantes.