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English speaking lawyers in France

Listing updated regularly (May 2011)

PARIS

French lawyers, or "avocats", may render legal advice on all matters, draft contracts, handle commercial dealings and may plead in civil, criminal and administrative litigation before the French Courts to which they are admitted. All the lawyers listed below have jurisdiction throughout France and may practice in any court in France.

BAKER & MCKENZIE (05/11)
French Law Only: General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Laurent BARBARA
1, Rue Paul Baudry
75008 Paris
Tel. 01 44 17 53 00
Fax. 01 44 17 45 75
laurent.barabara@bakernet.com

Bright case International Law Firm (05/11)
21-23 Boulevard Haussman
75009 Paris
Tel. 06 20 20 20 11
Fax. 01 43 21 43 04
mail@bcsite.com
www.bcsite.com/en/offices/paris-office.html

Frédéric Calinaud (05/11)
Avocat Associé - Partner, Associate Member of the Law Society of NSW
146-150, Avenue des Champs Elysées
75008 Paris
Tel. + 33 1 56 59 60 61
Fax. + 33 1 56 59 60 79
Mobile: + 33 6 19 28 63 28
Aus.Mobile : +61 406 236 514
fcalinaud@calinaud.com

Robin CASTEL - Cabinet Fidal (05/11)
Commercial contracts, Business Law
Espace 21 – 32 Place Ronde
92035 La Défence Cedex
Tel. 01 55 68 17 17
Mob : 06 86 00 32 62
Fax. 01 55 68 14 00
rcastel@fidalinternational.com

Xavier CHABEUF (05/11)
Legal Advice and Litigation : Civil Law (Contracts, property, Family law), Labor and Commercial law
50 Avenue de la Grande Armée
75017 PARIS
Tel. 01 56 67 09 24
Fax. 01 56 67 09 25
xavier.chabeuf@chabeuf.com

Véronique CHAUVEAU (05/11)
Child Abduction and all matters relating to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, Custody Matters, Family Law
31, Rue Poissy
75005 PARIS
Tel. 01 55 42 55 25
Fax. 01 55 42 55 29
v.chauveau@droitfamille.com

CICERO – BERNARDS
International league of law firms
33 Rue d’Artois
75008 PARIS
Tel. 01 53 53 82 82
Fax. 01 53 53 82 80
tbernard@bernardsfirm.com

Alain CORNEC
Child Abduction and All matters relating to the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, Custody Matters, Family Law
68, Rue Pierre Charon
75008 PARIS
Tel. 01 44 05 04 00
Fax. 01 44 05 94 16
e-mail@villard-avocats.com

CABINET DESSAIX
French Law Only: Commercial, Criminal & Family Law
Jean-Michel DESSAIX
34, Rue de la Victoire
75009 - PARIS
Tel. 01 53 20 00 38
Fax. 01 53 20 00 51
jmdessaix@sade.net

FIDAL
French & Australian Law: French and Australian Commercial Law, Corporate and Individual, Company, Property, Tax, Estates, Litigation, General Practice
Robin CASTEL
Espace 21 – 32 Place Ronde
92035 La Défence Cedex
Tel. 01 55 68 17 17
Mob. 06 86 00 32 62
Fax. 01 55 68 14 00
rcastel@fidalinternational.com

KGA AVOCATS
PAGET Laura
French law in English, and: Business and corporate law, commercial law, intellectual property law, tax law and commercial litigation
44 Ave. des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
Tel. 01 44 95 20 00
Fax. 01 49 53 03 97
l.paget@kga.fr

LAFORGUE LAW OFFICE
Francis Laforgue
English speaking law firm dealing with Employment & commercial litigation
11 Bld de Sebastopol
75001 Paris
Tel. 01 78 41 60 77
Fax. 01 80 27 00 74
contact@laforgue-avocats.com
www.laforgue-avocats.com

LASEK & SCHAPIRA
Sébastien SCHAPIRA
Criminal law, Corporate criminal law, Media and Intellectual Property law 7, Rue Ernest Cresson
75014 Paris
Tel. 01 45 41 80 52
Fax. 01 45 41 41 21
sebastien.schapira@wanadoo.fr

PINCENT, SORIN, MARGULIS & Associates
156 Rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Tel. 01 55 35 95 35
Fax. 01 55 35 95 30
Mob. 33 6 08 66 03 22 and 33 6 09 25 52 02
s.margulis@margulisavocat.com

McNICHOLAS & LEFEVRE
French & UK Law: Company, employment, broadcasting, Commercial and Civil Litigation
22, Rue de la Boetie
75008 Paris
Tel. 01 42 66 93 35
Fax. 01 42 66 93 32
mnl@mcnicholaslefevre.com

Bruno PARIS - Avocat à la Cour
Leisure & auto personal injury, and medical negligence
155 Boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris
Tel. 01 4563 2700
Fax. 01 4563 2727
bruno.paris@orange.fr

Marie-Laure PANNIER
French Law Only: General practice, Copyright & Entertainment, Family Law
19, Rue Germain Pilon
75018 Paris
Tel. 01 40 20 90 78
Fax. 01 42 59 50 67
MLPannier@caramail.com

Jonathon POLIER
4 rue de Marignan
75008 Paris
Tel. 01 47 23 41 51
Fax. 01 47 23 3793
j-polier@paris-paris-law.com

Alexander STELLER Australian national practicing at the Paris Bar: Civil litigation, company creation, property (purchase, leases, etc.), family law, employment, penal law
14 Bis Bld de l’Hopital
75005 Paris
Tel. 06 19 27 51 58
Fax. 01 47 07 50 13
as.avocat@gmail.com

Julien RIVET
50 rue Etienne Marcel
75002 Paris
Tel. 01 44 82 50 05
Fax. 01 44 82 57 60
rivet@bnravocats.com

UGGC et Associés
Specialist in Cross-Frontier Legal Matters
47, Rue de Monceau
75008 – Paris
Tel. 01 56 69 70 00
Fax. 01 56 69 70 71
g.wright@uggcavocats.com

Van Teslaar Sebastian Lawyers
Specialising in personal injury claims (people involved in car or motorcycle accident, physical assault, medical malpractice, work related illness claims)
272 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
750008 Paris
Tel. 01 44 90 02 22
Fax. 01 44 90 05 55
svt@vanteslaar.com
www.vanteslaar.com

Waheed Karl Lawyers
Specialist in Immigration
34 rue Henri Chevreau
75020 – PARIS
Tel. 01 43 66 94 27
Fax. 01 43 66 94 28
karl.waheed@karlwaheed.fr

OUTSIDE PARIS

ALBERTVILLE

CARTILLIER CAPDEVILLE (SCP)
Maître Julien Capdeville
29, Rue du Vieux Pont
73200 ALBERTVILLE
Tél. 04 79 37 10 60
Fax. 04 79 32 87 98
scpcartillier-capdeville@wanadoo.fr

CABINET SCP – Maître Maurice BODECHER
French Law Only: Criminal, Civil, Family and General (Also Offices in Moutiers, Annecy, Bourg St-Maurice and Chambery).
2, Rue Gambetta
73200 ALBERTVILLE
Tel. 04 79 37 00 36
Fax. 04 79 31 28 93
scpsalvisberg@wanadoo.fr

AIX-EN-PROVENCE

Fabien CORDIEZ
Property law, service of legal documents abroad, inheritance law and wills
19 Rue de Montigny
13100 Aix en Provence
Tel : 04 86 68 89 68
cordiez@solicitor.fr

BLOIS

DEVOUARD Florence (05/11)
9 rue du Père Brottier
41100 Blois (60Km from Tours and Orleans)
Tel. 0254570303
Fax. 0254570300
devouard-avocat@wanadoo.fr

CANNES

Robert H FLOYD
General and international Law
22-24, Bd Alexandre III
06400 Cannes
Tel. 04 93 43 32 56
Fax. 04 93 43 40 26
Robert.FLOYD@wanadoo.fr

Me A. COVILLARD, Me E. BAROIN
Me C. M. RADTKE Lamy & Associés
Commercial, competition & distribution, corporate law and foreign investment, Business law
40 Rue de Bonnel Business law
064000 Cannes
Tel. 04 78 62 14 00
Fax. 04 78 62 14 99
info@lamy-associates.com
www.lamy-associates.fr

LILLE/ROUBAIX

Samira DENFER
Résidence du Palais
57 B, Rue du Grand Chemin
59100 Roubaix
Tel : 03 20 65 28 42
Fax : 03 20 65 26 35
Mobile : 06 60 64 87 13
Samira.denfer@wanadoo.fr

LIMOGES

Frédéric OLIVE
French Law only: Criminal, Civil, Family and General
56, Rue Turgot
87000 LIMOGES
Tel. 05 55 33 90 60
Fax. 05 55 33 90 61
frederic-olive-avocat@orange.fr

LYON

Jean-Luc SOULIER
General and Corporate Practice, Member of World Law Group (incl. Minter Ellison)
Cité Internationale
34, Quai Charles de Gaulle
69463 Lyon Cédex 6
Tel. 04 72 82 20 80
Fax. 04 72 82 20 90
jl.soulier@soulier_avocats.com

Me S. WESLEY
Competition and consumer law, commercial and distribution contracts, Corporate, M&A, and insolvency, Information Technology and
contracts, employment law, private client, residential property, tax and matrimonial advice, dispute resolution, mediation and arbitration in all of the above fields
Hon. Legal Advisor to British Consul
COLBERT Avocats
139 Rue Vendôme
69006 Lyon
Tel. 04 72 75 76 22
Fax. 04 78 24 25 68
s.wesley@colbert-avocats.eu

Me T. HUGUES - COLBERT Lawyers
Full legal service offered by Colbert Avocats. Personal areas of specialisation: company law, (creation and administration), Family law
139 Rue Vendôme
69006 Lyon
Tel. 04 72 75 76 22 Family law
Fax. 04 78 24 75 68
t.hughes@colbert-avocats.eu

MARSEILLE/SOUTH EAST FRANCE

Paule ACQUAVIVA
French & UK Law: Commercial, Family, Criminal, Tort, Labour & Transport Law
37, Rue Montgrand
13006 - Marseille
Tel. 04 91 33 56 51
Fax. 04 91 33 54 31
acquaviva.avocate@wanadoo.fr

Sophie BOTTAI
French Law Only: Criminal, Civil & Family Law and Litigation
2, Rue Edouard Delanglade
13006 - Marseille
Tel. 04 91 53 99 18
Fax. 04 91 53 99 71
S.BOTTAI@wanadoo.fr

Chloé MONTAGNIER & Marc BERNIE Lawyers
24, Cours Pierre Puget
13006 Marseille
Tel. 04 89 12 27 50 or 52
Fax. 04 91 39 22 50
Mobile 06 71 08 65 02
contact@bmc-avocats.com

Alexander STELLER
Roc de Malebranche
12 Av. des Fauvettes
Mont des Oiseaux
83400 Hyères
Tel: 04 94 38 72 33
Fax: 04 94 38 72 33
as.avocat@gmail.com

Eric WITT - CABINET WITT
English and French Family Law (Adoption, Immigration, Marriage, Divorces)
119 rue du Paradis
13006 Marseille
Tel: +33 4 91 81 43 30
Fax : + 33 4 91 67 30 82
contact@cabinetwitt.fr
www.cabinetwitt.fr

PERPIGNAN

Andre Slatkin - Avocat au Bureau de New York
Commercial Law, contract law, tax law, litigation, international business law
36 bis Cours Francois Palmarole
66000 Perpigan
Tel : 04 68 51 64 51
Mobile: 07 61 30 54 45
andre.slatkin@slatkin.fr

TOULOUSE

Aurélie POULIZAC
Avocat à la Cour
Cabinet DECKER & ASSOCIES
14 rue Alexandre Fourtanier
31000 Toulouse
Tel. 05 61 21 96 84
Fax. 05 61 23 35 81
aurelie.poulizac@decker-associes.com

Alexandra BOCHNAKOVA
Private Law, French Property and Construction law, Commercial, Banking and Corporate Law
24 Grande Rue Nazareth
31000 Toulouse
Tel: 33 56121 2103
Fax:33 56112 4175
avocat.bochnakova@gmail.com

ENGLISH-SPEAKING NOTAIRES

A French Notaire is a public official appointed by the Ministry of Justice, and not the equivalent of a notary public in Australia. Their functions include the preparation and recording of notarial acts (wills, deeds, titles, marriage contracts etc.), administration and settlement of Estates and holding wills.

PARIS

FRANCOIS LEJEUNE NOTAIRE ASSOCIES
Property Law (Conveyancing & Commercial Property) Family Law (Tax & Estate planning)
10, Rue de L’Amiral Hamelin
75116 PARIS
Tel. 01 56 90 68 00
Fax. 01 56 90 05 05
standard.adl@paris.notaires.fr

NENERT & ASSOCIATES NOTAIRES
Property Law, Family law, Corporate Law, Building Law
38, Avenue Hoche
75008 PARIS
Tel. 01 5393 0202
Fax. 01 5393 0203
nenert.et.associes@paris.notaires.fr

LE BRETON & ASSOCIES
Property Law (Conveyancing & Commercial Property), Family Law (Tax & Estate planning)
Jérôme LE BRETON
23, Rue de Bourgogne
75007 - Paris
Tel. 01 44 11 12 13
Fax. 01 44 11 70 34
jerome.lebreton@paris.notaires.fr

LYON

Office Notarial de St-Priest
Me G. KAEUFLING
International private law, Property conveyancing, Investment, General legal practice
12 Bld François-Reymond
BP 274
69803 Saint-Priest Cédex
Tel. 04 78 20 11 03
Fax. 04 78 21 68 07
Office.notarial.stpriest@notaires.fr

NICE

Jean-François BRIZIO (Tel enquiries: Mon/Thur)
Conveyances, incorporation of companies, marriage contracts, wills, settlement of estates, estate planning
4, Place Franklin
06000 Nice
Tel. 04 93 88 93 86
Fax. 04 93 16 15 36
brizio-vautard@notaires.fr

Advice on specialist lawyers can be obtained from the Bâtonnier de l’Ordre des Avocats at the Tribunal de Grande Instance of each département.

You may be entitled to legal aide (Aide Juridictionnelle). This is means tested in France. You should contact the Bureau d’Aide Juridictionnelle at the Tribunal de Grande Instance:

This list is provided for the information of Australian travellers and those needing legal assistance in France. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy but it does not purport to be an exhaustive list. While every care has been taken in preparing this list, the Australian embassy in Paris cannot accept any responsibility for the ability or probity of the practitioners included, nor for the fees they might charge.