French Lawyers & Experts

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Speak with an English-speaking French legal team about company formation, trademarks, due diligence, contracts, tax, compliance, litigation, or doing business in France.

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Mariela Petrova

Mariela helps entrepreneurs and international companies establish and grow their business in France with clear, practical legal advice.

  • Experience: 15+ years

  • Languages: French, English

  • Registered: Bar of Paris · 2010

Company Formation (SAS, SARL, SCI)Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture CapitalCommercial Contract Drafting & Negotiation
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Mathieu Cochet

Mathieu Cochet

Mathieu helps companies, fintechs, and financial institutions turn regulatory complexity into a strategic advantage — with clear, responsive, fully bilingual advice in French and English.

  • Experience: 5+ years

  • Languages: French, English

  • Registered: Grasse Bar

Corporate and Company LawCompany Formation and Corporate StructuringShareholders’ Agreements
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Nevena Mehandzhiyska

Nevena helps families, property owners, and international clients secure their assets and transactions in France with the legal certainty of authenticated deeds — and clear, fast, bilingual advice.

  • Languages: French, English

  • Role: Notaire — Officier Public

  • Location: Toulouse, France

Family LawReal Estate LawCommercial and Company Law
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Tony Bazin

Tony Bazin

Tony helps international employers master French employment and social security law — from hiring and contracts to dismissals and disputes — with the precision of a practitioner who also teaches it…

  • Experience: 8+ years

  • Languages: French, English

  • Registered: Bar of Angers · 2016

Employment Law (droit du travail)Social Security Law (droit de la sécurité sociale)
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Common Questions

Working with a corporate lawyer in France — Q&A

Every lawyer is registered with a French Bar, vetted for experience and English fluency, and selected for a specific practice area — corporate, commercial, IP, real estate or litigation.

Yes. All lawyers in the network are bilingual and used to advising foreign clients, so everything is handled in English (and French where needed).

Each engagement is scoped and quoted in writing before any chargeable work begins — fixed fees for defined work, retainers for ongoing advice.

Yes. Our lawyers handle matters across France and before the French and EU authorities, wherever your business operates.

Most clients are matched and on a scoping call within 48 hours of getting in touch.

Mariela Petrova

Mariela Petrova

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Toque #C2396

15+ Years In French Corporate Practice

English · French · Russian

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A 20–30 minute call, in English, to scope the engagement. No obligation, no preliminary fee. You will leave the call with a clear view of what the work will cover and what it will cost.

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Related services

01 / Set up

Company formation in France

SAS, SARL, SASU, holding or branch — incorporated end-to-end with bilingual statuts and Kbis delivery.

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02 / Operate

Commercial contracts & compliance

Distribution, agency, employment and regulatory work — drafted around the protections French law gives.

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03 / Protect

Disputes & litigation in France

Shareholder conflicts, commercial breaches and pre-litigation strategy — handled by registered French lawyers.

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