International and European Law
Our team includes lawyers with both French and Anglo‑Saxon backgrounds, enabling us to support SMEs, mid‑caps and subsidiaries of international groups setting up or developing their operations in France.
With strong expertise in legal English and Common Law systems, we ensure that French legal documents implemented under foreign‑law agreements—such as those governed by English or U.S. law—accurately reflect the parties’ intentions.
We assist clients in their international projects, whether they involve contract drafting, corporate matters or cross‑border disputes.
Our international legal advisory services
International Legal Support: Compliance, Contract Drafting, and Jurisdiction Strategy
We guide businesses on a wide range of issues, including:
- Compliance with mandatory international public‑order rules (anti‑corruption, anti‑money‑laundering, etc.)
- Choice of applicable law and competent jurisdiction when drafting contracts or defining litigation strategies
- Drafting and reviewing English‑language contracts that follow Anglo‑Saxon drafting practices:
distribution agreements, share purchase agreements, loan and banking facility agreements
Our Expertise in International Litigation
Our team handles complex cross‑border disputes, including:
- Assessing international jurisdiction issues and challenging the jurisdiction of French courts when foreign courts or arbitration are more appropriate
- Applying European regulations or international conventions—particularly relevant in cases involving the termination of commercial relationships, commercial agency contracts, or employment contracts performed across several countries
- Managing proceedings before French courts while invoking the application of foreign laws (e.g., Swiss, English, U.S. state law)
Our lawyers in international and european law
We have international law solicitors who help companies secure their cross-border operations, both in an advisory capacity and in litigation. They advise on the choice of applicable law, the management of international disputes and the drafting of contracts in accordance with international standards.
How we stand out
Our network of commercial law firms is multidisciplinary and interprofessional. We work closely with all the experts within the In Extenso group, enabling our clients to benefit from a comprehensive range of services that meet all their needs, with multiple points of contact to support them in their projects involving creation, development, management or transfer, regardless of their sector of activity or the size of their company.
As a local network on a human scale, our teams provide advice and litigation support to all decision-makers, public authorities and individuals.
DISCOVER THE NETWORK
Much more than a network
In Extenso Avocats’ team of experts includes partner lawyers and legal professionals who provide day-to-day advice and litigation support to micro-businesses, SMEs, independent professionals, local authorities, associations and foundations, executives and private individuals.
Our multidisciplinary law firms practise in employment law, tax law, commercial law, property law, civil law and international law. Some of them have more specific areas of expertise in public law, insurance law, sports law and hotel, tourism and catering law.
