ADVANT Altana

What ADVANT Altana does

ADVANT Altana is a French business law firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Paris. The firm employs 90 lawyers, including 28 equity partners, and operates across four primary practice areas: restructuring and insolvency, employment and industrial relations, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, and corporate and commercial law, with a dedicated sector focus on healthcare and life sciences. The firm is a member of the ADVANT international network of independent law firms, which extends its effective reach across multiple jurisdictions for cross-border mandates despite a single Paris office. Representative matters include advising Groupe Bastide on the sale of EXPERF to the Sapio Group, illustrating positioning in healthcare M&A. Partner Philippe Goossens has been recognized in the 'Les 100 qui font le droit' industry programme.

The firm does not sell technology products; its core offering is partner-led legal counsel delivered on standard professional services terms (hourly rates, fixed fees, and success fees). Client work is acquired and managed directly by partners and associates through enterprise and mid-market relationships, professional networks, referrals via the ADVANT alliance, and active thought leadership. Distribution is entirely direct, with no intermediaries or marketplace channels.

ADVANT Altana's go-to-market relies on reputation and content marketing. The firm maintains a content-rich website with practice area descriptions, news, legal alerts, videos, and podcasts, and publishes the annual International Insolvency and Restructuring Review. It participates regularly in major international legal conferences (IBA Annual Conference, INSOL Europe Annual Congress, UIA Congress) for brand visibility and client development. The firm has also added an ESG section to its website, indicating an emerging advisory area alongside the core practice areas.

Name

ADVANT Altana

Legal name

ADVANT Altana

Website

https://altanalaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ADVANT Altana is a Paris-based French business law firm founded in 2009, employing 90 lawyers including 28 partners. It advises enterprise and mid-market clients on restructuring, employment, litigation, and healthcare M&A as a member of the ADVANT international legal network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to clients on a fee-for-service basis, typically involving hourly rates, fixed fees, or success fees for specific transactional matters such as M&A advisory, restructuring, and litigation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADVANT Altana is a French business law firm providing partner-led legal advisory services across restructuring and insolvency, employment and industrial relations, commercial litigation, corporate and commercial law, and healthcare/life sciences transactions. The firm serves enterprise and mid-market clients directly, with cross-border mandates coordinated through the ADVANT international network of independent law firms. Engagements are billed on a fee-for-service basis using hourly rates, fixed fees, or success fees.

Product overview

ADVANT Altana is a single, unified law firm offering comprehensive legal advisory services rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The firm operates across multiple practice areas including restructuring and insolvency, employment and industrial relations, litigation, corporate and commercial law, and healthcare, providing legal counsel to clients rather than software products or technology solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ADVANT Altana Legal Services Comprehensive legal advisory services covering corporate restructuring and insolvency, employment and industrial relations, commercial and civil litigation, corporate and commercial law, and healthcare M&A and regulatory matters, delivered by a 90-lawyer team including 28 partners and coordinated internationally through the ADVANT network.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ADVANT NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADVANT Altana is a member of the ADVANT international network of independent law firms. The network enables the firm to offer cross-border legal services to clients through coordinated member firms across multiple jurisdictions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FTPA: Paris-based French law firm covering corporate/M&A, restructuring, employment, and litigation — comparable mid-sized French competitor serving similar mid-market enterprise clients.
• August Debouzy: Paris-based business law firm with practices in corporate, restructuring, employment, and litigation — comparable mid-sized French competitor in the same practice segments.
• Bredin Prat: Elite French business law firm based in Paris with strong practices in M&A, restructuring, litigation, and employment — directly comparable in scale, geography, and practice mix to ADVANT Altana.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Leading French law firm headquartered in Paris covering corporate/M&A, restructuring, litigation, and employment — same geography, similar practice areas, with a larger international footprint.
• Jeantet: Paris-headquartered French business law firm with practices spanning corporate, restructuring, employment, and dispute resolution — comparable size and Paris-centric structure.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Top-tier French boutique law firm in Paris focused on M&A, restructuring, and litigation — directly comparable practice mix and boutique positioning to ADVANT Altana.

Broad incumbents

• Clifford Chance (Paris): Global Magic Circle firm with a large Paris office active in M&A, restructuring, and litigation — broader incumbent competing for cross-border French-led mandates.
• A&O Shearman (Paris): Global law firm with a significant Paris presence in M&A, restructuring, and dispute resolution — larger competitor with broader geographic reach targeting similar enterprise clients.
• Hogan Lovells (Paris): Major international law firm with a Paris office covering corporate, restructuring, and dispute resolution — broader incumbent in the same French market segments.
• Freshfields (Paris): Global Magic Circle firm with a substantial Paris office handling M&A, restructuring, and litigation — larger incumbent competing for the same cross-border mandates ADVANT Altana targets through the ADVANT network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/altanalaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advantaltana

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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