What Veil Jourde does

Veil Jourde is a private French business law firm (Cabinet Veil Jourde, association d'avocats) headquartered at 171 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. Founded in 1990 by Jean Veil and Georges Jourde, the firm operates as a partner-led enterprise across nine interconnected practice areas: M&A and Private Equity, Litigation, Tax, Employment, Finance, Restructuring, Intellectual Property/Media/New Technologies, Real Estate, and Public/Regulatory. Its positioning centers on the combination of complex contentious work and transactional advisory, marketed as the dual "alliance of counsel and litigation."

The firm employs more than 70 lawyers serving listed and non-listed companies, financial actors (private equity firms, investment funds, banks, insurance companies), and entrepreneurs and executives. Recent mandate flow spans LVMH Luxury Ventures' stakes in Molli and BDK Parfums, Ennov's LBO by Bregal Sagemount and Ardian, Sabre Paris's LBO by French Food Capital and Bpifrance, Crédit Agricole Transition Infrastructure Debt Fund structuring, Relais Colis restructuring, Covivio's CB21 tower acquisition, and Odigo's acquisition of Akio, illustrating concentration in mid-cap M&A, PE-backed LBOs, and high-stakes disputes.

The firm generates revenue on a professional-services engagement-letter basis through negotiated fees per matter, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Multi-year contracts, partner-led direct sales to C-suite and general counsel, and repeat mandates with named enterprise clients form the commercial backbone. Strategic growth has come through lateral team acquisitions — notably Nicolas Brault's IP/IT team (January 2020), Benoît Gréteau's Tax team (March 2020), Carol Santoni and Louise Duvernois (2024) for Real Estate, and De Guillenchmidt & Associés (April 2026) for litigation — rather than M&A of the firm itself, which remains wholly partner-owned with no external investors.

Name

Veil Jourde

Legal name

Cabinet Veil Jourde, association d'avocats

Website

https://veil.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Veil Jourde is a private Paris-based business law firm founded in 1990, employing 70+ lawyers across nine practice areas including M&A, litigation, tax, employment, real estate, IP, and regulatory law. It serves listed companies, financial actors, private equity firms, and entrepreneurs with complex advisory and contentious mandates.

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory and Litigation Services: Veil Jourde generates revenue through professional legal services billed to corporate clients for M&A transactions, private equity deals, complex litigation, tax advisory, employment law, real estate transactions, and regulatory compliance matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Veil Jourde is a French business law firm founded in 1990 that provides both legal advisory (conseil) and contentious (contentieux) services across nine practice areas: M&A and Private Equity, Litigation, Tax Law, Employment Law, Finance, Restructuring, Intellectual Property/Media/Technology, Real Estate, and Public/Regulatory Law. The firm serves listed and non-listed companies, financial actors, entrepreneurs, and executives, with over 70 multidisciplinary lawyers combining complex litigation expertise with corporate transactional advisory.

Product overview

Veil Jourde is a French law firm (Cabinet d'avocats) offering comprehensive legal services through nine interconnected practice areas. Founded in 1990, the firm brings together over 70 lawyers providing both advisory (conseil) and contentious (contentieux) services. The practice areas cover M&A/Private Equity, Litigation, Tax Law, Employment Law, Finance, Restructuring, Intellectual Property/Media/Technology, Real Estate, and Public/Regulatory Law. The firm is known for its multidisciplinary approach combining complex litigation with corporate advisory work, particularly in transactions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A – Private Equity Legal advisory services for mergers, acquisitions, and private equity transactions, including deal structuring, due diligence, transaction support, LBO advisory, and management packages. Target audience: listed and non-listed companies, private equity firms, and their portfolio companies.
• Contentieux (Litigation) Complex commercial, civil, criminal, and regulatory litigation services before French and international courts and arbitral tribunals, including financial litigation, AMF and securities litigation, white-collar crime, and arbitration. Target audience: corporations, financial institutions, and executives facing high-stakes disputes.
• Droit fiscal (Tax Law) Tax advisory services including transaction tax support, day-to-day tax counsel, tax structuring for LBO and M&A, and high-stakes tax disputes and litigation. Target audience: corporations, financial actors, and high-net-worth individuals.
• Droit social (Employment Law) Employment law services covering collective bargaining, reorganizations and restructurings, social management of M&A transactions, employment due diligence, and criminal labor law. Target audience: corporations, their HR and legal teams, and executives.
• Financement (Finance) Banking and financing legal advisory for complex transaction structures, including fund structuring (e.g., infrastructure debt funds), credit arrangements, and financial regulation matters. Target audience: banks, investment funds, insurance companies, and corporate borrowers.
• Restructuring Insolvency and restructuring legal services for companies in financial distress, including recovery plan adoption, reorganization negotiations, and creditor/debtor advisory. Target audience: distressed corporations, their shareholders, and creditors.
• Propriété intellectuelle, médias & nouvelles technologies Intellectual property, media, and new technologies legal services covering IP rights, trademark and design litigation, media law, digital platform and application law, and technology-related matters. Target audience: brand owners, media companies, technology firms, and digital platforms.
• Immobilier (Real Estate) Real estate legal services covering property investment (asset/share deals, joint ventures), development, construction, asset management, and commercial leases across offices, retail, logistics, and residential sectors. Target audience: real estate investors, developers, REITs, and corporate occupiers.
• Public et réglementaire (Public and Regulatory) Public law and regulatory advisory services including regulatory investigations, compliance matters, administrative law, energy and environment law, and public business law. Target audience: regulated entities, corporations facing regulatory scrutiny, and public-sector clients.

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Equanim InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025Equanim International is a mediation services provider specializing in complex business dispute resolution. Veil Jourde partnered with Equanim for business mediation events and morning seminars, hosting joint sessions on mediation as a tool for managing litigation risk.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Paris): US Magic Circle firm with a leading Paris office focused on high-end M&A, PE, antitrust and litigation; competes with Veil Jourde for flagship French and cross-border deals, with materially larger bench and global network.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Paris): Global Magic Circle firm with a major Paris office covering M&A, disputes, tax, employment and restructuring; comparable to Veil Jourde in client profile (enterprises, PE) but with international scale Veil Jourde lacks.
• Latham & Watkins (Paris): US global firm with a significant Paris M&A, PE, finance, and disputes practice; comparable enterprise/PE client base and a known competitor for French mid-to-large cap deals. Maxime de Guillenchmidt previously worked at Latham & Watkins.
• Sullivan & Cromwell (Paris): US elite firm advising on major French and European M&A, securities and litigation matters; competes with Veil Jourde for the largest French corporate clients and complex disputes.
• Skadden Arps (Paris): US firm with a strong Paris M&A and corporate practice, often competing against Veil Jourde in French mid-cap PE/LBO mandates and complex cross-border transactions.

Direct peers

• Bredin Prat: Premier French business law firm with deep M&A, litigation, and competition practices; directly comparable to Veil Jourde on enterprise/PE advisory and complex litigation for French listed and large-cap clients.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Major French business law firm with full M&A, PE, litigation, tax, IP and real estate practices; comparable to Veil Jourde across all nine practice areas, with broader international footprint. Several Veil Jourde partners previously worked at Gide.
• August Debouzy: Paris-based full-service business law firm covering M&A, PE, litigation, IP/IT, public/regulatory and employment — direct overlap with Veil Jourde's practice areas and target client base of listed companies and PE houses.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite Parisian boutique advising on large-cap M&A, litigation, and public law; competes with Veil Jourde for top French corporate and PE mandates and shares a similar litigation-advisory dual-expertise positioning.
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Paris): US-origin firm with a growing Paris private equity, M&A and corporate practice; directly comparable to Veil Jourde's PE/LBO focus and similar enterprise client base in the French mid-cap market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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