Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes - Carlara International

What Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes - Carlara International does

Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes (CARLARA) is a privately-held French multidisciplinary business law firm founded in 1986 in Paris by Jean-Hugues Carbonnier, Edouard de Lamaze, and Michel Rasle. The firm operates through six offices — Paris (headquarters), Lyon, Lille, Brussels, Alger, and Beirut — and is structured as a SELAS (Société d'Exercice Libéral par Actions Simplifiée), with a wholly-owned holding entity CARLARA INTERNATIONAL (an SPFPL) that federates member firms. Edouard de Lamaze serves as sole managing partner (gérant unique) and also leads CARLARA INTERNATIONAL; Michel Rasle stepped down as co-gérant in 2019.

The firm offers advisory, pre-litigation, and litigation services across 14 practice areas, including corporate M&A and governance, tax, banking and finance, competition and distribution, social/labor law, public law and regulated sectors, real estate, intellectual property and data protection, international law, criminal law (general and business), and family law. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service legal advisory on a quote-based, case-by-case pricing model determined by scope, complexity, and seniority of counsel required. The firm serves French and international companies, executives, family offices, public institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.

The firm operates no proprietary technology platform; its core delivery mechanism is human legal expertise. A distinguishing feature is its co-founding of Marcalliance, an international alliance of 31 independent law firms across 30 countries, which enables cross-border service delivery. Several lawyers are admitted to multiple international bars (New York, Great Britain, Brussels) and offer services in seven languages. The firm maintains additional relationships with the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP), CEDR, the Association Française d'Arbitrage (AFA), and the Forum Francophone des Affaires. Recent strategic moves include the April 2025 relocation to a new Paris office in the 17th arrondissement and the onboarding of new partners to reinforce the criminal, competition, and wealth/tax practices.

Name

Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes - Carlara International

Legal name

Cabinet Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes

Website

https://carlara.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes (CARLARA) is a privately-held French multidisciplinary business law firm founded in 1986, operating across six offices in France and internationally, serving French and international companies, executives, family offices, and public institutions across 14 practice areas through the Marcalliance international alliance of 31 firms in 30 countries.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

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 billable legal services including corporate M&A, litigation, arbitration, tax advisory, labor law, public law, and other legal disciplines. Services are provided to French and international companies, executives, and public institutions on a fee-for-service basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes (CARLARA) is a multidisciplinary French business law firm providing legal advisory, pre-litigation, and litigation services across all major business law domains. Founded in 1986, the firm serves French and international companies, executives, and public institutions through offices in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Brussels, Alger, and Beirut, with cross-border reach via the co-founded Marcalliance alliance of 31 law firms in 30 countries.

Product overview

Carbonnier Lamaze Rasle & Associes (CARLARA) is a multidisciplinary French business law firm founded in 1986 with offices in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Brussels, Alger, and Beirut. The firm provides legal advisory services across all major business law practice areas including corporate M&A, tax, banking and finance, competition, social law, public law, real estate, intellectual property, international law, and criminal law. The firm operates under the CARLARA INTERNATIONAL brand through a financial participation company (SPFPL) and participates in the MARCALLIANCE international alliance of 31 independent law firms across 30 countries.

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Brands

• Marcalliance: International alliance of 31 law firms in 30 countries co-founded by CARLARA INTERNATIONAL
• CARLARA INTERNATIONAL

Products and services

• Corporate, M&A & Governance
• Tax Law
• Banking, Finance & Markets
• Economic Law, Competition & Distribution
• Collective Procedures & Distress Prevention
• Litigation, Arbitration & Mediation
• Social / Labor Law
• Public Law & Regulated Sectors
• Real Estate & Construction
• Innovation, Culture & Intellectual Property
• International Law
• Criminal Law
• Family Law
• MARCALLIANCE International Legal Network

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Mazars Société d'AvocatscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2023Both firms are founding members of Marcalliance. Mazars occupies space at CARLARA's Paris office (61 rue des Belles Feuilles, 16th arrondissement) to strengthen presence in corporate M&A, banking/financial law, and employment law. Mazars has 150+ professionals across 9 French offices.
• MarcalliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance of business law firms co-founded by CARLARA, comprising 31 cabinets in 30 countries. Provides comprehensive international legal services coverage for clients with cross-border operations. Dorothée de Bernis serves as President of the Alliance.
• SPFPL (Société de Participation Financière de Professions Libérales)coreOthersCARLARA created a SPFPL structure branded as 'CARLARA INTERNATIONAL' that federates business law firms in France and internationally, providing development leverage and shared branding.
• Forum Francophone des AffairesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARLARA partners with the Forum Francophone des Affaires (FFA) to organize conferences on topics like French industry, insurance credit, and economic issues. FFA is presided by Stève Gentili of BRED Banque Populaire.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FTPA: Independent French business law firm founded around the same era, with similar multi-disciplinary practice mix and French enterprise client base. Direct competitor for mid-cap French mandates.
• Jeantet: Paris-based independent business law firm with comparable multi-disciplinary practice areas (corporate, tax, IP, public law, social), competing directly for French independent enterprise mandates.
• Bredin Prat: Paris-based independent business law firm of similar size and tradition, competing head-to-head in French M&A, litigation, tax and public law. Highly comparable mid-large French independent peer.
• August Debouzy: Paris-based independent business law firm of comparable size and practice mix (corporate, public law, IP, tax, social). Direct competitor for French independent enterprise mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global Magic Circle firm with major Paris office competing for French and cross-border M&A, disputes, tax and public law work where CARLARA also practices.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a strong Paris presence competing across corporate, regulatory, public law and contentious matters where CARLARA is active.
• Latham & Watkins: US-led global firm with a substantial Paris office competing for large-cap French M&A, finance, tax and disputes work.
• Clifford Chance: Global Magic Circle firm with a sizable Paris office; directly competes for large French and international corporate, banking and litigation mandates.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Largest French-headquartered international law firm, with a much broader global footprint but directly competing in Paris corporate, M&A, tax, litigation and public law mandates.

Emerging players

• Reinhart Marville Torre: Paris-based independent business law firm of similar profile and size, focused on corporate, tax, social and litigation work for French enterprises and families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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