Bunch Avocats

What Bunch Avocats does

Bunch Avocats, operating under the legal name Soulier Bunch, is an independent French law firm (cabinet d'avocats indépendant) created in 2022 through the combination of the Soulier Avocats and Bunch practices. The firm is organized under a dual-entity structure comprising an AARPI (Association d'avocats à responsabilité professionnelle interdisciplinaire), led by Jean-Luc Soulier as President, and a SELARL (Société d'Exercice Libéral à Responsabilité Limitée), co-managed by Hubert Mortemard de Boisse, and operates from a Paris headquarters at 12 Rue de Berri and a secondary Lyon office at 8 Quai Général Sarrail. It provides comprehensive legal services across 11 practice areas — Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate, Competition and Business Law, Labor and Employment, Compliance, Litigation and Arbitration, Restructuring and Insolvency, Banking and Finance, Health/Safety/Environment, Intellectual Property and New Technologies, Real Estate, and Private Wealth and Personal Law — with dedicated sector coverage spanning banking, chemicals, construction, transport, energy, life sciences, telecoms and media, digital economy, video games, sports, regulated professions, and non-profit organizations. The firm serves French and foreign corporate clients and individuals in industrial, economic, and financial sectors, with French and English as working languages and a multilingual digital presence spanning nine languages. Its revenue model is professional services billing (hourly rates or fixed fees depending on matter type), distributed directly through partner-led client engagements in Paris and Lyon, supplemented by thought-leadership publications, an e-newsletter, and membership in the World Law Group international network. The firm does not disclose revenue, has no parent company or external investors, and operates as an independent partnership.

Name

Bunch Avocats

Legal name

Soulier Bunch

Website

https://bunch.law

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French independent law firm with Paris and Lyon offices offering multidisciplinary legal services across 11 practice areas and 12 industry sectors to French and foreign corporate clients and individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Full-service legal counsel across multiple practice areas including M&A, competition law, labor law, compliance, litigation, restructuring, banking, health/environment, IP/tech, real estate, and private wealth. Services provided to corporations and individuals in industrial, economic, and financial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bunch Avocats (operating as Soulier Bunch) is an independent French law firm providing comprehensive legal advisory and representation services across 11 practice areas, including mergers and acquisitions, competition law, labor law, compliance, litigation and arbitration, restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, health/safety/environment, intellectual property and new technologies, real estate, and private wealth law. The firm serves French and foreign clients in industrial, economic, and financial sectors, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, joint ventures, M&A transactions, and resolving disputes before French courts and international arbitration panels.

Product overview

Soulier Bunch is a French independent law firm (cabinet d'avocats) offering comprehensive legal services under a unified platform across multiple practice areas. The firm provides specialized legal expertise through 11 core practice areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Competition and Business Law, Labor & Employment, Compliance, Litigation & Arbitration, Restructuring & Insolvency, Banking & Finance, Health Safety Environment, Intellectual Property & New Technologies, Real Estate, and Private Wealth/Personal Law. The practice areas are organized around key industry sectors including Banking Finance, Chemicals, Construction, Transportation, Energy, Life Sciences, Telecoms & Media, Digital Economy, Video Games, Sports, Regulated Professions, and Non-profit Organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fusions & Acquisitions – Corporate
• Concurrence et droit économique (Competition and Business Law)
• Droit social (Labor & Employment)
• Compliance Information Center
• Contentieux & Arbitrage (Litigation & Arbitration)
• Restructuring – Entreprises en Difficultés (Restructuring & Insolvency)
• Banque & Financement (Banking & Finance)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European American Chamber of Commerce Auvergne Rhône-AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2023Soulier Bunch partnered with the European American Chamber of Commerce Auvergne Rhône-Alpes to launch a Task Force Compliance, providing comparative compliance insights between the United States and France on economic crime prevention.
• World Law GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of law firms allowing Soulier Bunch to serve clients with cross-border legal needs across multiple jurisdictions. The firm participates in drafting collective international works on topics important for companies and groups operating in multiple countries.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm with established Paris practice covering M&A, finance, competition, and restructuring. Overlaps Soulier Bunch's practice areas at the high end of the market with much greater international scale.
• Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman): International Magic Circle firm with Paris office serving French and cross-border M&A, banking, and disputes clients. Competes for the same large corporate mandates as Soulier Bunch, with broader geographic reach.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Magic Circle international firm with a major Paris office serving French and multinational clients on M&A, disputes, and finance. Competes for the same enterprise mandates but operates globally with substantially larger bench and resources.
• Dentons: Global law firm with substantial Paris practice spanning corporate, finance, regulation, and dispute resolution. Comparable full-service orientation but with significantly larger global platform than Soulier Bunch.
• Hogan Lovells: Global firm with Paris office covering M&A, finance, regulatory, and IP/tech matters. Overlaps Soulier Bunch's practice areas with stronger cross-border resources and established sector specializations.
• Clifford Chance: Magic Circle firm with strong Paris office covering banking & finance, M&A, and dispute resolution. Comparable practice mix to Soulier Bunch but with global footprint and significantly larger headcount.

Direct peers

• August Debouzy: Independent Paris-based full-service business law firm covering M&A, employment, IP/tech, competition, and compliance. Highly comparable to Soulier Bunch in independent positioning, sector breadth, and client base focus on French and international corporates.
• Bredin Prat: Leading independent French full-service law firm headquartered in Paris. Directly comparable as an independent French firm covering M&A, competition, restructuring, IP, and dispute resolution with similar boutique-to-mid-tier positioning, though with greater scale and longer history than Soulier Bunch.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Premier French independent law firm with strong international presence across M&A, finance, competition, and dispute resolution. Closely aligned with Soulier Bunch's full-service multidisciplinary model and cross-border capabilities, though operating at significantly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Bird & Bird: International firm with strong Paris office particularly focused on IP/tech, digital, and regulated sectors. Comparable to Soulier Bunch's emerging-technology expertise (blockchain/crypto) but with deeper tech-sector specialization across Europe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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