Cabinet Philippe

What Cabinet Philippe does

Cabinet Philippe is a French business law firm (Société d'Avocats) headquartered in Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes, founded in 1982 by Paul Philippe, a former legal and tax counsel. The firm is structured as a Société d'exercice libéral par action simplifiée (SELAS) with €100,500 in capital and is ISO 9001:2015 certified. It is currently operated by two partner lawyers, Matthieu Philippe (specialist in tax law, holding a DESS in Tax Law from Toulouse and a DEA in Tax Law from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Fabien Peyre-Laroute (Master 2 in Business Law, ESG Paris, also serving as Quality Director and Publication Director). The firm serves businesses of all sizes and sectors across the Rhône-Alpes region, with no proprietary technology platform and no AI-driven tooling.

The firm delivers four core legal service lines: (1) creation, transformation and legal follow-up of companies (commercial, civil, liberal practice, cooperative, holding companies, corporate groups, and associations); (2) business transmission including share and asset sales, goodwill transfers, mergers, TUP, spin-offs, and partial asset contributions; (3) commercial law covering lease management, commercial leases, lease assignments, and general terms of sale/purchase; and (4) tax law including transfer engineering, tax consolidation, the Dutreil Pact, income tax declarations, IFI, tax audits, tax optimization, and cross-border taxation. Content marketing is maintained through a regularly updated blog covering French legal developments and through a LinkedIn company page and Facebook page.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional service fees structured under French legal framework as hourly rates, fixed fees, or result-based fees. The go-to-market model is direct-to-client: clients reach the firm via phone (04 79 96 99 45), an online contact form, or in-person consultations at the Chambéry office (159 Allée Albert Sylvestre), with an online payment option now available. Marketing is modest and organic, with no paid acquisition, no partnerships, and no external investors or parent company. The firm is registered with the RCS de Chambéry under number 490 291 721 and operates under the regulated French avocat framework with full fee transparency and an available consumer mediator.

Name

Cabinet Philippe

Legal name

Cabinet Philippe

Website

https://cabinet-philippe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cabinet Philippe is a two-partner French business law firm in Chambéry, founded in 1982, serving SMBs across all sectors in the Rhône-Alpes region with company creation, business transmission, commercial law, and tax law advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chambéry

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: The firm provides legal advisory services in business law, corporate law, tax law, and commercial law. Revenue is generated through professional service fees structured as hourly rates, fixed fees, or result-based fees depending on the nature and complexity of the matter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cabinet Philippe is a French business law firm (cabinet d'avocats d'affaires) that advises companies on creation, transformation, and ongoing legal follow-up; business transfers (share/asset sales, mergers, TUP, spin-offs); commercial law (leases, contracts, general terms of sale); and tax law (transfer engineering, tax consolidation, Dutreil Pact, tax audits, optimization, and cross-border taxation). Services are delivered to businesses across all sectors in the Rhône-Alpes region by two partner lawyers.

Product overview

Cabinet Philippe is a business law firm founded in 1982 by Paul Philippe, operating as a Société d'Avocats (law firm) in Chambéry, France. The firm offers a portfolio of four core legal service lines: (1) Creation, transformation and legal follow-up of companies, (2) Business transmission/transfer, (3) Commercial law, and (4) Tax law. The firm serves businesses across all sectors in the Rhône-Alpes region. Services are billed through hourly rates, fixed fees, or result-based fees. The cabinet is ISO 9001:2015 certified for quality management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Company Creation, Transformation and Legal Follow-up Legal advisory service on creation, transformation, and ongoing legal follow-up for all types of companies, including commercial, civil, liberal practice, cooperative, holding companies, and corporate groups. Intended for businesses establishing, restructuring, or maintaining legal compliance in France.
• Business Transfer Services Legal advisory covering sale and purchase of company shares, business assets, goodwill, mergers, TUP (transmission universelle de patrimoine), spin-offs, and partial asset contributions. Intended for business owners and acquirers planning business succession or M&A transactions.
• Commercial Law Services Legal services in commercial law (droit commercial), including lease management, commercial leases, lease assignments, and general terms of sale and purchase. Intended for commercial businesses and professionals requiring counsel on commercial acts and contracts.
• Tax Law Services Legal services in tax law (droit fiscal), covering transfer engineering, tax consolidation, Dutreil Pact, income tax declarations, property tax (IFI), tax audits, tax optimization, and cross-border taxation. Intended for businesses and individuals requiring specialized tax counsel.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• August Debouzy: August Debouzy is a major Paris-based business law firm with deep corporate, tax, and commercial law practices. It competes with Cabinet Philippe for higher-end business-law mandates and represents the broader incumbent segment with which a small regional firm must coexist for larger client work.
• Jeantet: Jeantet is a major French business law firm with a broad practice portfolio spanning corporate, tax, employment, IP, and litigation. It competes with Cabinet Philippe in corporate and tax work but at meaningfully larger scale and with a wider service offering, placing it as a broad incumbent in the same category.
• Fidal: Fidal is the largest French business law firm with a nationwide network of offices serving SMEs, mid-cap companies, and large groups. It directly competes with Cabinet Philippe across corporate, tax, and commercial law in the Rhône-Alpes region but operates at vastly greater scale, serving as a useful incumbent benchmark for the same practice areas.
• CMS Francis Lefebvre: CMS Francis Lefebvre is the French arm of the international CMS network, providing corporate, tax, and commercial law services in France. It competes with Cabinet Philippe in the broader French business-law market and represents the international-firm incumbent category with broader resources.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Gide Loyrette Nouel is one of the leading French business law firms with a strong international and domestic corporate, tax, and commercial practice. While far larger than Cabinet Philippe, it represents the top-tier incumbent benchmark against which regional firms compete for sophisticated business-law mandates.
• LPA-CGR: LPA-CGR is a French business law firm with corporate, tax, and commercial law practices serving SMEs through to large corporates. Its broader geographic footprint and wider practice mix make it a broad incumbent peer relative to Cabinet Philippe's regional single-office model.

Direct peers

• Racine: Racine is a French business law firm offering corporate, tax, and commercial law services to SMEs and mid-market clients. Its practice-area overlap with Cabinet Philippe (tax, business transfer, commercial law) and SME focus make it a comparable peer at a slightly larger scale.
• Bignon Lebray: Bignon Lebray is a mid-size French business law firm with offices across multiple regions including presence in the wider Rhône-Alpes area. It offers comparable practice areas (corporate, tax, commercial) and serves a similar SME and mid-market client base, making it a strong size-and-model comparable to Cabinet Philippe.
• Cornet Vincent Ségurel: Cornet Vincent Ségurel is a French business law firm with regional offices and a practice mix closely aligned to Cabinet Philippe's corporate, tax, and commercial law focus. Its mid-size footprint and SME-client orientation make it one of the most directly comparable French business law firms by structure and offering.
• Hoche Société d'Avocats: Hoche Société d'Avocats is a Paris-based French business law firm with a practice mix closely aligned to Cabinet Philippe's — corporate, tax, and commercial law serving SMEs and family businesses. Its comparable size and SME-client focus make it a strong structural comparable.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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