ADVEN Avocats

What ADVEN Avocats does

ADVEN Avocats (legal entity: Cabinet d'avocats Adven, AARPI) is an independent French business law firm founded in 2014, headquartered at 5 place du Corbeau in Strasbourg and registered with both the Barreau de Strasbourg and the Barreau de Paris (SIRET 799 886 320 00024). The firm operates as an AARPI — an association of lawyers retaining individual professional liability — with no external shareholders, parent, or institutional investors, and is explicitly positioned as independent of any legal network. It employs 30 lawyers across nine core practice areas spanning both private and public law: M&A and corporate law, commercial law, tax law, labour and social security law, public law, urban planning/construction/real estate, healthcare law, mixed/social economy, and intellectual property/digital law (the last delivered through a partnership with SCAN Avocats).

The firm delivers both advisory and litigation services to a client base that includes private enterprises (corporates, entrepreneurs, industrial groups), public institutions and local governments (e.g., the ZAC Gruen concession for Saint-Louis Agglomération), and social-economy entities such as associations, SEMs, SPLs, and SCICs. Representative client engagements include securing retroactive VAT exemption for a European osteopathy teaching institution, intra-family business transmission for an industrial group, and public-sector development mandates. Geographic coverage spans four offices — Strasbourg (HQ), Metz, Mulhouse (Grand Est region), and Paris (Maison de l'Alsace, Avenue des Champs Elysées, Club des 100) — serving clients in France and internationally.

The business model is professional-services fee-for-service: fees are not regulated and are agreed with each client based on time spent, matter complexity, client financial situation, lawyer reputation/specialization, and results obtained, with optional advance retainers and payment by bank transfer or check. Fee disputes are handled by the Bâtonnier de l'Ordre des Avocats de Strasbourg. Technology is limited to SYNOVO for CRM and data management, with encrypted Swiss hosting under EU standard contractual clauses and GDPR compliance, and the firm also operates a state-approved professional training arm via university lectureships (Strasbourg, Lorraine, Strasbourg School of Business Management) and CNFPT delivery. External partnerships — SCAN Avocats (IP/digital), Barthélémy Avocats (labour law), and Grant Thornton (financial aspects of major projects) — extend capability without consolidating ownership.

Name

ADVEN Avocats

Legal name

Cabinet d'avocats Adven

Website

https://advenlegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADVEN Avocats is an independent French business law firm founded in 2014, headquartered in Strasbourg with offices in Metz, Mulhouse, and Paris. Its 30 lawyers provide multidisciplinary advisory and litigation services to enterprises, public institutions, and social-economy entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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 Services - Hourly/Time-based Fees: Fees are determined by agreement with the client, taking into account the time devoted and research work of the lawyer, the importance of the interests involved, the client's financial situation, and the lawyer's reputation, experience and specialization, and/or the result obtained. A retainer may be requested in advance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADVEN Avocats is an independent French law firm providing multidisciplinary advisory and litigation services across the entire spectrum of business law, covering both private and public law. The firm operates through a team of 30 lawyers delivering services across nine core practice areas including M&A and corporate law, commercial law, tax law, labour and social security law, public law, urban planning/construction/real estate, healthcare law, mixed/social economy, and intellectual property/digital law (delivered in partnership with SCAN Avocats).

Product overview

ADVEN Avocats is an independent French law firm specializing in business law, founded in 2014, with a multidisciplinary team of 30 lawyers. The firm operates as a unified legal services practice offering comprehensive advisory and litigation services across nine core practice areas: M&A/corporate law, commercial law, tax law, labor/social security law, public law, urban planning/construction/real estate, healthcare law, mixed economy/social welfare, and intellectual property/digital law (in partnership with SCAN Avocats). The firm provides both advisory and contentious services in private and public law, supporting clients throughout France and internationally at all stages of their development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A / Investment Capital / Corporate Law Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully obtained retroactive VAT exemption and full refund for European osteopathy teaching institution

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SCAN AvocatscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCAN Avocats shares offices with Adven in Strasbourg and is a renowned practitioner in legal advice and litigation, intellectual property law, digital law and information technology law. Adven and SCAN Avocats work together to assist clients with protecting and enhancing intellectual property rights, digital projects, ensuring legal compliance and defending assets against new kinds of infringements.
• Barthélémy AvocatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent firm not linked to any network, supported by selected partners for large-scale strategic missions. Barthélémy Avocats provides labour law expertise as a specialized partner.
• D-Clic AssociationcoreOthersStrasbourg association aimed at encouraging and enhancing academic success and equal opportunity in educational and professional careers of students from priority districts. Adven lawyers participate in events and award the annual 'Adven Special Prize' at OGMA speech competition.
• Maison de l'Alsace - Club des 100minorOthersLocated on avenue des Champs Elysées in Paris, Maison de l'Alsace contributes to the region's influence. The Club des 100 provides a functional venue for welcoming clients and partners.
• Grant ThorntonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-traitance partnership with Grant Thornton on financial aspects of major projects such as the ZAC Gruen development project for Saint-Louis Agglomération.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Avocats: The French legal arm of KPMG, offering multidisciplinary business law services across M&A, tax, labour and regulatory matters. Directly comparable to Adven's multidisciplinary model, with stronger national/international reach and Big 4 client flow.
• Bersay & Associés: Paris-based independent business law firm covering corporate, tax, employment, real estate and disputes. A close analog to Adven as an independent mid-sized French firm, though operating predominantly from Paris rather than the regions.
• August Debouzy: Major Paris-headquartered French business law firm active in M&A, private equity, tax, public law and employment. Comparable on the corporate/private equity side of Adven's practice, but at significantly larger scale and with a stronger Paris-centric brand.
• Fidal: France's largest independent business law firm with national coverage across corporate, tax, employment, public law and real estate. Comparable to Adven in practice breadth but with vastly greater scale, geographic reach and bench depth.
• Reinhart Marville Torre: Paris-based independent business law firm covering corporate, M&A, tax, employment, public and real estate law. Closely comparable to Adven as an independent multidisciplinary firm, but with a larger Paris-centric team.
• Bird & Bird (France): International law firm with a significant Paris office active in IP, technology, digital, and corporate work — overlapping directly with the SCAN Avocats partnership that Adven leverages. Comparable on the IP/digital side and as a competitor for cross-border mandates.
• Lacourte Raquin Tatar: Paris mid-market specialist in M&A, private equity and corporate finance. Comparable to the M&A/private equity arm of Adven's practice, with a similar focus on mid-cap transactions but a Paris-only footprint.

Emerging players

• Flichy Grangé Avocats: Paris firm specialised in employment and labour law. Comparable to the labour/social security practice that Adven delivers via its Barthélémy Avocats partnership — a useful benchmark for sizing a niche French employment law boutique.

Direct peers

• Barthélémy Avocats: Adven's named labour law partner and a recognised French employment law firm. Comparable because both serve French businesses and public entities with specialist legal advisory and litigation, and the two firms cooperate on joint engagements.
• SCAN Avocats: Adven's named IP and digital law partner, sharing offices in Strasbourg. Comparable as a French specialist law firm focused on intellectual property, digital, IT and personal data — exactly the practice areas Adven extends into via this alliance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adven

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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