Master 2 Droit des affaires et fiscalité | Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas

What Master 2 Droit des affaires et fiscalité | Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas does

The Master 2 Droit des affaires et fiscalité is a graduate professional degree program in business and tax law housed at Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas, a public French university located at the Place du Panthéon in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The program is directed by Professor Stéphane Torck and operates under the Institut de Droit des Affaires. It is built on three foundational pillars — corporate law (droit des sociétés), contract law (droit des contrats), and tax law (droit fiscal) — supplemented by specialized seminars in securities law, employment law, competition law, business litigation, corporate restructuring, and financial analysis. English-language seminars covering English contract law and US securities and financial operations law, plus a New York study trip, form the international component of the curriculum. Approximately two-thirds of seminars are taught by renowned practicing lawyers from partner firms, providing practical professional training alongside academic instruction, and a mandatory end-of-year internship is embedded in the curriculum.

The program targets Master 1 graduates in law seeking to specialize as business lawyers (avocats d'affaires), with admissions managed through a formal competitive candidacy process via the program's dedicated website (affaires-fiscalite.fr). As a public university program under the French Ministry of Higher Education, revenue is derived from state-set national tuition fees and government subsidies; specific pricing is not individually disclosed. The program's downstream "customers" — the law firms that recruit its graduates and host internships — include Bredin Prat, White & Case, De Pardieu Brocas, Cleary Gottlieb, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Linklaters, Reinhart Marville Torre, and UGGC Avocats. A dedicated alumni association maintains a directory (annuaire.affaires-fiscalite.fr) and supports ongoing referrals, with graduates practicing across France and internationally in New York and Shanghai.

Successive directors over multiple decades — Maurice Cozian, Paul Didier, Bernard Audit, Philippe Merle, France Drummond, and currently Stéphane Torck — have built a long-standing tradition of excellence. Capital.fr has described the program as where "the cream of law firms" recruits. Technology footprint is limited to the public website and online application portal; no proprietary technology platform, AI tooling, or data assets are disclosed.

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Master 2 Droit des affaires et fiscalité | Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas

Legal name

Université Paris Panthéon-Assas

Website

https://affaires-fiscalite.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Premier French graduate program in business and tax law at Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, training future corporate and M&A lawyers through academic instruction and practitioner-led seminars, with direct recruitment pipelines to elite Paris and international law firms.

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Product category

Legal Education (Graduate Business Law)

NAICS

Business and Secretarial Schools (611410)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF)

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Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Graduate legal education
• Business law program
• Corporate law training
• Tax law specialization
• M&A legal studies

Headquarters

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Paris

HQ country

France

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Europe

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: As a public university Master program under French state university regulations, the program is funded through tuition and registration fees set by the French Ministry of Higher Education. Students pay national tuition fees applicable to public universities in France.

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Core offering

Master 2 Professionnel de Droit des affaires et fiscalité is a graduate professional degree program in business law and taxation at Université Paris Panthéon-Assas, built on three pillars: corporate law, contract law, and tax law, supplemented by securities law, employment law, competition law, business litigation, corporate restructuring, and financial analysis. Near two-thirds of seminars are taught by practicing attorneys from top-tier law firms, and the program includes mandatory English-language seminars on English contract law and US financial/securities law, a New York study trip, and a mandatory end-of-year internship at partner law firms.

Product overview

The Master 2 Professionnel de Droit des affaires et fiscalité is a single unified professional master's degree program offering comprehensive training in business law and taxation. The program is structured around three core pillars (corporate law, contract law, and tax law) supported by supplementary seminars in securities law, employment law, competition law, business litigation, corporate restructuring, and financial analysis. A distinguishing feature is the mandatory English-language seminars covering English contract law and US financial/securities law. The program is administered through the Institut de Droit des Affaires and includes a specialized co-directed diploma (DU Contentieux des entreprises - Chaire Bredin Prat). Approximately two-thirds of seminars are taught by practicing attorneys, providing practical professionalization alongside academic instruction.

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• Master 2 Professionnel de Droit des affaires et fiscalité

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates recruited by top-tier firms (Bredin Prat, White & Case, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Linklaters, Cleary Gottlieb, De Pardieu Brocas)

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Bredin PratflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBredin Prat is a leading Paris-based law firm and a key institutional partner of the Master 2. Stéphane Torck, Director of the Master 2, co-directs the DU Contentieux des entreprises within the Chaire Bredin Prat. The firm recruits graduates from the program and hosts students for study internships. Alumni Adrien Simon (Promotion 2006) is an Associate at the firm.
• De Pardieu BrocascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDe Pardieu Brocas is a leading Paris-based law firm cited by Capital.fr as one of the 'cream of law firms' that recruits from the Master 2 program. Students undertake study internships at the firm's offices.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleary Gottlieb is a leading international law firm cited by Capital.fr as recruiting from the Master 2 program. The firm is part of the prestigious partner ecosystem on the Place du Panthéon that hosts students for internships.
• White & CaseflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhite & Case has established a 'privileged relationship' with the Master 2, explicitly considering it 'l'un des meilleurs cursus juridiques pour préparer à la profession d'avocat au sein d'un cabinet international.' The firm recruits from the program and employs alumni including Brice Engel (Promotion 1995), an Associate in M&A and real estate asset acquisitions across Europe.
• Weil, Gotshal & MangescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges is a leading international law firm where alumni Adrien Coulaud (Promotion 2014) practices, specializing in private equity and M&A. The firm benefits from the program's reputation as a talent pipeline for international corporate law practice.
• LinklaterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinklaters is a leading international law firm where alumni Maxime Ponsan (Promotion 2010) began his career in the corporate department in Paris. The firm is part of the network of prestigious employers that recruit Master 2 graduates.
• Reinhart Marville TorreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReinhart Marville Torre is a law firm where alumni Hadrien Bourrellis (Promotion 2012) practices as an Attorney, specializing in M&A advisory and commercial litigation.
• UGGC AvocatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUGGC Avocats is an international law firm with a Shanghai office where alumni Maxime Ponsan (Promotion 2010) practiced corporate law after Linklaters.

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Direct peers

• Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (DJCE & Master 2 Droit des Affaires): Paris-based public university offering the DJCE (Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d'Entreprise) and Master 2 programs in business law, competing for the same cohort of Master 1 graduates and recruiting by the same top Paris Place law firms. Most direct in-city competitor to the Assas Master 2.
• Université Paris Nanterre (Master 2 Droit des Affaires): Paris-region public university with established Master 2 programs in business law and tax, competing for the same prospective students and competing for placement at the same Parisian business-law firms. Comparable curriculum structure and target audience.
• Université Paris-Saclay (Faculté Jean Monnet — Master 2 Droit des Affaires): Public university south of Paris offering competitive Master 2 tracks in business/corporate law with practitioner involvement, drawing from the same candidate pool and targeting placement at the same Paris Place firms. Direct curriculum and recruiting peer.

Broad incumbents

• Sciences Po (École de droit): Larger, multidisciplinary Parisian grande école with a law school offering corporate/business law tracks and a high-prestige candidate pool. Competes for the same elite candidates but offers a broader curriculum and benefits from cross-disciplinary (political science, business) brand equity that a specialist law program does not.

Regional players

• Université de Lille (Master 2 Droit des Affaires / DJCE): Northern French university offering business-law Master 2 tracks including DJCE, serving the Lille/Nord candidate pool. Comparable academically with growing reputation but operating in a different geography from the Panthéon-Assas program.
• Université de Strasbourg (Master 2 Droit des Affaires): Long-established French university offering Master 2 programs in business and corporate law, serving the eastern France candidate pool. Similar academically but does not compete in the central Paris market for top-tier Paris Place firm placement.
• Université de Montpellier (DJCE — Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d'Entreprise): One of the historic DJCE programs outside Paris, attracting candidates from southern France and offering a parallel corporate/business-law pathway with strong practitioner involvement. Comparable academically but draws from a regional catchment rather than central Paris.

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