What Arkwood SCP does

Arkwood SCP is a Paris-based boutique tax law firm (cabinet d'avocats fiscalistes) structured as a Société Civile Professionnelle, dedicated exclusively to private clientele. The firm was founded in 2015 by partners who had previously worked together for over 12 years at a major international law firm. It employs approximately 30 professionals, including founding partners, associates, counsel, and support staff, headquartered at 25 rue Duphot in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Arkwood serves high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and family groups requiring sophisticated tax advisory, with particular specialization in complex cross-border structuring across multiple jurisdictional corridors (France–United States, France–United Kingdom, France–Belgium, France–Israel, and France–Middle East).

The firm's core services encompass international tax structuring, trusts and estate planning, international succession, exit tax and tax residence transfer, real estate investment structuring, life insurance, compliance, and tax litigation. It maintains a worldwide network of independent foreign correspondents selected for jurisdiction-specific expertise, enabling it to handle multi-jurisdictional mandates without building its own international office network. Service delivery is partner-led: each matter is overseen by a named partner while benefiting from collegiate reflection across the team.

The business model is traditional professional services revenue: bespoke engagements with transparent, customized fee structures adapted to the stakes of each matter, typically structured as multi-year relationships rather than transactional work. Client acquisition is driven by partner networks, referrals from professional advisors (notaries, wealth managers, family offices), and the firm's elite-tier rankings, including Band 1 in the Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide and 'Incontournable' recognition in patrimonial taxation by Décideurs magazine. The firm has no external investors, no parent company, and no disclosed external capital; it is independently owned and operated by its founding partners. In 2025, the partners extended the brand into philanthropy through the Arkwood Foundation under the Fondation de France.

Name

Arkwood SCP

Legal name

SCP ARKWOOD

Website

https://arkwood.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arkwood SCP is a Paris-based boutique tax law firm serving high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and family groups with sophisticated cross-border tax structuring, trusts, estate planning, and international mobility advisory, supported by a global network of foreign correspondents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Law Advisory

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Advisory & Compliance (BPAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfer Pricing & International Tax Services (BPAHABAI), Tax Planning & Compliance for Family Offices (FSAAADAE)

Keywords

• Tax advisory services
• Cross-border tax planning
• Estate planning
• International tax structuring
• Private wealth law

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Arkwood generates revenue by providing sophisticated tax law advisory services to private clients, entrepreneurs, and family groups. Fees are billed based on transparent and customized fee structures adapted to each matter.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arkwood SCP is a Paris-based boutique tax law firm (cabinet d'avocats fiscalistes) dedicated to serving private clients, entrepreneurs, and family groups. The firm provides sophisticated legal advisory services in international tax structuring, trusts, estate planning, succession planning, and cross-border tax strategies across multiple jurisdictions including France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Israel, and the Middle East. Services are organized by specialized practice areas including Franco-American, Franco-Middle East, Franco-Belgian, and Franco-Israel strategies, as well as real estate investment, life insurance, compliance, and tax litigation.

Product overview

Arkwood SCP is a Paris-based tax law firm (cabinet d'avocats fiscalistes) dedicated to serving private clients, entrepreneurs, and family groups. The firm offers sophisticated legal services in international tax structuring, trusts, estate planning, international succession, and cross-border tax strategies. Services are organized by specialized practice areas including Franco-American, Franco-Middle East, Franco-Belgian, and Franco-Israel strategies, as well as real estate investment, life insurance, compliance, and tax litigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Tax Structuring Sophisticated cross-border tax structuring advisory for HNW private clients, entrepreneurs, and family groups with multi-jurisdictional holdings across France, the US, the UK, Belgium, Israel, and the Middle East.
• Trust and Estate Planning Advisory on trust structuring and governance, trust tax compliance, and cross-border estate planning for clients holding or considering trust structures for estate planning purposes.
• International Mobility Advisory Tax residence transfer advisory, exit tax planning, and relocation advisory for high-net-worth individuals relocating across jurisdictions.
• Real Estate Tax Advisory Tax advisory for real estate investments by private clients and family groups.
• Life Insurance Tax Advisory Tax advisory on life insurance products for private clients.
• Tax Compliance Tax compliance services for private clients, including trust tax compliance.
• Tax Litigation Tax litigation advisory and representation for private clients.
• Franco-American Tax Strategy Specialized cross-border tax strategy advisory for clients with French and US ties.
• Franco-Middle East Tax Strategy Specialized cross-border tax strategy advisory for clients with French and Middle East ties.
• Franco-Belgian Tax Strategy Specialized cross-border tax strategy advisory for clients with French and Belgian ties.
• Franco-Israel Tax Strategy Specialized cross-border tax strategy advisory for clients with French and Israeli ties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide — highest possible ranking
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats: CMS Francis Lefebvre is a major French tax and corporate law firm with a deep private client practice. It is a broader incumbent competitor to Arkwood for cross-border HNW tax work, offering much larger headcount and integrated international network.
• Baker McKenzie Paris: Baker McKenzie's Paris office has a substantial private wealth and tax practice serving HNW individuals. It competes with Arkwood for high-end cross-border mandates but offers the breadth of a global firm.
• FIDAL: FIDAL is France's largest independent law firm with a substantial tax and patrimonial practice. It serves HNW clients and competes with Arkwood across general tax advisory, though at much greater scale and with broader service scope.
• KPMG Avocats Paris: KPMG's French legal practice offers integrated tax and legal advisory to HNW clients and family offices. It competes with Arkwood by bundling tax legal advice with broader advisory capabilities.

Direct peers

• Bonnard Lawson: Bonnard Lawson is a French boutique law firm focused on private wealth, taxation, and corporate law. It is a direct competitor for cross-border HNW and family group mandates in Paris and overlaps with Arkwood in trust and estate planning.
• Racine Avocats: Racine Avocats is a Paris-based law firm with a recognized private wealth and patrimonial tax practice. It competes with Arkwood in the French HNW and family group advisory market with a similar mid-sized boutique positioning.
• NFM Avocats: NFM Avocats is a Paris-based boutique specializing in private wealth, tax, and corporate law for HNW individuals and family groups. It competes directly with Arkwood for French HNW tax mandates, particularly in succession, trusts, and international structuring.
• Lacourte Raquin Tatar: Lacourte Raquin Tatar is a Paris-based boutique tax law firm specializing in corporate and private wealth tax advisory. It is one of Arkwood's closest direct competitors in the French HNW tax advisory market, sharing a similar boutique structure, partner-led model, and top-tier directory rankings.
• Archers Avocats: Archers Avocats is a Paris-based boutique specializing in private wealth, tax, and asset structuring for HNW clients and family groups. It is a comparable boutique competitor to Arkwood in the French patrimonial tax market.

Emerging players

• Andersen Tax & Legal France: Andersen Tax & Legal in France is part of the international Andersen network with a strong private client and HNW tax practice. It is an emerging competitor combining global reach with French boutique-quality tax advisory.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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