What BREMENS | AVOCATS does

BREMENS | AVOCATS is an independent French law firm founded in 2019 and structured as a SELAS (Société d'Exercice Libéral par Actions Simplifiée), with registered capital of €385,650. Headquartered at 45 quai Charles de Gaulle in Lyon, the firm operates additional offices in Paris and a representation office in Geneva, Switzerland. It comprises approximately 50 professionals, including around 30 lawyers supported by four university professors and two maîtres de conférences who contribute academic and research expertise.

The firm offers a multi-disciplinary legal practice spanning corporate law and M&A (including private equity and LBO), tax law, intellectual property and data protection, banking and financial law, labor law, real estate law, competition and distribution law, European and international law, healthcare law, and notarial services through its partnership with BREMENS Notaires (grouped as BREMENS AVOCATS NOTAIRES). Its target clients include French enterprises (ETIs/PMEs), international groups, investment funds, and executives, with a particular focus on cross-border advisory between France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom via chamber-of-commerce partnerships (CCIFS, French Chamber of Great Britain) and its Go France program.

Revenue is generated on a professional-services model (hourly rates or fixed-fee engagements per matter) across advisory and litigation services. The firm is partner-owned with no external institutional investment, has no proprietary technology, and conducts no disclosed R&D, software, or AI initiatives. It is recognized through Best Lawyers rankings (notably a 2024 Lawyer of the Year award in Banking & Finance), participates actively in thought-leadership media (Décideurs Corporate Finance, AFJE workshops, KMH/ANGELOR conferences), and uses its website, LinkedIn, and YouTube channels as primary content marketing assets.

Name

BREMENS | AVOCATS

Legal name

BREMENS AVOCATS

Website

https://bremens-avocats.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BREMENS | AVOCATS is an independent French law firm headquartered in Lyon with offices in Paris and Geneva, providing multi-disciplinary legal advisory and litigation services across corporate/M&A, tax, banking, real estate, and healthcare to French enterprises, international groups, investment funds, and executives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

Keywords

• Corporate legal advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions law
• Tax law services
• Banking and finance law
• International business law

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: The firm generates revenue through legal advisory (conseil) and litigation (contentieux) services across multiple practice areas including corporate law, tax law, banking law, employment law, real estate law, competition law, intellectual property, EU/international law, and healthcare law. Fees are billed on a professional services model, likely hourly rates or fixed fees per engagement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

BREMENS | AVOCATS is an independent French law firm providing comprehensive legal advisory and litigation services across corporate law, M&A, private equity, tax law, banking and finance, real estate, employment, intellectual property, competition, EU/international law, and healthcare. The firm serves enterprises, financial investors, and foreign companies investing in France, with an integrated legal-notarial offering through its BREMENS Notaires partnership.

Product overview

BREMENS | AVOCATS is an independent French law firm offering comprehensive legal advisory and litigation services. The firm operates a multi-practice structure with distinct practice areas including corporate law (with M&A and Private Equity sub-services), tax law, intellectual property and data protection, banking and financial law, labor law, real estate law, health law, competition and distribution law, and European/international law. The firm also offers specialized multi-professional poles combining legal and notarial services for wealth engineering and banking/finance matters. The practice serves diverse sectors including health, industry, banking and insurance, real estate and construction, liberal professions, and energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, moderate and flagship.

• BREMENS NotairescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2026BREMENS AVOCATS operates an innovative partnership with the notary firm BREMENS Notaires, forming the groupement BREMENS AVOCATS NOTAIRES. This partnership provides clients with integrated legal and notarial services across transactions, succession planning, and property matters — a unique differentiator among independent French law firms.
• KMHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026BREMENS AVOCATS co-organized a conference on 'Apport-cession' mechanisms with KMH and ANGELOR at the Cercle de l'Union, featuring Guillaume Hublot and Sébastien Bonte as speakers, with support from Lyon Place Financière.
• ANGELORminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026Co-presented a conference on apport-cession with BREMENS AVOCATS and KMH, covering tax law, corporate structuring, and wealth planning intersections.
• Lyon Place FinancièreminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 April 2026Lyon Place Financière supported the organisation of the apport-cession conference co-hosted by BREMENS AVOCATS, KMH, and ANGELOR.
• AFJE Rhône-Alpes (Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprises)moderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 December 2025BREMENS AVOCATS co-hosted a hybrid workshop with AFJE Rhône-Alpes on 11 December 2025, presenting on 'Actualités 2025 en droit des sociétés et autres aspects du droit des affaires.' The event attracted over 100 in-person and 70 online attendees.
• French Chamber of Great BritainmoderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 December 2025BREMENS AVOCATS participated in the Christmas Party organized by the French Chamber of Great Britain in London, attended by partners Valentine Hollier-Roux, Catherine Nommick, and Serge Cambie, facilitating bilateral business networking.
• CCIFS (Chambre de Commerce Internationale France-Suisse)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerBREMENS Avocats is the official partner of CCIFS for the 'Go France' program, dedicated to accompanying Swiss companies in their French market entry projects. The firm also sponsors the CCIFS Prix 'Développement Suisse vers la France' and participates in the 37th CCIFS Trophées.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper (France): Global law firm with a significant Paris and Lyon presence offering M&A, banking, tax, and employment law. Competes with BREMENS on French and cross-border mid-market and upper-mid-market M&A, with a much broader international footprint.
• Bredin Prat: Premier French independent law firm with top-tier M&A, corporate, and banking practices. Competes with BREMENS for larger French M&A and PE mandates and represents the upper end of the independent French market that BREMENS aspires to grow into.
• Hogan Lovells (France): Global law firm with a substantial Paris practice covering M&A, banking/finance, and tax. Competes with BREMENS for French and international corporate and PE matters, particularly in the healthcare and energy sectors where BREMENS specializes.
• De Pardieu Brocas Maffei: Major French independent firm with strong M&A, private equity, and banking/finance practice. A larger incumbent that competes for French corporate and PE mandates and serves as a scale benchmark for BREMENS's growth trajectory.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: One of the largest independent French law firms with a leading M&A, banking/finance, and international practice. A broader incumbent that competes with BREMENS on French and cross-border mid- to upper-cap M&A, with deeper benches and a stronger international footprint.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite French independent law firm with a top-tier M&A and corporate finance practice. Competes with BREMENS on larger French M&A and represents the upper bound of the independent French law firm market.

Direct peers

• Jeantet: Independent French law firm with strong M&A, private equity, banking/finance, and competition practices. Comparable in size, independent ownership model, and full-service advisory approach for French and international clients.
• Coblence & Associés: Independent French law firm concentrating on corporate/M&A, private equity, tax, and IP. Comparable in size, independent ownership structure, and Paris-based mid-market advisory focus.
• Lacourte Raquin Tatar: Paris-based independent French law firm specializing in M&A, private equity, and tax with a similar mid-market positioning. Comparable in partner-led model, multi-disciplinary practice, and target client base of French corporates and investment funds.
• August Debouzy: Major independent French law firm with a comparable multi-disciplinary practice covering corporate/M&A, tax, IP, employment, and competition law. Comparable in structure (independent, partner-owned) and targeted at French enterprises and international groups, similar to BREMENS's positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzy89JE-YkfrJdTND5VX_1w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bremens-avocats

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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