Frieh, Brault & Associés

What Frieh, Brault & Associés does

Frieh, Brault & Associés is a Paris-based independent law firm founded in 2018 by Michel Frieh (originally as Frieh Associés) and expanded in 2024 through a merger with Gatienne Brault & Associés. The firm employs 13 lawyers organized across six practice areas: M&A and corporate law, private equity, fundraising/venture capital, employment law and social protection, intellectual property/new technologies, and commercial litigation. Its partners (Michel Frieh, Marina Doithier, Emmanuel Scialom, Gatienne Brault, Karine Lenczner, Paul Sautier, Morgane Ferron, Margaux Rouen) bring prior experience at top-tier international firms including Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Linklaters, Dentons, DLA Piper, and French boutiques.

The firm serves French and international investment funds, listed and unlisted companies, founders, and family groups, with a documented client roster spanning private equity sponsors (Ardian, Capza, Herez, Prudentia, Enosium, Montefiore, LFPI) and operating companies across food retail, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, entertainment, telecommunications, and senior care. Revenue is generated through professional service fees (fixed fees for transactions, hourly billing for advisory, retainer arrangements for portfolio clients). Cross-border mandates are executed through a network of French and international correspondent firms covering tax, financing, regulatory, and competition law. The firm operates from a single office at 9 rue Alfred de Vigny in Paris's 8th arrondissement.

Distribution is partner-led business development supplemented by a LinkedIn presence, a bilingual website, and thought leadership in publications such as Gazette du Palais. The firm is a private partnership with no external investors or parent company.

Name

Frieh, Brault & Associés

Legal name

Frieh, Brault & Associés

Website

https://frieh.law

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Frieh, Brault & Associés is a Paris-based independent law firm of 13 lawyers advising French and international investment funds, listed and unlisted companies, and founders on M&A, private equity, employment law, and commercial litigation. The firm was founded in 2018 and expanded in 2024 via merger with Gatienne Brault & Associés.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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 professional legal services billed to corporate clients for M&A transactions, private equity deals, employment law matters, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. Fee structures include fixed fees for specific transactions, hourly billing for ongoing advisory, and retainer arrangements for portfolio clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Frieh, Brault & Associés is a Paris-based law firm of 13 lawyers delivering legal advisory and litigation services in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate law, fundraising, employment law, intellectual property and new technologies, and commercial litigation. The firm advises investment funds, listed and unlisted companies, founders, and family groups on cross-border and domestic transactions, with non-core legal areas (tax, financing, regulatory, competition) handled through a network of French and international correspondent firms.

Product overview

Frieh, Brault & Associés is a law firm with 13 lawyers offering legal advisory services across multiple practice areas rather than a software product company. The firm operates as a unified legal practice with specialized departments including Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Employment Law, Social Protection, International Mobility, and Litigation (Labor, Commercial, and IP/IT). The practice areas work together to provide comprehensive legal services to investment funds, listed and unlisted companies, and entrepreneurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• French and International Correspondent FirmssupportiveOthersThe firm works in close collaboration with a network of French and foreign correspondent firms for legal domains outside its core expertise, including taxation, financing, regulatory, and competition law. These correspondents are selected based on client needs, opposing party profiles, and specific case constraints.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bredin Prat: Paris-headquartered M&A and corporate law firm advising French and international corporates and PE funds on transactions. Competes directly with Frieh, Brault & Associés for mid- and large-cap PE mandates and corporate advisory work in France.
• August Debouzy: Paris-based business law firm with strong M&A, private equity, and employment law practices. Comparable mid-sized competitor for French PE and corporate transactional mandates.
• BDGS Associés: Paris-headquartered law firm with strong M&A and private equity practice advising French and international corporates and funds. Comparable boutique competitor for French PE and corporate transactions.
• Reinhart Marville Torre: Paris corporate law firm specializing in M&A, private equity, and capital markets. Similar-sized boutique competitor targeting French mid-market PE sponsors and listed corporates.
• De Pardieu Brocas Maffei: Paris-based corporate law firm specialized in M&A, private equity, and capital markets. Closely comparable boutique competitor with similar PE sponsor client base and similar senior-partner-led deal model.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite Paris M&A and corporate law firm advising on the largest French PE and public M&A transactions. Competes for the same top-tier PE sponsor mandates and major corporate transactions in France.

Broad incumbents

• Latham & Watkins (Paris): Global law firm with leading Paris M&A and private equity practice advising French and international PE funds. Larger incumbent competitor for major French and cross-border PE mandates.
• Herbert Smith Freehills (Paris): Global law firm with established Paris office active in French M&A and PE transactions. Larger incumbent competing for mid- and large-cap French PE sponsor mandates.
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Paris): US-headquartered law firm with significant Paris office and established private equity practice. Competes for French PE mandates and counts among former employers of the firm's founding partners.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Major full-service international law firm headquartered in Paris with leading M&A, PE, and corporate practices. Larger incumbent that overlaps with Frieh on mid- and large-cap French PE mandates and offers broader practice coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frieh-law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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