Kaizen Avocat

What Kaizen Avocat does

Kaizen Avocat is a French boutique law firm (SELARL) founded in 2021 and registered with the Lyon Bar (N° toque 3314), headquartered at 35 rue du Tonkin, 69100 Villeurbanne. The firm is exclusively dedicated to environmental law and energy law, operating under the leadership of founding attorney Maître Louise Tschanz, who holds a Certificat de spécialisation en droit de l'environnement. It serves industrial operators of ICPE-classified sites, environmental NGOs and associations, property developers, public entities, and pollution victims across the Lyon-Paris axis, delivering advisory, litigation, mediation, audit, and training services. Technical capabilities center on ICPE compliance, soil pollution, PFAS exposure, biodiversity law, renewable energy and carbon neutrality regulations, ORE contracts, and polluter-pays principle enforcement. The practice is multilingual (English, German, Spanish) and supports European and international matters.

The firm generates fee-based revenue through professional service engagements billed to businesses, public entities, and individuals on a transparent, quote-based pricing model ("prix transparent"). No public fee schedule is disclosed. GTM is sales-led via direct client relationships, professional referrals, content marketing (blog, white papers, newsletters, webinars), and earned media coverage in Le Monde, TF1, and France Inter. The firm operates primarily through remote consultations and video conference to limit travel. Distribution is direct via website contact form, email, and phone. Notable outcomes include the application of the polluter-pays principle shifting €1.5 million in waste elimination costs to the producer, and obtaining a prefectural order compelling an ICPE successor to conduct environmental studies.

Operational footprint is small (5 employees) but the firm sustains a meaningful thought-leadership engine through co-edited white papers with Le Moniteur and Notre Affaire à Tous Lyon, conference presentations including at the Cour de cassation, and dedicated initiatives such as ACTION PFAS. The firm is a member of the 1% for the Planet movement, committing 1% of annual revenue to environmental associations, and holds the "Engagé à Lyon" label for ecological and social transition engagement. Brand reputation is documented through 28 Google reviews rated "Excellent."

Name

Kaizen Avocat

Legal name

Kaizen Avocat

Website

https://kzn-avocatenvironnement.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kaizen Avocat is a French boutique law firm founded in 2021 in Villeurbanne, exclusively specialized in environmental and energy law. It serves industrial operators, NGOs, public entities, and pollution victims across the Lyon-Paris axis with advisory, litigation, and training services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Environmental & Energy Law)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

Keywords

• Environmental law services
• Energy law advisory
• ICPE regulatory compliance
• Environmental litigation
• Renewable energy legal counsel

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

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 and Litigation Services: Fee-based legal counsel and representation for environmental and energy law matters, including ICPE compliance, pollution liability, and renewable energy projects. Revenue is generated through professional service engagements billed to businesses and public entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kaizen Avocat is a boutique French law firm exclusively dedicated to environmental law and renewable energy law. The firm provides legal advisory, litigation and mediation, compliance consulting/audit, and training services to businesses, public entities, associations, and individuals. Practice areas cover ICPE regulatory compliance, PFAS contamination, biodiversity, climate law, soil pollution, environmental health disputes, and renewable energy project legal structuring.

Product overview

Kaizen Avocat is a law firm exclusively dedicated to environmental law and energy law. The firm operates a unified practice offering multiple interconnected legal services centered on two core areas: environmental law (droit de l'environnement) covering ICPE regulations, biodiversity, climate, PFAS, soil pollution, and environmental health disputes; and energy law (droit de l'énergie) addressing renewable energy and carbon neutrality. These core services are supported by three complementary practice pillars: litigation and mediation, consulting and audit, and training and conferences. The firm also produces downloadable white papers on specialized topics (ICPE cessation, environmental health litigation) and runs a dedicated PFAS legal action initiative. The portfolio includes advisory services for environmental real obligation (ORE) contracts and polluter-pays principle enforcement methodology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Law Services (Droit de l'environnement) Legal advisory and litigation services covering environmental regulations including ICPE (Installations Classées pour la Protection de l'Environnement), water law, waste law, biodiversity, climate, and PFAS regulations. Provided to businesses, public entities, associations, and individuals.
• Energy Law Services (Droit de l'énergie) Legal advisory on renewable energy, electricity curtailment, network management, carbon neutrality objectives, energy savings certificates, and self-consumption regulations. Provided to energy operators and businesses.
• Litigation and Mediation (Contentieux et médiation) Dispute resolution services for environmental and energy law matters, including construction of legal strategies tailored to client needs and stakes.
• Consulting and Audit (Conseil et audit) Legal advisory services for companies and public entities on environmental regulatory compliance, risks, and opportunities to support decision-making.
• Training and Conferences (Formations et conférences) Interactive educational sessions on environmental and energy law developments, delivered in-person or via webinar format.
• ORE Environmental Real Obligation Contracts (Obligation Réelle Environnementale) Legal drafting and advisory services for Environmental Real Obligation contracts (Obligation Réelle Environnementale), a biodiversity protection tool established by the 2016 Biodiversity Law.
• Polluter-Pays Principle Enforcement (Application du principe pollueur-payeur) Legal methodology combining environmental law and corporate law liability frameworks to identify pollution responsible parties and enforce the polluter-pays principle.
• PFAS Legal Action (ACTION PFAS) Dedicated legal action initiative addressing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) pollution, a specialized practice area for forever chemicals contamination.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully applied polluter-pays principle to shift 1.5 million euros in waste elimination costs to the waste producer (case study)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Le MoniteurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaizen Avocat co-edits white papers with Le Moniteur on environmental law topics, including a white paper on ICPE cessation of activity regulations effective June 2022.
• Notre Affaire à Tous – LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society organization specializing in environmental law. Kaizen Avocat co-authored a white paper on environmental health litigation with Notre Affaire à Tous Lyon and the Réseau Environnement Santé.
• Réseau Environnement SantécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental health network. Co-authored the white paper 'État des lieux et pistes d'évolution du contentieux de la santé environnementale' with Kaizen Avocat and Notre Affaire à Tous Lyon.
• CIRIDD (Centre International de Ressources et d'Innovation pour le Développement Durable)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIRIDD organized a webinar in November 2020 on functional economy contracts, with Kaizen Avocat founder Louise Tschanz as a co-author of a related article.
• 1% for the PlanetcoreOthersKaizen Avocat is a member of the 1% for the Planet movement, committing to donate 1% of its annual revenue to environmental associations. Founded in 2002, the movement increases environmental philanthropy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FIDAL: Major French law firm with a significant national environmental and energy law practice serving mid-market and large corporate clients. Comparable as a competitor in the French environmental advisory market, though broader in scope and larger in scale.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with a substantial environmental and climate change practice, including significant French presence. Comparable in environmental/energy law subject matter but with cross-border scale and multidisciplinary teams that a boutique cannot match.
• LPA-CGR Avocats: French mid-size law firm with environmental and energy law capabilities serving corporate clients. Comparable in subject-matter overlap (energy transition, environmental regulation) but broader in service portfolio and larger in headcount.
• Dentons: World's largest global law firm with dedicated environment and natural resources practice in France. Competes for environmental and energy mandates from large corporates and public entities, though with much broader service offerings.
• DS Avocats: International law firm with a strong French environmental and energy practice, offering cross-border coverage. Comparable to Kaizen Avocat in environmental/energy law focus, but with broader service lines and geographic reach.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Major French and international law firm with established environmental, energy, and climate practice serving large corporates and financial sponsors. Competes with Kaizen Avocat for sophisticated environmental mandates but offers full-service integrated teams.
• CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats: Large international law firm with a French environmental and energy practice serving corporate and institutional clients. Overlaps with Kaizen Avocat in environmental and energy advisory, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• BCTG Avocats: French boutique law firm with a dedicated environmental law practice, serving industrial operators and public entities. Comparable to Kaizen Avocat as a specialist environmental and energy law boutique with similar client segments.
• Cabinet Arnaud Gossement: Leading French boutique law firm exclusively dedicated to environmental law, founded by Arnaud Gossement. Directly comparable to Kaizen Avocat in niche specialization, scale, and exclusive environmental-law focus, with similar thought-leadership and media presence.
• Huglo Lepage & Associés: French boutique law firm specializing in environmental law (droit de l'environnement), established legal practice with strong expertise in ICPE, pollution, and public environmental law. Closely comparable in boutique scale and exclusive environmental-law offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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