Marcus - Cabinet d'avocats

What Marcus - Cabinet d'avocats does

Marcus – Cabinet d'avocats is a Paris-based law firm (AARPI – Association d'avocats à responsabilité professionnelle individuelle), registered at the Barreau de Paris and founded in 2019 by four partners: Alexandra BORET, Guillaume HALBIQUE, Raphaëlle RISCHMANN, and Elsa MASSON. The firm operates across six practice areas: family law, intellectual property and new technologies (including AI, NFTs, and digital rights), criminal law and business criminal law, business litigation and commercial law, press law/image rights/reputation, and inheritance/estate law. Underlying its practice are modern client-facing tools — website-hosted legal calculators for revenge porn, AI exploitation, defamation, online harassment, wrongful detention compensation, and sentence end dates — which serve as top-of-funnel digital lead-generation assets. The firm also operates from two Paris addresses (17 boulevard Raspail and 10 rue Thimonnier) and publishes a bilingual French/English website with a blog, press section, and newsletter.

The firm serves individuals and businesses in family disputes, criminal defense matters (including high-profile cases covered in TF1, Le Figaro, Le Monde), commercial and shareholder litigation, IP and emerging-tech issues, and reputation/press matters. Its go-to-market is sales-led and reputation-driven: direct in-person consultations, professional referrals, and earned media through high-profile partner appearances. The firm bills through traditional French legal fee arrangements (conventions d'honoraires, hourly/fixed/retainer) with no disclosed pricing, no self-service or platform model, and no public revenue figures. Two collaborators have been added since 2022 (Camille ROLIN, Pauline TAMPIER), bringing the team to approximately ten people, with the partners holding prior experience at Hogan Lovells, Fedida Associés, Burguburu Blamoutier, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Cambodian Courts, and a US firm in San Diego.

Name

Marcus - Cabinet d'avocats

Legal name

Marcus (Association d'avocats à responsabilité professionnelle individuelle)

Website

https://marcus-avocats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marcus is a Paris-based AARPI law firm founded in 2019 by four partners, serving individuals and businesses across family law, criminal defense, business litigation, IP/new technologies, press law, and succession, with digital legal calculators supporting inbound client acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Criminal defense law
• Family law practice
• Intellectual property law
• Business litigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed to clients for consultations, legal representation, and case management across multiple practice areas including family law, criminal defense, business litigation, and intellectual property.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Marcus is a Paris-based law firm delivering legal representation and advisory services across six practice areas: family law, intellectual property and new technologies, criminal law and business criminal law, business litigation and commercial law, press law/image rights/reputation, and inheritance/estate law. The firm supplements its advisory practice with a suite of free client-facing online legal tools covering topics such as sentence end date calculation, revenge-porn remedies, AI-exploitation issues, defamation guidance, internet harassment support, wrongful-detention compensation, and online fee payment. Services are delivered through direct in-person consultations under fee agreements (conventions d'honoraires) with clients across France, primarily from Paris.

Product overview

Marcus is a Paris-based law firm (Cabinet d'avocats) providing comprehensive legal services across six core practice areas: Family Law, Intellectual Property and New Technologies, Criminal Law (including business criminal law), Business Litigation and Commercial Law, Press Law and Reputation, and Inheritance/Estate Law. The firm operates as a unified legal practice without a platform-plus-modules architecture. In addition to traditional legal services, Marcus offers several client-facing online legal tools including a sentence end date calculator, revenge porn guidance tool, AI exploitation resource, defamation guidance, online harassment support, wrongful detention compensation calculator, and fee payment tool. The firm positions itself as modern and innovative, with particular expertise in technology-related legal matters including AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Law (Droit de la famille) Legal representation and advisory services in family law matters including divorce, child custody, family disputes, blended-family succession planning, and related civil matters, for individuals and families.
• Intellectual Property and New Technologies Legal services covering intellectual property rights (trademark filing, EUIPO/SME fund applications), technology law, AI legal issues, NFT-related matters, internet anonymity, and digital-rights advisory for businesses and creators.
• Criminal Law and Business Criminal Law (Droit pénal et droit pénal des affaires) Criminal defense services including defense against serious crimes, financial crimes, business criminal offenses, sentencing adjustments (aménagement de peine), and criminal proceedings, for individuals and businesses.
• Business Litigation and Commercial Law (Contentieux des affaires et droit commercial) Dispute resolution and commercial law services covering shareholder disputes, minority/majority abuse, SAS governance, director removal, and broader commercial litigation for companies and business owners.
• Press Law, Image Rights and Reputation (Droit de la presse, droit à l'image et réputation) Legal services addressing media law, image rights, defamation, online reputation management, and press-related disputes for individuals and media entities.
• Inheritance and Estate Law (Droit des successions) Estate planning, succession management, inheritance disputes, blended-family succession planning, and wealth transfer advisory services.
• Sentence End Date Calculator (Calculateur de fin de peine) Online tool enabling individuals to estimate their sentence end date based on French penal-law provisions, provided free of charge on the firm's website.
• Revenge Porn Guidance Tool (Outil Revenge Porn) Online resource helping victims of revenge porn understand their legal options and recourse under French law, hosted on the firm's website.
• AI Exploitation Guidance Tool (Outil Exploitation par l'IA) Online resource addressing legal issues related to AI exploitation and deepfake-related harms, including remedies available to victims.
• Defamation Guidance Tool (Outil Injure et diffamation) Online resource for victims of insult and defamation outlining their legal remedies under French law.
• Online Harassment Support Tool (Outil Harcèlement sur internet) Online resource for victims of cyber harassment providing legal guidance and next steps under French law.
• Wrongful Detention Compensation Tool (Outil Indemnisation détention injustifiée) Online calculator and guidance tool for individuals seeking compensation for unjustified detention under French law.
• Fee Payment Tool (Outil Paiement des honoraires) Online portal facilitating payment of fees under the firm's conventions d'honoraires for ongoing and completed legal engagements.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• August Debouzy: Major French business law firm with strong criminal defense, IP, and commercial litigation practices. Comparable in practice areas (especially criminal defense and IP/tech) but larger and broader in scope than Marcus.
• Bredin Prat: Top-tier French business law firm with strong litigation, criminal defense, and corporate practices. Overlaps with Marcus in high-stakes criminal and commercial litigation but serves much larger enterprise clients.
• Hogan Lovells (Paris): Global law firm where founding partner Alexandra BORET trained; maintains a significant Paris office across criminal, IP, and commercial practices. Relevant as the talent lineage and as a competitor for premium mandates Marcus may aspire to.

Direct peers

• Reinhart Marville Torre: Established Paris boutique specializing in business litigation, criminal defense, and family/patrimonial law. Closely comparable in practice mix (criminal, family, business disputes) and target client base of HNW individuals and entrepreneurs.
• Bersay & Associés: Paris boutique with similar size and focus on business law, IP, and commercial litigation. Directly comparable in scale and practice mix, often competing for similar mid-market French corporate mandates.
• Boken Avocats: Paris-based boutique law firm with comparable size and multi-disciplinary practice covering business law, IP, and litigation. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized French boutique competing for similar mid-market and HNW clients.
• Orsay Lawyers (Orsay Avocats): Paris-based boutique covering corporate, M&A, and business litigation for mid-cap clients. Comparable as a French boutique targeting similar commercial litigation and corporate governance matters.
• Viguié Schmidt & Associés: Paris boutique covering commercial litigation, criminal defense, and family/patrimonial law. Comparable practice mix and boutique positioning, serving similar HNW and entrepreneurial client base.
• Coblence & Associés: Paris firm with strong IP, new technologies, and digital law practice. Closely comparable on Marcus's IP/new technologies offering, particularly relevant given the firm's AI and digital rights specialization.
• Ginestié Magellan: Paris boutique with practice areas spanning corporate, commercial, and IP law. Comparable in multi-disciplinary boutique positioning and mid-market French client focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marcus-avocats

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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