Paris Place de Droit

What Paris Place de Droit does

Paris Place de Droit is a French non-profit professional association founded in 2015 and headquartered at 4 rue de Harlay, 75001 Paris, structured as a SELAS (Société d'Exercice Libéral par Actions Simplifiée) under SIRET 84115689600018. It federates the Paris legal community — practitioners, magistrates, academics, in-house counsel, and institutions — around the mission of positioning Paris as the central legal marketplace for the global economy. The organization is led by President Marc Cagniart with General Delegates Maylis Bayvet and Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, and draws volunteer leadership from senior figures such as the President of the Paris Commercial Court and partners at major international law firms.

The association operates through a membership program with annual subscription tiers ranging from free student membership to €850 for institutions and legal entities, with a preferential €50 rate for early-career professionals and commercial court magistrates. Its core "products" are ten specialized commissions (Attractiveness, Economic Justice, Commercial Justice, ESG, Digital Justice, Compliance, ADR, Business Difficulties, Millennium Committee for young practitioners, and others), a member directory, and a resources center hosting publications such as the Deffains Report and policy white papers. Flagship events include La Nuit du Droit (annual, October) and Paris Arbitration Week (March), alongside Paris Dispute Resolution Day, Assemblée Générale, and Universités d'été.

Paris Place de Droit does not operate a proprietary technology platform; its web presence (parisplacededroit.org) supports membership applications, event registration, and content distribution. Revenue is generated almost exclusively through membership dues and sponsorship from major law firms (Hogan Lovells, Gide Loyrette Nouel, A&O Shearman, Veil Jourde, Jeantet, August Debouzy) and legal information providers (LexisNexis France), supplemented by the institutional backing of the French Ministry of Justice and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. With approximately 13 employees, the association serves an addressable ecosystem of roughly 124,000 legal professionals across the Paris region.

Name

Paris Place de Droit

Legal name

Paris Place de Droit

Website

https://parisplacededroit.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paris Place de Droit is a French non-profit professional association founded in 2015 that federates the Paris legal community — lawyers, notaries, judges, in-house counsel, and academics — through membership, ten specialized commissions, and flagship events to promote Paris as an international legal hub.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Professional Association

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Treaties, International Law & Boundary Affairs (BPAIAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Democracy, Human Rights & Governance Assistance (BPADABAG)

Keywords

• Legal association services
• Professional community networking
• Legal events hosting
• Business law promotion
• Legal industry advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization generates revenue through annual membership fees from individuals, legal entities, institutions, and students. Membership tiers range from free for students to 850 EUR per year for institutions and legal entities, with a preferential rate of 50 EUR for eligible individuals.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Paris Place de Droit is a professional association that federates the Paris legal business community — lawyers, notaries, in-house counsel, judges, academics, and institutions — around the shared ambition of positioning Paris as the central legal hub of the global economy. It delivers value through a tiered membership program, ten specialized commissions covering areas such as Attractiveness, ESG, Compliance, Digital Justice, and Alternative Dispute Resolution, flagship events including La Nuit du Droit and Paris Arbitration Week, a member directory, and a resources center with legal publications.

Product overview

Paris Place de Droit is an association that federates the legal business community around the ambition of positioning Paris as the central legal place of the world economy. The organization operates through a membership program offering participation in ten specialized commissions (covering areas such as Attractiveness, Economic Justice, ESG, Digital Justice, Compliance, and Alternative Dispute Resolution), organizes flagship events including La Nuit du Droit and Paris Arbitration Week, provides a member directory, and maintains a resources center with legal publications. It is not a software or technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program
• Commission Working Groups
• La Nuit du Droit
• Paris Arbitration Week
• Member Directory (Annuaire) Online member directory listing legal professionals, institutions, and sponsors within the Paris Place de Droit community.
• Resources Center Centralized repository of legal publications including the Deffains Report on the economic weight of legal professions, legal design infographics, video interviews, and ministerial addresses.

Quantifiable outcome

• The organization covers an ecosystem of 70,073 lawyers, 16,514 notaries, 17,000 in-house counsel, 9,000 court clerks, 8,313 judges, and 3,146 bailiffs in Paris.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core founding member, flagship institutional partner, supporting institutional member and supporting sponsor.

• AFJE (Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprise)core founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of Paris Place de Droit. AFJE represents in-house corporate lawyers (juristes d'entreprise) in France, contributing professional expertise and a corporate legal perspective to the association's activities.
• Paris Bar Association (Avocats Paris)core founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member representing the Paris Bar, the largest bar in France with over 30,000 lawyers. Provides representation for practicing lawyers in the Paris legal community.
• CCI Paris Île-de-Francecore founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis Chamber of Commerce and Industry, founding member providing business perspective and international trade expertise to the association.
• Cercle Montesquieucore founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member representing legal directors and general counsel of major French companies, contributing expertise on corporate legal management.
• ICC Francecore founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Chamber of Commerce France branch, founding member bringing international arbitration expertise and global business perspective.
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonnecore founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor French law university, founding member contributing academic perspective and research expertise on business law and international dispute resolution.
• Paris Arbitration Weekcore founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual arbitration event series held in Paris, founding member. Paris Place de Droit co-organizes events during Paris Arbitration Week to promote Paris as an international arbitration hub.
• Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce de Pariscore founding memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistry of the Paris Commercial Court, founding member providing judicial perspective and supporting the commercial court as a key institution of the Paris legal ecosystem.
• French Ministry of Justice (Garde des Sceaux)flagship institutional partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Minister of Justice (Éric Dupond-Moretti) delivered an address at an IBA event co-organized by Paris Place de Droit. The Ministry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly publish promotional materials for Paris as an international dispute resolution hub.
• French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairsflagship institutional partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly publishes with the Ministry of Justice the brochure 'Paris, place de droit' presenting French jurisdictions internationally. Supports Paris Place de Droit's international attractiveness initiatives.
• Notaires de Parissupporting institutional memberOthersRepresented in the directory and partnership ecosystem of Paris Place de Droit, contributing the notary profession's perspective on the Paris legal community.
• CMAP (Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris)supporting institutional memberOthersMajor Paris-based mediation and arbitration center, part of the institutional partner ecosystem visible in the directory.
• Hogan Lovellssupporting sponsorOthersInternational law firm listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit, supporting the association's events and activities.
• Gide Loyrette Nouelsupporting sponsorOthersLeading French law firm listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit, supporting the association's events and activities.
• A&O Shearmansupporting sponsorOthersInternational law firm listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit, supporting the association's events and activities.
• Veil Jourdesupporting sponsorOthersFrench law firm listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit, supporting the association's events and activities.
• Jeantetsupporting sponsorOthersFrench law firm listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit, supporting the association's events and activities.
• August Debouzysupporting sponsorOthersFrench law firm listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit, supporting the association's events and activities.
• LexisNexis Francesupporting sponsorOthersLegal information and publishing services provider, listed as a sponsor of Paris Place de Droit.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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