TRINITY Avocats

What TRINITY Avocats does

TRINITY Avocats is a French independent business law firm (cabinet d'avocats) operating from two offices in Lille (headquarters, 51 boulevard de Strasbourg) and Hazebrouck (Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d'Opale), with documented Paris-area activity. Founded in 2009 by Maître Franck CARDON as an entrepreneur individuel (sole proprietorship, RCS Lille Métropole 508959160), the firm is organized around three practice poles: Droit des Affaires et de l'Entrepreneuriat, Droit Fiscal et Patrimonial, and Droit du Travail Pro-Employeurs (services restricted exclusively to employers). The team of approximately 17 collaborators (2019 figure) includes lawyers, senior jurists, paralegals, and administrative staff. Core clients are TPE/PME/ETI owners, business creators and repreneurs, investors, high-net-worth individuals, and Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) entities such as cooperatives, associations, and foundations. The firm holds recognized pioneer status in cooperative/ESS law in the Lille region and counts among its mandates the creation of HUBMODE, France's first SCIC SAS.

The firm's revenue model is classic professional services: client fees billed under multiple structures including hourly rates, fixed fees, periodic subscription contracts (with capped intervention hours, monthly billing), and result-based success fees with progressive rates on client gains. Distribution is direct, via face-to-face consultations, on-site client work, and remote service delivery developed during the COVID-19 lockdown. Go-to-market combines regional business-network participation (CCI Grand Lille Soirée à la Carte, CCI Nord de France Club des Repreneurs, Crédit du Nord wealth conferences, MOUVES, Coop FR), content marketing through a dedicated blog (blog.trinity-avocats.com), LinkedIn presence, and referral/marketplace partnerships including Legal Ribbon. The technology stack is conventional (website, secure online payment, document tools) with no disclosed AI, API, or proprietary platform components.

TRINITY Avocats has demonstrated capacity for enterprise-scale mandates (e.g., advising Groupe ACOME SCOP on the €7 million sale of THERMACOME to THERMADOR GROUPE during COVID-19, and acting as externalized legal direction for a 3,000+ employee Paris-based engineering firm operating across France, Europe, Africa, and Asia), while serving long-tail SMB clients through fixed-fee and subscription engagements. The firm's ownership, governance, and revenue are not publicly disclosed; it remains an independent, founder-controlled boutique without external investors, subsidiaries, or public listing.

Name

TRINITY Avocats

Legal name

Maître Franck CARDON (Entrepreneur Individuel)

Website

https://trinity-avocats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TRINITY Avocats is an independent French business law firm founded in 2009 in Lille, with a second office in Hazebrouck, serving TPE/PME/ETI owners, entrepreneurs, and Social and Solidarity Economy entities across business law, tax/patrimonial law, and pro-employer labor law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAH

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHADAI

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

Keywords

• Business law services
• Tax and wealth law
• Pro-employer labor law
• Cooperative law essentials
• Business transmission advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed through multiple fee structures including hourly rates, fixed fees, subscription contracts, and performance-based fees with result components. Services encompass business law, tax law, labor law, and corporate transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TRINITY Avocats is a business law firm providing professional legal services across three core practice areas: Business Law & Entrepreneurship (company creation, contracts, commercial leases, transmission), Tax & Wealth Law (corporate tax, tax litigation, patrimonial planning), and Pro-Employer Labor Law (employment contracts, social audits, prud'homal litigation). The firm also delivers specialized expertise in cooperative law and Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) structures, plus outsourced legal direction services for clients requiring ongoing legal support.

Product overview

TRINITY Avocats is a business law firm offering legal services organized around three core practice areas: Droit des Affaires et de l'Entrepreneuriat, Droit Fiscal et Patrimonial, and Droit du Travail Pro-Employeurs. The firm provides specialized services including business transmission/succession planning, ESS/cooperative law expertise, and outsourced legal direction. The practice areas function as interconnected service lines, with cross-referrals for clients requiring multiple expertise areas such as company creation with tax planning, or business transfer with employment restructuring. The firm operates from two offices in Lille and Hazebrouck, serving entrepreneurs, SMEs, ETIs, cooperatives, and high-net-worth individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully closed €7 million acquisition deal during COVID-19 lockdown using digital tools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered key client, strategic, counterparty, minor and niche.

• Groupe ACOMEkey clientStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2020SCOP (cooperative) specialized in cable and fiber optic manufacturing. Trinity advised ACOME on €7 million sale of subsidiary THERMACOME to THERMADOR GROUPE during COVID-19, including pre-cession restructuring and sale documentation.
• CCI Grand LillestrategicGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 March 2016Premier partner of Soirée à la Carte 2016 business networking event at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. 600+ business leaders attended. Joint marketing and B2B networking event under UEFA EURO 2016 framework.
• THERMADOR GROUPEcounterpartyOthersListed company and distributor of plumbing hardware. Acquired THERMACOME from ACOME with €7M transaction value. Maintained site and competencies of acquired company.
• CCI Nord de FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExpert speaker at Club des Repreneurs on seller taxation and holding structures for better negotiation of sale price. Educational workshop partnership.
• Credit du NordminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organized evening conference on structuring wealth with holding structures. Me Cardon animated session for Credit du Nord clients.
• INNOTEX (Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants)nicheStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner incubator for innovative textile entrepreneurs. Multiple collaborations with incubée entrepreneurs. Created HUBMODE as first SCIC SAS in France.
• MOUVESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organized workshop on ESUS certification (Solidarity Enterprise Approval) with ESS experts from Trinity. Joint educational event on obtaining ESUS status.
• Coop FRminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRepresented by Laurent Gros at PLANETE COOPERATIVE event discussing vitality of cooperative model in France. Table round participation on cooperative entrepreneurship.
• Major Engineering Company (Paris-based)key clientImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner3,000+ employee engineering firm retained Trinity for externalized legal direction. Team handles corporate structuring, contracts, and employment law across France, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Delsol Avocats: Independent French business law firm with multi-office national presence, covering business law, tax, and labor. Comparable to Trinity's three-pole mid-market offering and similar entrepreneur-focused value proposition.
• Bersay & Associés: Paris-based business law firm advising French and international corporates on corporate, M&A, tax, and labor matters. Directly comparable to Trinity on the corporate/tax/labor full-service model, although serving a larger enterprise client base.
• Lexcase Avocats: French business law firm with a multi-disciplinary practice covering corporate, tax, employment, and IP. Closely comparable to Trinity on full-service mid-market support and on the entrepreneur and SME client segment.
• Vivant Chiss: Independent French business law firm advising mid-market companies on corporate, tax, and employment matters. Comparable to Trinity on the integrated mid-market advisory model and on the cross-disciplinary approach to business and tax.
• Capstan Avocats: Leading French employment law firm operating exclusively for employers, mirroring Trinity's pro-employeur labor law positioning. Directly comparable as a specialist firm in the same labor-law niche Trinity serves as one of its three poles.
• Fromont Briens: French business law firm with strong corporate, M&A, and tax practices serving mid-market and ETI clients. Comparable to Trinity on the integrated business+tax mid-market transaction model and on client size tier.
• BBLM Avocats: French business law firm with practices spanning corporate, tax, and labor matters for SMEs and mid-cap clients. Comparable to Trinity on the entrepreneur/SME client focus and multi-disciplinary offering.

Broad incumbents

• Cornet Vincent Ségurel: Major French business law firm with national coverage and a strong regional presence in northern France. Comparable to Trinity across business law, M&A, tax, and labor services for mid-market and ETI clients, but at significantly greater scale.
• Fidal: France's largest business law firm by footprint, with an extensive regional office network across the country, including northern France. Fidal is a broad incumbent targeting the same TPE/PME/ETI and entrepreneur segments Trinity serves, with overlapping business, tax, and labor law capabilities.

Emerging players

• Ratio Legal: French business law firm with a multi-disciplinary practice serving SMEs and mid-market clients in corporate, tax, and employment. Comparable to Trinity on client tier and service mix, though with a different geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/trinityavocats
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trinity-avocats

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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