EY Ventury Avocats

What EY Ventury Avocats does

EY Ventury Avocats is a specialized business and innovation law practice based in Sophia-Antipolis (Biot), France, that provides legal and tax advisory services to start-ups and innovative companies throughout their lifecycle. Originally founded in 2007 as Ventury Avocats by Fabrice Salvatico, the firm was subsequently integrated into EY Société d'Avocats, the French member of the global EY (Ernst & Young) network, and now operates as EY's dedicated start-up advisory service line. The practice is led by partners including Fabrice Salvatico, Eric Elabd (INPI expert, co-directing the practice and heading the national IP-Contracts-Competition practice), and Nicolas Ivaldi, with a team of specialized innovation-law lawyers distributed across major French cities.

The firm's core offering covers company creation, financing rounds, intellectual property protection, commercial law, employment/social law, dispute resolution, and growth-stage M&A and tax planning. Its primary productized digital offering is eTaxLawServices, an eServices platform that enables clients to obtain rapid responses to practical legal and tax questions online. Service delivery is supported by EY Société d'Avocats' infrastructure of 11 offices across France, more than 700 lawyers and tax specialists, and access to EY's international network spanning 150+ countries.

EY Ventury Avocats operates a professional services revenue model based on billable hours, project fees, and multi-year retainer arrangements, with pricing tailored to client scope and complexity. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales via partner-led direct engagement, leveraging EY's broader French and international client base for cross-sell. The target customer base consists primarily of start-up founders, early-stage companies, and scaling innovative enterprises, with episodic cross-vertical engagement on larger transactions (e.g., advising Servier on the proposed sale of Biogaran to BC Partners).

Name

EY Ventury Avocats

Legal name

EY Société d'Avocats

Website

https://ventury.ey-avocats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EY Ventury Avocats is a Sophia-Antipolis-based specialized business and innovation law practice within EY Société d'Avocats, providing legal and tax advisory services to French start-ups and innovative companies from creation through scale-up.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sophia-Antipolis (Biot)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal and Tax Advisory Services: Professional services revenue generated through billable hours, retainers, and project-based fees for legal and tax advisory services to start-ups and innovative companies. Services include legal accompaniment, intellectual property, commercial law, social law, and dispute resolution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EY Ventury Avocats is a specialized business and innovation law practice within EY Société d'Avocats in France that accompanies startup founders and innovative companies at every key stage of their activity. It delivers comprehensive legal and tax advisory services covering company creation, financing rounds, intellectual property, commercial law, employment law, and dispute resolution, with an entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur engagement model backed by EY's global network of 150+ countries.

Product overview

EY Ventury Avocats is a specialized business law and innovation practice within EY Société d'Avocats in France. It operates alongside the broader EY legal services portfolio including Taxation (Fiscalité), Business Law (Droit des affaires), and Human Capital (Capital humain). The practice offers dedicated startup advisory services through EY Ventury Avocats, complemented by the eTaxLawServices e-platform for quick practical legal queries. With over 700 lawyers and tax specialists across 11 offices in France and access to EY's global network in 150+ countries, the firm provides comprehensive legal and tax services to startups and innovative companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EY Ventury Avocats - Dedicated Startup Advisory Practice A specialized business law and innovation law service that accompanies startup creators and innovative companies at each key stage of their activity, operating as a dedicated practice within EY Société d'Avocats with an entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur approach.
• eTaxLawServices An eService platform provided by EY Société d'Avocats that enables clients to obtain rapid resolution of practical legal and tax questions online in just a few clicks.
• Legal Counsel and Support for Startups Legal assistance and advisory services for startups, placing the entrepreneur at the center of the project, covering company creation, financing, and growth-stage legal needs.
• Legal Advisory for Growing Startups Legal advisory services for growing startups covering dispute resolution, intellectual property, labor law, and commercial law.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Université Aix-MarseilleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Partnership for the annual 'Trophée du Meilleur Jeune Fiscaliste' competition to identify and recognize excellence among young tax specialists in France.
• Editions Francis LefebvreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Trophée du Meilleur Jeune Fiscaliste competition, providing editorial expertise and visibility for the award.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Leading French business law firm with strong innovation, technology, and life sciences practices. Comparable to EY Ventury Avocats in serving innovative companies and handling complex corporate, IP, and financing matters in France.
• KPMG Avocats: Big Four legal arm in France offering legal and tax advisory services alongside audit and consulting. Similar to EY Ventury Avocats in leveraging the global KPMG brand and multidisciplinary model to serve innovative and enterprise clients.
• Bird & Bird (France): International law firm with a strong French office advising technology, life sciences, and innovative companies. Comparable to EY Ventury Avocats in its focus on innovative and growth-stage clients, with similar depth in IP and commercial law.
• Bird & Bird LegalTech业界: International firm with market-leading tech and innovation practice advising startups, scale-ups, and major tech investors. Overlaps with EY Ventury Avocats on innovation law, IP, and venture-stage mandates in France and Europe.
• Fidal: Leading French business law firm with nationwide office network, deep practice in corporate, tax, IP, and employment law. Directly comparable to EY Ventury Avocats in French legal advisory services to growing businesses, though without the Big Four brand.
• LPA-CGR Avocats: French business law firm with a strong innovation and venture capital practice. Comparable to EY Ventury Avocats in providing legal counsel to startups, growth-stage companies, and investors across corporate, IP, and tax matters.
• August Debouzy: French business law firm with deep expertise in corporate, IP, and innovation matters, including a notable focus on startups and innovative companies. Directly comparable to EY Ventury Avocats in serving the French and European innovative-company ecosystem.
• PwC Société d'Avocats: Big Four legal and tax advisory practice in France providing legal, tax, and social services to corporate and high-growth clients. Comparable to EY Ventury Avocats in scope, Big Four brand positioning, and target client segments.
• Deloitte Société d'Avocats: Big Four legal practice in France offering multidisciplinary legal and tax advisory services to large corporates and growth-stage companies. Directly comparable to EY Ventury Avocats as a parallel Big Four legal arm targeting innovative and enterprise clients in France.

Emerging players

• Captain Contrat: French LegalTech platform providing automated, fixed-price legal services for startups and SMBs including company formation and contracts. Adjacent competitor to EY Ventury Avocats for the entry-level startup advisory segment, with a digital-first delivery model contrasting the partner-led approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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