WABG & Associés

What WABG & Associés does

WABG & Associés is a French multi-practice law firm headquartered in Nice, with a secondary presence in Paris, operating under the Société Civile Professionnelle (SCP) structure. The firm traces its operating history to 1957 and describes itself as the fifth generation of lawyers in its lineage, serving enterprises, executives, institutions, and individuals across the Sud-Est region and Paris.

Its practice spans at least eight areas: business law, financing, judicial/litigation, restructuring, labor and employment law, contract law, agricultural law, and the law of liberal professions. The firm positions four of these practices — business law, financing, restructuring, and labor law — via gold medals awarded at the 2023 Palmarès du Droit. It maintains memberships in regional professional networks, including Créavocats, and engages in local business groups such as FCE and Stop Burn-Out, supporting its referral pipeline.

The business model is engagement-based rather than subscription-led: pricing is published at €300 HT per hour, alongside fixed fees, success fees, and a monthly subscription option. The firm processes 400+ matters per year across a team of roughly 10 professionals. Its go-to-market leans on brand heritage, third-party awards, and professional-network referrals rather than paid digital or programmatic client acquisition, with a digital refresh supported by Pix Associates.

Name

WABG & Associés

Legal name

WABG Avocats & Associés

Website

https://wabg-avocats.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WABG & Associés is a Nice-based French multi-practice law firm (SCP, est. 1957) with a secondary Paris office, serving enterprises, executives, institutions, and individuals across business law, financing, restructuring, labor, contract, agricultural, and liberal-professions law via ~10 professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), All Other Legal Services (541199), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Business law practice
• Corporate restructuring
• Labor employment law
• Litigation representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal advisory and representation services: Professional legal services billed via multiple modalities: hourly rate (300€ HT), fixed fee/forfait, success/result fee, and monthly subscription. Revenue is generated entirely from client engagements in multiple legal domains including business law, restructuring, judicial, social, contracts, rural law, and liberal professions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WABG & Associés is a full-service French law firm operating as a Société Civile Professionnelle, providing multi-disciplinary legal advisory and litigation services across eight practice areas: business law, financing, judicial/litigation, restructuring (distressed companies), labor and employment (social law), contract law, agricultural/rural law, and liberal professions law. The firm serves enterprises, executives, institutions, liberal professionals, and individuals from offices in Nice and Paris, with a team of 10 professionals handling 400+ cases per year.

Product overview

WABG & Associés is a full-service French law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organized into specialized practice areas (pôles). The core offering spans business law (corporate, M&A, intellectual property), financing, litigation (judicial pole), business restructuring/distressed companies, labor and employment law (social pole), contract law, agricultural law, and liberal professions law. The firm operates as a unified multi-disciplinary practice with specialized teams that collaborate cross-functionally to provide integrated legal advisory services to businesses, executives, institutions, and individuals across Nice, Paris, and Sophia Antipolis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Droit des affaires (Business Law) Comprehensive business law services including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and commercial contracts, providing strategic legal support for businesses throughout their lifecycle. Serves enterprises, executives, and institutions in advisory and transactional matters.
• Pôle Financement (Financing) Strategic financing advisory services supporting enterprises at key stages including creation, growth, transmission, and restructuring, with access to a network of banks, investment funds, and financial partners. Designed for SMEs, mid-market companies, and liberal professionals needing capital structuring.
• Pôle judiciaire (Judicial/Litigation) Full-service litigation practice handling commercial disputes, shareholder conflicts, contract litigation, and liability cases across civil, criminal, administrative, and commercial courts. Serves clients requiring courtroom representation and contentious dispute resolution.
• Restructuring / Droit des entreprises en difficulté Business restructuring and distressed company services including prevention, collective proceedings, distressed M&A, and director liability defense, led by a specialized team across Nice, Paris, and Sophia Antipolis. Recognized with gold medal in the 2023 Palmarès du Droit in the 'Entreprises en difficulté / Restructuring' category.
• Pôle social / Droit du travail (Labor & Employment) Labor law services covering individual employment relations, collective labor relations, social security, URSSAF matters, and employment litigation, headed by a certified labor law specialist. Recognized with gold medal in the 2023 Palmarès du Droit in the 'Droit social' category.
• Droit des contrats (Contract Law) Contract law practice encompassing drafting, negotiation, review, and litigation for civil, commercial, corporate, real estate, labor, and agricultural contracts. Serves businesses and individuals requiring reliable contract drafting or dispute resolution.
• Droit rural (Agricultural Law) Specialized agricultural law services covering farm establishment, rural leases, land management, farm transfers, agricultural contracts, and insurance disputes. Recognized with gold medal at the 2023 Palmarès du Droit in the 'Droit rural' category.
• Droit des professions libérales (Liberal Professions Law) Legal services for liberal professionals including both regulated professions (architects, dentists, accountants, physiotherapists, veterinarians) and non-regulated professions, covering creation, governance, transmission, and disciplinary matters.

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

Integration1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nissa RugbyminorOthersOfficial partner of Nissa Rugby, the emblematic rugby club of Nice. Partnership reflects the firm's community engagement with Nice-based sports organizations.
• Stop Burn-OutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation federating professionals (doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, business trainers) dedicated to burn-out issues. Marielle Walicki serves as Vice-President since 2015. WABG participates as a privileged partner in addressing enterprise and leadership distress, including through the CIP 06 network.
• Portail de la PréventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of 12 associations in Alpes-Maritimes serving entrepreneurs in difficulty. WABG participates as Vice-President of Private Partnerships, contributing legal expertise to a common platform serving struggling businesses.
• AAPDS (Association des avocats praticiens en droit social)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation grouping lawyers from Nice and Grasse bars specializing in social law. Elodie Nesa and Sophie Gomila are members; AAPDS provides a platform for professional exchange and best practice sharing among labor law specialists.
• ADA (Association des avocats d'affaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation grouping lawyers from Nice and Grasse bars practicing business law. Marielle Walicki is the founding president. Provides professional community for business law practitioners in the region.
• Clinique Juridique Nice Côte d'AzurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree legal aid clinic providing free legal consultations supervised by legal professionals. Julien Verani-Walicki is founder and former president (2017–2019); Mélanie Sciacca is former president (2021–2023) and current board member; Marielle Walicki is founding president and volunteer professional. WABG professionals actively contribute.
• KefiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness facilitation and events organization (Kefi Business Club, Kefi Events, Kefi VIP Services) serving professionals on the Côte d'Azur. Provides networking opportunities and business referral ecosystem.
• Entre HeadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation bringing together active/retired business leaders, coaches, consultants, and therapists offering voluntary support to struggling entrepreneurs. Marielle Walicki is a member; provides referral and support ecosystem for business leaders in difficulty.
• SKAL International Côte d'AzurminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational organization of travel industry professionals, promoting tourism and business relationships. WABG participates to maintain professional network visibility in the tourism sector.
• UPE 06 (Union Pour les Entreprises des Alpes-Maritimes)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployers' organization defending business freedom, informing and representing companies in Alpes-Maritimes for over 50 years. Marielle Walicki is a board member.
• FCE Nice Côte d'Azur (Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of women business owners, interprofessional and non-governmental. Marielle Walicki founded the Nice delegation in 2016 and served as President 2016–2018. Jointly created the Trophée des femmes dirigeantes (6th edition) and Trophée du Rebond (2nd edition).
• Initiative Nice Côte d'AzurminorOthersPart of Initiative France network providing interest-free honor loans without guarantees to business creators and takeovers, plus business accompaniment. Sophie Gomila is an active member supporting new enterprise creation.
• CréavocatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 10 partner attorneys in Nice covering fiscal, social, business, real estate, urban planning, environment, family, civil, and agricultural law. WABG acts as a correspondent within this network, providing rural law and transversal expertise to the Créavocats ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cabinet Bruzzo-Dubucq: Mid-size business law firm in Aix-en-Provence with a strong restructuring practice, comparable to WABG's multi-disciplinary regional offering in southeastern France. Directly relevant as a prior employer of WABG's new restructuring hire Julien Verani-Walicki.
• BBLM Avocats: French business law firm with offices across southeastern France, offering corporate, employment, restructuring, and litigation practices. Comparable in regional multi-disciplinary focus and mid-market client base.
• Granet Avocats: Mid-size French law firm with strong regional presence and multi-disciplinary practice spanning business law, employment, restructuring, and litigation — closely comparable to WABG's profile as a multi-practice regional firm.
• BG2V Avocats: Mid-size French business law firm with offices in Paris and regional cities, offering corporate/M&A, restructuring, employment, and dispute resolution practices — comparable in practice mix and mid-market positioning to WABG.

Broad incumbents

• Fidal: Largest French business law firm by headcount with a national network and broad multi-disciplinary practice covering business law, employment, restructuring, contracts, and rural matters — overlapping substantially with WABG's practice areas but operating at much greater scale.
• PwC Avocats (Landwell): National full-service legal practice within PwC France offering business law, employment, restructuring, and tax advisory — overlapping with WABG's multi-disciplinary offering but operating at much greater scale. Relevant as a prior employer of WABG partner Cédric Bianchi.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite Paris-based business law firm specializing in M&A, restructuring, and high-stakes corporate matters. Comparable in practice-area overlap (especially restructuring, where WABG's new hire previously worked) but materially larger in scale and serving a national/international client base.

Regional players

• SCP Forestier Hinfray: Paris-based law firm hosting WABG's Paris correspondent office at 4 rue Galilée. Operates in the broader French business law market and serves as WABG's gateway to Paris-based clients.
• Cabinet Damy: French regional business law firm with employment and corporate practices, comparable to WABG's social law and business law offerings. Relevant as a prior employer of WABG's October 2025 hire Sonia Saez.

Others

• Créavocats Network: Network of 10 partner attorneys in Nice covering fiscal, social, business, real estate, urban planning, environment, family, civil, and agricultural law. WABG participates as a correspondent within this ecosystem and is functionally part of the network's offering to mid-market clients in PACA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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