Farthouat Asselineau Et Associes

Name

Farthouat Asselineau Et Associes

Legal name

Farthouat Avocats

Website

https://farthouat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services / Business Litigation

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Business litigation services
• Criminal defense law
• Corporate legal advisory
• Arbitration mediation services
• Compliance investigations

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed to clients, including pre-litigation advisory, litigation representation, arbitration, mediation, and internal investigations. Revenue is derived from professional fees for legal counsel across criminal law, business litigation, corporate law, employment law, ethics and compliance, civil liability, property law, family law, and arbitration. The firm serves French and foreign companies, public entities, senior executives, and individuals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Farthouat Avocats is a Paris-based law firm providing advisory, litigation, arbitration, mediation, and internal investigation services across civil, criminal, and business law. The firm's eleven practice areas span criminal law defense, business litigation and contract law, corporate law, ethics and compliance, employment law, civil liability and insurance, property law, family law, executive advisory, internal investigations (including FCPA/anti-corruption), and alternative dispute resolution. Services are delivered to French and foreign companies, industrial groups, SMEs, investment funds, banks, public entities, and senior executives.

Product overview

Farthouat Avocats is a Paris-based law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services organized into eleven specialized practice areas. The firm's core offering centers on complex civil and criminal litigation with national and international dimensions, complemented by advisory services. The practice areas work together to provide clients (primarily French and foreign companies, industrial groups, SMEs, investment funds, banks, and public entities) with comprehensive legal support spanning criminal defense, business litigation, corporate law, employment law, ethics and compliance, civil liability, property law, family law, internal investigations, and alternative dispute resolution. The firm has established a 50-year reputation in the French legal market and operates as an independent, human-scale organization with ten lawyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Law Defense Comprehensive criminal defense services covering corporate criminal law, cybercriminality, criminal law regarding attacks on persons/property, environmental/health/work criminal law, international criminal law, and media criminal law. For French and foreign companies, public entities, and senior executives.
• Business Litigation and Contract Law Business litigation services including contract portfolio management, commercial relations with suppliers, breach of contract defense, abuse of dominant position, and abuse of economic dependence. IP and IT dispute support included. For companies facing commercial disputes.
• Corporate Law Pre-litigation and litigation support in corporate law including legal structuring of operations, pre-contractual documentation, governance, shareholder agreements, capital operations, and solutions for financial difficulties. For companies and shareholders.
• Ethics and Compliance Compliance services including fraud auditing, internal procedure development, risk mapping, anti-money laundering procedures, anti-corruption training, and corporate social/environmental liability support. For companies and regulated businesses.
• Employment Law Individual and collective employment relations management including contract drafting, termination procedures, working hours organization, collective negotiations, health at work, and criminal labor law. For employers and corporate officers.
• Civil Liability and Insurance Civil liability litigation and insurance law services including management of serial litigation, natural disasters, and major accidents (rail, air, marine, fires). For insured parties, victims, and insurers.
• Property Law Property law services covering building and condominium law, commercial leases, business leases, and property sales, purchases, and investments. For property owners, tenants, and investors.
• Law of Persons (Family Law) Personal law services including transnational cases involving divorce, filial status, inheritance, matrimonial regimes, and children's rights. For individuals and families across jurisdictions.
• Senior Executives and Managers Advisory Legal support for executives including corporate status selection, welfare cover implementation, and personal dispute management. For senior executives and corporate officers.
• Internal Investigations Internal investigation services for compliance with national and extraterritorial regulations regarding anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, international sanctions, and embargoes (including FCPA matters). For companies facing regulatory exposure.
• Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Alternative dispute settlement services including institutional and ad hoc arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and post-arbitration court litigation support. For companies and parties seeking resolution outside traditional courts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Client testimonial: 'Remarkable competence and great efficiency in handling cases. Added to this is an excellent sense of teamwork.' — Legal 500 review

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BerrylawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBerrylaw is structured around supporting business growth: transactional operations and management of company assets. The partners of Farthouat Avocats and Berrylaw are convinced of the added value of their alliance for clients. Combining transactional expertise, advisory approach, and complex litigation experience, the alliance enables cross-disciplinary support across both firms.
• ALLIURIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALLIURIS is an international network of medium-sized independent law firms across Europe, the United States, Latin America, and Asia, specializing in European and international business law. Farthouat Avocats is a founding member. The network covers all areas of business law and civil law, enabling member firms to meet all legal requirements of medium-sized companies with transnational needs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bredin Prat: Paris-headquartered law firm with strong litigation and white-collar/investigations practices and premium client base including large corporates and financial institutions. Closest large French direct peer in commercial litigation and criminal business law.
• Signature Litigation: Paris-based disputes boutique specializing in complex commercial litigation and arbitration with international reach. Comparable in boutique positioning, partner-led model, and focus on high-stakes disputes.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite Paris litigation and corporate law boutique renowned for complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and high-stakes transactional matters. Directly comparable as a small, partner-led Paris firm focused on sophisticated business disputes and white-collar-adjacent work.
• August Debouzy: Paris business law firm with particular strength in complex litigation, corporate criminal law, and sensitive disputes for large French and international groups. Comparable in practice-area focus and client profile to Farthouat.

Broad incumbents

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Paris): Global elite firm with a strong Paris litigation and investigations practice serving large corporates and financial institutions. Direct competitor for the premium French and cross-border mandates Farthouat targets.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Major French international law firm with broad practice including dispute resolution, white-collar defense, and corporate crime. Broader and larger than Farthouat but competes for the same high-value French corporate mandates.
• Linklaters (Paris): Magic Circle firm with established Paris litigation, investigations, and ethics & compliance practices serving large corporates and financial institutions. Competes with Farthouat for premium French and international mandates.
• Hogan Lovells (Paris): Global law firm with significant Paris presence across compliance, investigations, and commercial litigation. Overlaps with Farthouat on cross-border regulatory and white-collar matters for large multinational clients.
• Kirkland & Ellis (Paris): Global law firm with substantial Paris white-collar/investigations capability serving large corporates and private equity sponsors. Overlaps in FCPA and internal investigations and represents a larger competitor for premium mandates.

Emerging players

• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Paris): US-origin firm with established Paris office focused on white-collar defense, internal investigations, and FCPA matters. Comparable practice-area overlap, particularly for cross-border anti-corruption matters Farthouat handles via ALLIURIS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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