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Founded in 1978, the Dentons Paris office is one of the leading law firms in France. With the full reach and breadth of Dentons’ presence across 80+ countries around the world, Dentons Paris supports our clients in a wide range of areas, by offering a truly personal working relationship.

Dentons lawyers, considered among the best specialists in their respective fields, have extensive experience in French law, covering all the major areas of finance and business law. They work closely with the firm's other offices to provide first-rate, effective advice and pragmatic solutions, particularly in cross-border transactions.

Professionalism and knowledge of business and its challenges are the keywords of the Dentons Paris team. Our lawyers’ specialization in commercial transactions and dispute resolution, in both civil and common law, gives them all the qualities required to successfully meet the challenges you face both in a French and international environment.

Our clients choose us for our ability to advise them in a clear and efficient way, without compromising excellence.

We seek to develop lasting and trustworthy relationships to understand better our clients' challenges and to provide them with better support.

Our lawyers will provide you with effective and innovative solutions in the following areas and sectors:

Our areas of expertise: 

• Banking & Finance
• Capital markets
• Competition & Distribution
• Corporate/M&A
• Employment
• Fund Formation and Compliance
• Insurance
• Intellectual Property/Technology and Data Protection
• International Arbitration
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Private Equity
• Public Policy and Regulation
• Real Estate
• Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy
• Sovereign
• Tax
• White Collar Crime

Our industries:

• Aviation 
• Banks, Insurance and Financial Services
• Distribution & Consumer Law
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Government & Public Policy
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Hotels & Leisure
• Infrastructure
• Investment Funds
• Luxury
• Media
• Real Estate
• Telecommunications, Media & Technology

Recognition

Dentons celebrates quality rankings in Chambers Europe 2025

March 20, 2025

With 142 lawyers ranked and 112 practice and sector rankings, Dentons has maintained a strong position in the newly released Chambers Europe 2025 guide. These results highlight the quality of our talent across the region and confirm the firm’s solid positioning, backed by consistently positive client feedback.

Dentons recognized for quality in Chambers France 2025

February 7, 2025

In the inaugural edition of Chambers France 2025 guide, Dentons lawyers received 15 individual rankings of which five were new or improved ratings. 

WTR 1000 2025: Dentons’ lawyers among world’s leading trademark professionals

February 3, 2025

The World Trademark Review has highly ranked Dentons in the 2025 edition of WTR 1000 – the directory recognizing the world’s leading trademark legal services providers and practitioners. 

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Insights

Employment and Labor 3A Newsletter - March I 2025

March 28, 2025

France: A Decision: Exemption from the obligation to redeploy an unfit employee: a sales manager is declared unfit for work. A News: Finance Act of February 14, 2025: The Finance Act for 2025 No. 2025-127 of February 14, 2025 was published in the Official Journal of February 15, 2025. A Practical announcement: Recommendations of the rights defender regarding internal investigations: in its framework decision No. 2025-019 of February 5, 2025, the Rights Defender, alerted by numerous complaints, highlights the challenges of internal investigations into discrimination and harassment, in the absence of a legal framework.

CNIL ramps up enforcement in 2024 and sets priorities for the next three years

February 10, 2025

France: 2024 marked a year of intensified enforcement by the French data protection authority (CNIL), with a focus on ensuring compliance across various sectors and reinforcing individuals' data protection rights.

Fund Finance 2025: Insights on trends in Canada, France, Italy and Spain

January 31, 2025

Global: Lawyers from Dentons’ global Banking and Finance practice have authored four country chapters of the 2025 edition of Global Legal Insights – Fund Finance, in which they share their insights on key trends and developments for financial institutions, funds and investor.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises Fulgur Capital LP on a pioneering Bitcoin-based investment in The Blockchain Group

March 20, 2025

Dentons has advised Fulgur Capital LP, a private equity and venture capital fund, on a strategic investment in The Blockchain Group, an innovative company listed on Euronext Growth Paris and specialized in decentralized technologies.

Dentons celebrates quality rankings in Chambers Europe 2025

March 20, 2025

With 142 lawyers ranked and 112 practice and sector rankings, Dentons has maintained a strong position in the newly released Chambers Europe 2025 guide. These results highlight the quality of our talent across the region and confirm the firm’s solid positioning, backed by consistently positive client feedback.

Dentons Advises Interparfums SA on the strategic acquisition of Goutal

March 18, 2025

Dentons Paris has advised Interparfums SA on its strategic acquisition of all of Maison Goutal’s intellectual property rights, previously owned by Amorepacific Europe.

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