As the second largest economy in the European Union, France is a key global player in aerospace, energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, manufacturing, and luxury goods. Alston & Bird has spent decades nurturing cross-border relationships with French companies looking to do business in the U.S., as well as with companies around the world looking to work with French enterprises.
By pairing both the rigorous client-service focus of our international team and the collaborative nature of our entire firm means we’re able to work with you on all types of matters, from mergers & acquisitions to international tax and trade issues, from intellectual property to real estate, from labor & employment to healthcare and life science regulatory matters. This has allowed us, for example, to help Indian pharma companies that are considering establishing a presence in France at the same time that we’re counseling French companies on compliance with FDA regulations. We’ve helped a U.S. asset manager acquire media production and distribution companies to create a pan-European media platform. We’ve led a French franchising company through the legal requirements of franchising in the United States. We’ve represented a U.S. subsidiary of a French company in its acquisition of fiber optic solutions for the military, aerospace, data communications, medical, and industrial markets. And we’ve worked with a French industrial group as they’ve acquired a U.S. manufacturer of cosmetics, drugs, and dietary supplements.
Our years of working closely with French clients of all types—in both French and English—has made us a go-to international law firm when French accounting firms, private equity firms, law firms, and advisory firms are looking to refer their clients for cross-border representation. Our goal, in all this work, is to provide you with not only the best, most collaborative, and most internationally informed legal services, but to enhance your competitiveness both in France and on the world stage.