Yarder, better, stronger.
A business law firm of conviction. Independent and open to the world, with a unique way of doing business. Our uniqueness is based on the excellence of our multiple and shared advice. Close to our clients, agile and creative to providetailor-made and sustainable support.
Stronger:
making you stronger
Our teams are the foundation of your success. Motivated and passionate, our Experts all have a high level of commitment. Entrepreneurs like you, aware of the complexity of your challenges, each of them provides you with the operational support you require. We work in teams to master every aspect of your problem while adapting to your schedule, your constraints and your expectations.
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Better : go further, open new horizons, change the game
Because the end of the world is now within reach, our expertise accompanies you internationally. We work closely with many partner firms, allowing us to be at your side in your projects abroad. Depending on the economic, legal and/or fiscal context you are facing, we choose the best experts in each specialty in order to act on all the performance levers. We build with you. We act for you. We succeed together.
Professional Rankings
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – LBO
Igor Doumenc, Jean-Philippe Jacob, Eric du Peloux and their team are ranked “Excellent” in the “LBO lower mid & small-cap transactions” category.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Igor Doumenc, Jean-Philippe Jacob, Eric du Peloux and their team are ranked “Excellent” in the “M&A: Small-cap (up to €75M)” category.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – PRIVATE EQUITY
Igor Doumenc, Jean-Philippe Jacob, Eric du Peloux and their team are ranked “Excellent” in the “Venture Capital” and “Growth Capital” categories.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – TAX LAW
Dorothée Traverse, Marie-Eve Chauvière, François Morazin and their team are ranked “Excellent” in the categories “Taxation of LBOs”, “Taxation of International Groups”, “Taxation of Transactions”, “VAT” and “Tax Litigation and Assistance in Recovery”.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – EMPLOYMENT LAW
Christine Hillig-Poudevigne and her team are ranked “Highly Notable” in the categories of “Social management of M&A and social audits”, “Collective negotiations and labor relations”, “Restructuring, social plans and related litigation” and “Individual litigation at risk”.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Jérôme Barré, Laurent Gabaud, Julia Novak, Nicolas Bourgeois and their team are ranked “Unavoidable” in the categories “Wealth tax” and “Wealth tax: regularization and litigation”.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – PRIVATE EQUITY
Igor Doumenc, Jean-Philippe Jacob, Eric du Peloux and their team are ranked “Highly Notorious” in the category “Consulting to management teams”.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – TAX LAW
Dorothée Traverse, Marie-Eve Chauvière, François Morazin and their team are ranked “Reputable Practice” in the “Transfer Pricing Taxation” and “Customs” categories.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – PRIVATE EQUITY
Igor Doumenc, Jean-Philippe Jacob, Dorothée Traverse and their team are ranked “Reputable Practice” in the “Fund Structuring” category.
LEADERS LEAGUE / DECISION MAKERS 2022 – LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
Hélène Moisand-Florand, Sébastien Vialar and their team are ranked “Quality Practice” in the category “High-quality banking litigation”.
CHAMBERS HNW RANKING – GUIDE 2021
Jérôme Barré is ranked in Band 1
Jérome Barré is “one of the best tax lawyers in Paris”. (…) “We had important negotiations with the tax authorities, and we made significant progress thanks to Jérome’s negotiation. Otherwise, we would have been in litigation for many years.
LEGAL 500 RANKING – 2021
Jérôme Barré is in the “Hall of fame and leading individual” in the “Private client” category.
“They have broad knowledge in cross-border cases, not only in the area of taxes, but also regarding inheritance law. The team provides very good and swift advice. The team consists of excellent private client tax and civil law lawyers”.
CHAMBERS HNW RANKING – GUIDE 2021
Julia Novak is ranked in Band 2
“She is fantastic” says a source, explaining: “She is very good on international matters, she has a very international understanding of matters. She is practical, very easy to deal with and very knowledgeable”.
LEGAL 500 – 2021 RANKING
Dorothée Traverse, Marie-Eve Chauvière, François Morazin and their team are ranked “Tier 5” in the “Tax Law” category
“They put their clients first. They are always ready to accompany the client in any way they can and they approach things as if it was their own business that was involved”.
CHAMBERS HNW RANKING – GUIDE 2021
Nicolas Bourgeois is ranked in Band 3
A client says Nicolas Bourgeois is “a very clever lawyer”, adding: “He is very intelligent and he picks things up very quickly. He is a pleasure to work with and he has a good understanding of French tax matters and how to assist clients”.
Professional Associations
