Global Presence

Best Lawyers Worldwide

Best Lawyers uses an internationally respected and sophisticated methodology based on peer-review to identify the top lawyers all across the world.

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France

The 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in France^™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France^™ recognize the professional excellence of 4,031 lawyers. These recognitions are based entirely on peer review. Our process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice areas.

Additional recognitions are also awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region in a Best Lawyers edition. The most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in France^™ also recognized 79 lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” honorees. Visit our research timelines to stay up to date on future editions and nominate a lawyer today for consideration in the next round of awards.

Best Lawyers also recognizes firm-wide talent in select regions through “Law Firm of the Year” awards. In the most recent edition, 24 of these recognitions were presented.

Metro Areas

3,371

Lawyers Recognized

Practice Areas

"Lawyer of the Year" Honorees

Metro Areas

660

Lawyers Recognized

Practice Areas

"Law Firm of the Year" Honorees

"Law Firm of the Year" awards recognize a single top firm for its work in a specific legal practice area nationwide. Awards are determined based on a handful of factors, including lawyer feedback, the number of lawyers included in Best Lawyers for that firm and practice area, the number of office locations a firm has, historical analysis of the firm's "Lawyer of the Year" awards, materials submitted by firms and the firm's overall scope and areas of expertise.

Arbitration and Mediation

GBS Disputes

Aviation Law

DLA Piper

Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice

Simmons & Simmons LLP

Capital Markets Law

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Competition / Antitrust Law

Bredin Prat

Construction Law

ADVANT Altana

Corporate Law

Bredin Prat

Criminal Defense

Bougartchev Moyne Associés AARPI

Environmental Law

Boivin & Associés

Information Technology Law

De Gaulle Fleurance

Insolvency and Reorganization Law

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Insurance Law

HFW

Intellectual Property Law

Bird & Bird AARPI

Labor and Employment Law

Flichy Grangé Avocats

Litigation

Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI

Media Law

De Gaulle Fleurance

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier

Privacy and Data Security Law

Féral

Private Equity Law

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Project Finance and Development Practice

Clifford Chance LLP

Public Law

Baker McKenzie AARPI

Real Estate Law

Lacourte Raquin Tatar

Sports Law

Joffe & Associés

Tax Law

CMS Francis Lefebvre

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Best Lawyers Global Presence

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world, has assisted those in need of legal services in identifying the lawyers best qualified to represent them for more than 40 years. Our global coverage expanded in 2006, and during the last 17 years we have grown to research the top talent in 76 regions around the world. Our 2023 editions encompass 22 global markets and we also now highlight lawyers earlier in their careers through our “Ones to Watch” awards in select markets. Through our Purely Peer Review^™ methodology process, we have been able to identify 143,929 lawyers worldwide for their excellence in practice. Best Lawyers awards are published online and in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.