Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : France
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+33 1 4268 4800About
Provided by Dentons
Dentons’ Real Estate team in Paris is a major player on French market, including 10 lawyers, including three partners, Veronique Lagarde, Pascal Schmitz and Maxime Simonnet, and two counsels, with a unique mix of capabilities and offering to clients.
The team’s experience covers all aspects of real estate matters, including real estate investment transactions (acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, sale and lease back), real estate development projects (greenfield and brownfield projects), real estate finance, asset and property management, leasing, construction, planning, development and environmental law. Our team is regularly called upon in all areas of real estate law, both by private and public players (large user companies, investment funds, public, administrative or industrial and commercial establishments, public companies, etc.).
In terms of asset management work, we also have extensive experience in asset management and commercial lease negotiations, when the main clients are landlords. Our lawyers regularly work alongside major users of real estate assets in missions to optimize rental costs, in the context of which, after having carried out an audit of the rental situation, our team renegotiates its clients’ rents in an amicable or legal framework, or organizes the transfer of their facilities.
Chambers Review
Dentons advises on real estate acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures, with further skills in leasing agreements and construction contracts. The law firm acts for a broad range of clients, including real estate funds, asset managers and companies from the hospitality industry. The team is frequently involved in cases with multi-jurisdictional dimensions, often acting for clients in the logistics sector.
Work Highlights
- Dentons advised Phoenix Tower International on the acquisition of an additional portfolio of 50 assets located in the French Caribbean.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dentons' advice has been pragmatic and efficient. I am happy with it and the team has a good communication style."
"They have real expertise in the real estate field."
"Dentons are able to handle demanding end-users and defend my company's interest in the best way."
"Dentons' advice has been pragmatic and efficient. I am happy with it and the team has a good communication style."
"They have real expertise in the real estate field."
"Dentons are able to handle demanding end-users and defend my company's interest in the best way."
Notable Practitioners
Pascal Schmitz assists asset managers and investors with the acquisition and development of office and hotel assets.
"Pascal is competent and highly rated by us."
Ranked Lawyers at
Dentons
France
Clients
Provided by Dentons
BIC
Bouygues immobilier
Cromwell property group
Dedica hotel
Deka immobilien
Faurecia
Ga promotion
Indigo
Nexity
Revcap
Scannell properties
Ubisoft
Industries
Provided by Dentons
Developers
Hotel owners
Investors
Owners/end users