DS Avocats

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About

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France

French heritage. International ambition.

Founded in 1972, DS Avocats reflects a unique story on the market, unfolding across four continents.

Forward-thinking and adventurous by nature, DS Avocats was among the first French law firms to open offices in jurisdictions that were still considered “emerging” at the time, but that are now true engines of the global economy and international transaction hubs. DS Avocats was, in particular, the first French law firm to open an office in China in 1986. For more than 30 years, the firm has been building an experienced and perfectly bilingual team dedicated to supporting French and international clients enter the market and develop their businesses in China and Asia.

Committed to its strategy of being a global French law firm, DS Avocats continued to extend its practice to new regions, in particular North America (Canada) and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru) as well as to Africa (Senegal), while reinforcing its presence in Europe (Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium). The firm has also adopted a decentralised model: its offices are based locally and work together with the international Desks to provide efficient and innovative assistance to clients with all their expansion and development projects across the world. Today, DS Avocats has about 400 legal professionals, including lawyers and other legal practitioners, and has developed a dual expertise in transactional and contentious matters in all areas of business law. The values of DS Avocats - excellence, availability, agility, international mindset - are at the heart of the commitment we make to our clients.

Our World

DS Avocats has 28 offices across four continents

DS Avocats has offices in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa and close to 400 legal professionals supporting clients in 14 different countries. This international scope renders makes DS Avocats one of the leading French international law firms. Our multicultural and multilingual staff is able to provide our clients with advice based on an in-depth knowledge of their on-the-ground know-how in each country where DS Avocats has an office.

DS Avocats has 13 operational Desks across four continents

The DS Desks are composed of members of various Bars and of various nationalities and have been structured to assist our clients with entering markets and developing their business everywhere in the world. Our international network stretches across four continents and the DS Desks act as genuine commercial platforms for international exchanges between different jurisdictions across the world.

Legal and sectoral expertise

The DS Avocats teams bring together technical know-how with an in-depth understanding of the complex legal sectors and challenges faced by companies.

Always a leader in its field, DS Avocats regularly updates its service offering to better respond to its clients’ evolving requirements.