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Your Partner in France

Seidel Avocats is a Paris-based law firm
dedicated to entrepreneurship,
offering tailored legal solutions
and multilingual expertise

Tailored Legal Solutions

Practical solutions to meet the legal needs of businesses in France.

Multilingual Team

Trilingual expertise in English, French, and German for personalized support.

Recognized Expertise

A pragmatic approach to optimize your projects and ensure legal compliance.

Your Legal Partner for Success

Thanks to its multicultural und trilingual team, Seidel Avocats advises (and accompanies) which is highly appreciated by its clients. Hence, the latter are provided with the adequate documents in their language to facilitate the decision making of their foreign mother company and/or investors.

SEIDEL Avocats has a pragmatic approach which consists in assessing the real business concerns of its clients by providing tailormade solutions from a single source, based on a foresighted analysis that can be implemented efficiently. The team also offers valuable advice to overcome cultural barriers and avoid pitfalls in France, a foreign company is not always aware of.

SEIDEL Avocats is a key partner for foreign companies already well established in France to further enhance their development and for newcomers not having (yet) a legal department nor a human resources division based in France.

Thus, SEIDEL Avocats has established its reputation as a real partner, to whom the companies entrust outsourcing any HR or corporate related issue enabling them to remain focused on their core business activity.

Multicultural Team

Trilingual support in three languages.

International Reach

Clients across 15+ industries worldwide.

Comprehensive Legal Services

Expertise in French business law.

Trusted by Global Companies

Partnering with businesses internationally.

Overview Mobile
Seidel Avocats regularly advises in the fields of:
  • ➔ Setting up business in France / Counselling of start‑ups
  • ➔ Labour / EPI
  • ➔ Restructuring, rightsizing
  • ➔ Due diligence
  • ➔ Cross‑border transactions
  • ➔ Litigation
  • ➔ Professional Training
  • ➔ Consulting
  • ➔ Project coordination
Our scope of competence
Our scope of competence is in particular destined to:
  • ➔ Companies already established in France
    • Support of the branches and subsidiaries in their day‑to‑day work and social documentation:
      • transfer of headquarters
      • change of the legal representative
      • opening of a new establishment
      • implementation and amendment of general terms and conditions
    • Support in HR related issues by liaising with the headquarters abroad:
      • advice on current labour law issues
      • optimization of worktime schedules
      • dismissals
    • Assistance to the legal department with the drafting of contracts:
      • sales agreements
      • employment agreements
    • Compliance with all legal requirements and their optimization
    • Commercial Disputes and invoice recovering (show details)
      • Except for commercial disputes, SEIDEL Avocats offers a flat rate for recovering uncontested receivables before French courts.
      • You submit your invoices/reminders with a brief description and we handle recovery by legal means.
      • Our fee comprises the bailiff’s fixed notification fee plus 10% of recovered sums.
      • For further information, please contact us.
    • Representation before relevant French courts (labour, commercial, administrative…)
    • Status of senior executives regarding Social Security mandates
    • Cross‑border social security matters on a European level:
      • performing activities in France and another EU member state
      • defining the relevant social security scheme
    • Protection of personal data:
      • ensure compliance with GDPR
    • Assistance during controls by labour authorities, URSSAF, CNIL
    • New premises:
      • transfer of headquarters
      • liaise with landlord
  • ➔ Companies occasionally operating on the French market
    • Secondment of foreign employees to France:
      • advice of foreign employers and subcontractors posting employees (construction sites, exhibitions, etc.)
      • additional information and formalities
    • Subcontracting issues:
      • exchange with labour authorities
      • proposition of solutions
      • negotiation of settlements
    • Service agreements
    • Compliance with mandatory French labour law provisions
    • Approval of subcontractors by client/owner
    • Representation before relevant French courts
    • Commercial disputes and invoice recovering
  • ➔ Companies planning to set up business in France
    • Incorporation of companies
    • Assistance with hiring employees:
      • bilingual employment contracts
      • advice on French labour law provisions
      • liaise with social institutions
    • Drafting of general terms and conditions, sales & confidentiality policies
    • Drafting of service & commercial lease agreements
    • Translation of legal & commercial documents
  • ➔ Companies planning to quit the French market
    • Advice on appropriate exit procedures
    • Legal assistance for downsizing
    • Consultation of employee representative bodies
    • Job preservation plans
    • Advice on continued business without a French base
    • Translation of legal & commercial documents
  • ➔ Our Clients
    • International groups and SMEs in various sectors.
    • Tailored solutions aligned with client needs and practices.
    • Focus on clients from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, USA, UK, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Kuwait, Taiwan.

Meet our team

At Seidel Avocats, our multicultural and multilingual team is dedicated to providing tailored legal solutions. Led by experienced professionals with expertise in corporate, labor, and cross-border law, we are committed to helping your business thrive in France and beyond.

Monika Seidel Moreau

Monika Seidel-Moreau

Partner Lawyer

m.seidel-moreau(at)seidel-avocats.com
English, French, German

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Pauline Duchemin

Avocat au Barreau de Paris

p.duchemin(at)seidel-avocats.com
French, English, Spanish, French Sign language

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Our Partners

We advise our clients on French law issues and network with partner law firms in several countries, in particular in the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland.

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    Seidel Avocats was founded on January 1st, 2018 by Monika Seidel‑Moreau.

    The team she worked with at the former law firm enthusiastically joined the created boutique.

    The firm decided to set up office in the Madeleine business district, in the very heart of Paris, easily to join with a fast connection to all jurisdictions.

    Conferences and Training

    Conferences and Training

    Seidel Avocats proposes conferences and in house training sessions on news topics, and we also develop topics tailor made to your needs.

    Recent topics :

    • Labour Law Reforms in France
    • Non Discrimination in Staff Recruitment and Management
    • New Data Protection Rules

    We participate regularly in :

    • Franco British Chambers of Commerce and Industry
    • Franco German Chambers of Commerce and Industry
    • Commercial Section of the Austrian Embassy

    Contact us for more information on upcoming events or to organize a tailor made session.

    Need legal advice? Request a consultation

    Whether you’re setting up your business in France, navigating cross-border legal matters, or need HR and corporate guidance, Seidel Avocats is here to help. Contact us to discuss tailored solutions for your needs.

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