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Cleach Avocats

France 2026

Overview

Founded in 1965, CLEACH Avocats has built its reputation on the complementary expertise of seasoned lawyers, a distinctive ability to integrate litigation risk into strategic legal advice, and a steadfast commitment to attentiveness, trust and availability.

Experienced specialists with complementary skills

By bringing together our diverse expertise, we provide comprehensive solutions tailored to our clients' needs. Our multidisciplinary team is equipped to advise on a wide range of matters spanning both legal and tax issues.

  • Labour
  • Corporate, M&A, Private Equity
  • Dispute resolution
  • Tax
  • Intellectual property and new technologies
  • French & International Contracts & Agreements

Our approach: tailored advice for every client

We deliver bespoke legal advice designed to meet each client's unique objectives. By combining technical excellence with a pragmatic approach, we help our clients address day-to-day challenges, seize new opportunities and make informed strategic decisions.

We work with a variety of clients around the world

From family-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises to major groups operating in all sectors, our firm advises, assists and defends both companies and their shareholders and managers.

Managing global challenges

We assist our clients with their global expansion and cross-border transactions and deals in France and other countries.

We are currently working with lawyers and other professionals working in the field of business law and intellectual property law worldwide with whom we have built a strong relationship, which enables us to offer our clients a tailored service, ensuring that appropriate team members are assigned to each matter and fulfilling our clients’ strict requirements.

Skill sharing

Our firm is made up of a team of lawyers having developed a strong expertise in his/her domain of expertise, who have previously worked for major law firms and who are keen to work together and to listen to our clients. Owing to the different professional backgrounds of our team, our multi-disciplinary professional experience and our diverse interests, we have a wide variety of complementary and global skills.

Staff size

10 partners

7 associates

1 jurist

1 intellectual property paralegal

Membership

  • CLEACH Avocats is a partner of the Institut du Mentorat Entrepreneurial, which aims to accelerate and secure the growth of SMEs with high development potential through the transfer of experience from one entrepreneur to another.

  • The firm is also a partner of Réseau Entreprendre 92 and provides free legal advice (pro bono) to a company for a period of two years.

  • The firm is involved in training future legal professionals, notably through a partnership with the Diplôme d’Études Juridiques en Entreprise (DJCE) of Poitiers, which offers a high-level legal education aligned with the realities of professional practice.
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Practice Areas:
10
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
2

Rankings

Regional

Paris

Tier
1
Paris
Private Equity Law

Rankings

Regional

Paris

Tier
1
Paris
Private Equity Law

Practice Areas

Cleach Avocats has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 1 specialty, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Contracts
  • Corporate Law
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • New Technology
  • Private Equity Law
  • Tax

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in France

Cleach Avocats proudly has 2 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in France. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Awards

Cleach Avocats is honored to be recognized for excellence by Best Law Firms and other leading legal industry organizations. Our rankings and awards reflect the dedication, skill, and results our attorneys deliver across a wide range of practice areas. In addition to our Best Law Firms awards, Cleach Avocats has earned accolades from respected national and regional publications for outstanding legal service and professional achievement. Explore our awards below to learn more about how Cleach Avocats continues to set the standard for quality legal representation.
The firm is ranked by Legal 500 in Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs.

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