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French Law

Our French Desk is more than just a department dedicated to French law.

 

It is intended to serve as a unique contact between Spain and France for all those with interests in either country.

Brugueras & Garcia-Bragado also has offices in Paris and is composed of bilingual and bicultural lawyers with a dual training in French and Spanish law.

Our Partner, Catherine Marti de Anzizu, a lawyer with experience in counselling and litigation in both countries, leads the French Desk. In addition, she has been a counsellor-lawyer at the French Consulate General in Barcelona since 2004.

Our professionals have over 20 years of advising individuals and companies between our two countries. Specifically, we are specialized both in advising French companies to establish and develop in the Spanish and Latin American market, and in Spanish companies to establish and develop   in France and in the French-speaking markets.

Multidisciplinary French and Spanish lawyers, registered in both countries and practising in both France and Spain form the team, which allows us to bring lawsuits and represent our clients before the French and Spanish courts. Likewise, we also carry out arbitration proceedings in France, as well as European and international proceedings conducted in French language. We also advise and carry out proceedings for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

Furthermore, our firm is a member of the Monassier Group, the leading notary network in France, with more than 180 notaries and 750 associates, and also has an international network of lawyers and notaries in 12 countries (Algeria, Germany, China, Spain (Brugueras & García-Bragado), the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Israel, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, Switzerland and Togo).

 

Do you have a project, an activity or a dispute in France?

You are French or French-speaking and have a project, an activity or a dispute in Spain?

Lawyers of the Area

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If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Do you have a project, an activity or a dispute in France?

Our team assists its clients in their projects across the Pyrenees.

From Barcelona, we assist our clients as a local unique interlocutor taking into account cultural specificities and responding to requests relating to French business law. If necessary, we use independent partner firms (accountants, notaries, etc.) in France with whom we have been cooperating for many years.

Among the practice areas in which we provide advice in French law are company law, civil law, commercial law, real estate, tax law, labour law, family law and inheritance law, among others.

In this respect, the French Desk assists its clients, both companies and individuals, in particular with

  • Creation of companies, subsidiaries, branches, representative offices;
  • Corporate transactions (mergers and acquisitions, equity transactions, corporate life, etc.);
  • Drafting of commercial contracts (distribution, commercial agent, franchise, general terms and conditions of sale, service contracts, etc.);
  • Settlement of international successions (property, heirs or domicile of the deceased located in France);
  • Sale or purchase of real estate located in France;
  • Taxation of expatriates;
  • Proceedings before the French courts: debt recovery, contractual default, civil liability, expert opinions, employment contracts and all types of civil and commercial claims.

Do you have a project, an activity or a dispute in Spain?

You will find in our team a unique interlocutor with members experienced in advising companies and individuals in their interactions with Spain and perfectly aware of the linguistic and cultural difficulties and barriers that may be faced in the process.

To this end, the French Desk offers you its expertise and network to help you define and set up your business in Spain but also to deal with any legal issues you may face.

Our team has experts in a wide range of areas such as commercial law, international inheritance and personal injury.

In this respect, the French Desk assists its clients, both companies and individuals, including with:

  • Creation of companies, subsidiaries or branches in Spain;
  • Corporate transactions (mergers and acquisitions, equity transactions, corporate life, etc.);
  • Drafting of commercial contracts (distribution, commercial agent, franchise, general conditions of sale, service contracts, etc.);
  • Settlement of international successions (property, heirs or domicile of the deceased located in Spain);
  • The sale or purchase of real estate located in France;
  • Taxation of expatriates;
  • Accidents and personal injury caused in Spain.
  • Proceedings before the Spanish courts: debt recovery, contractual default, civil liability, expert opinions, and all types of civil and commercial claims.

Areas of expertise

Contact

If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

 

 

Our offices

Córcega 270, ático
(esquina Balmes)
08008 Barcelona

27, Rue du Pont Neuf
75001, Paris

 

 

Members of the French notary network Groupe Monassier composed of more than 180 notaries and 750 collaborators.