FAMILY LAW
Divorce, child custody and visitation rights, child kidnapping and unlawful retention, paternity, negotiating and drafting prenuptial and separation agreements. Litigation when necessary.
INHERITANCES AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
Including the administration and winding up of French inheritances, negotiating, filing tax and other administrative declarations. Litigating when necessary.
REAL ESTATE
Purchase and sale of secondary residences, chateaux and vineyards, negotiating, advising on tax issues and structuring the purchase. Litigating when necessary.
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Including advising and negotiating for both employers and high-level employees on French labor law, particularly in regard to dismissals and resignations. Litigating when necessary.
GENERAL CIVIL LITIGATION
Building construction issues, breach and enforcement of contracts, enforcement of foreign judgments, protection of claims, landlord-tenant, rights of minority shareholders, and other matters.
NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Including principally non-immigrant visas for French nationals usually in a business context and U.S. citizenship.
FRENCH IMMIGRATION
CRIMINAL LITIGATION FOR THE CIVIL PARTY
NATIONALITIES OF OUR CLIENTS
American
Australian
British
Canadian
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Indian
Turkish
Iranian
Iraqi
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Lebanese
Moroccan
New Zealand
COURTS IN WHICH WE HAVE APPEARED AS COUNSEL
AMERICAN COURTS
United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Supreme Court of Virginia
EUROPEAN COURTS
European Court of Human Rights
FRENCH COURTS
Trial Courts
Agen
Avignon
Aix-en-Provence
Bastia
Bonneville
Bressuire
Cannes
Caen
Clermont-Ferrand
Draguignan
Grasse
Marseille
Nice
Poitiers
Tours
Valence
Agen
Avignon
Aix-en-Provence
Douai
Draguignan
Grenoble
Lyon
Nancy
Nimes
Orléans
Paris
Riom
Toulouse
Versailles