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Themis Avocats
Themis Avocats fields M&A, tax, and labor counsel from three French offices — its acquisition-audit practice shapes mid-market deal diligence.
Themis Avocats
Founded in 2004, Themis Avocats brought together lawyers and jurists in a single practice designed to serve companies and their directors through combined advisory and litigation work. The firm's coverage spans corporate law, tax law, labor law, and contract law — a deliberate bundling meant to carry a client from day-to-day governance disputes through structured equity transactions. The firm's core differentiator is its acquisition-audit practice, where cross-disciplinary teams run vendor and buy-side due diligence on mid-market French deals. The advisory mix leans on direct counsel for equity restructurings, tax optimization around upper-balance-sheet events, and employment-law risk mapping embedded in deal work. Geographic delivery is anchored in Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France, with the Lille office acting as the operational hub and Paris providing proximity to financial and M&A counter-parties. Confirmed service lines include advice and due diligence in equity transactions and tax-law matters. Three offices in Beauvais, Lille, and Paris form the physical footprint, with legal professionals operating under a combined model of counsel and litigation. The firm has not published team headcount or partner roster. No dedicated philanthropic entity or external investor club affiliation is disclosed. The public record on hiring or lateral moves over the last twenty-four months is silent. The structural differentiator is the firm's architecture of transactional, tax, and labor law under a single roof with a deliberate audit d'acquisition spine — a configuration that positions it as deal counsel for French SMEs and mid-caps that would otherwise engage separate specialists for each workstream.
General information
Firm type
Law Firm
Year founded
2004
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Lille
Corporate office
06 Place Mendes France – Le Nouveau Siècle, 59800 Lille, France
Additional offices
5 rue de Maidstone, 60000 Beauvais, France · 97 rue de Monceau, 75008 Paris, France
Frequently asked questions
What legal services does Themis Avocats provide for corporate transactions?
The firm offers advisory and litigation services in corporate law, tax law, employment law, and contract law, with a concentrated acquisition-audit practice that runs vendor and buy-side due diligence. Its three-pillar structure — equity, tax, and labor — is designed to carry a single client through structuring, negotiation, and post-closing integration. The audit d'acquisition capability is the firm's most prominently featured service line.
How is Themis Avocats structured across its offices?
The firm operates three offices in Beauvais, Lille, and Paris. Lille serves as the operational center for the Hauts-de-France region, while the Paris office at 97 rue de Monceau provides a base for capital-markets and counterparty interactions. Beauvais extends its reach into the Oise department.
Which industries or client segments does Themis Avocats primarily serve?
The firm describes its client base as companies and their directors, with a practice built around mid-market enterprises. Its service mix — from upper-balance-sheet equity transactions to employment-law risk mapping — suggests a focus on founder-led businesses and SMEs going through capital events, though no specific industry verticals are publicly tagged.
Does Themis Avocats disclose its partnership or leadership team?
No. The firm's public website does not list individual lawyers, partners, or a management committee. The principals behind the practice remain unidentified in available public sources.
Where does Themis Avocats sit within the French legal market?
Themis Avocats is a regional-rooted French law firm with a national footprint through its Paris office. Its multidisciplinary model — combining transactional, fiscal, and social law with a dedicated audit d'acquisition unit — positions it as a specialist for small and mid-cap M&A rather than a generalist full-service firm competing with larger Parisian or international networks.
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