SO Legal announces exclusive collaboration with French law firm

The collaboration continues the long and successful professional relationship between Hamed Ovaisi, our co-founder and managing director, and Simon Deceuninck, founder of Citizen Avocats.

The agreement will afford SO Legal's clients greater access to legal expertise in France and the EU while giving Citizen's clients enhanced access to our specialist legal services in the UK – including corporate and commercial law, business sales and acquisitions, litigation, private client, and residential property. 

Citizen Avocats can intervene directly before all tribunals within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal of Bordeaux (Cour d'appel de Bordeaux), where the British presence in France is the strongest. This jurisdiction includes Bordeaux, Angoulême, Périgueux, Bergerac and Libourne. The French firm also provides a broad range of consultancy services extending to all French territory. 

Hamed Ovaisi, managing director of SO Legal, said:

"We're delighted to be formalising our relationship with Citizen Avocats – a dynamic law firm with expertise in helping UK clients with interests in France. I'm incredibly excited to see what this next chapter brings."

Simon Deceuninck, founder of Citizen Avocats, said:

"I am very excited to collaborate with SO Legal and look forward to continuing my close working relationship with its team. I am proud of this initiative, which aims at keeping France and the UK together through collaboration. Citizen will no doubt benefit from the expertise of SO Legal".

Specialist legal services for French clients

SO Legal can offer comprehensive legal services to French companies and individuals doing business in the UK as part of the collaboration. 

At a time of uncertainty surrounding Brexit, we can provide legal assistance and expert guidance to French clients on what the changes mean for you and your business.

Whether you are an established French business expanding your operations, a start-up exploring a new market, or an individual with property interests in England and Wales, we can guide you through the intricacies of our legal systems.

SO Legal has bilingual solicitors who can provide all the practical advice and support you need. We have offices in London and the South Coast, and we work with clients across the country.

Citizen Avocats

Citizen Avocats offers a wide range of expertise to British companies and individuals operating in France. It provides its clients legal services in key areas of law, including business and corporate law, commercial law, contract law, private international law and housing and property matters.

The Bordeaux-based law firm offers pragmatic, commercially minded legal advice to business owners from various sectors. 

Citizen Avocats can assist clients with French judicial proceedings in the civil courts (tribunaux judiciaires) and the specialised jurisdictions that deal with commercial cases (tribunaux de commerce).

The firm is headed by a bilingual lawyer who will help you through the complexities of the French and European legal systems.

8 Cours de Tournon
33000 Bordeaux
France

+33 (0)5 47 74 22 41

citizenavocats.com

contact@citizenavocats.com