Groups & Multinationals

Colbert offers a full service adapted to the nature and the origin of the investment.

We lead, coordinate and secure initial steps relating to the establishment of operations in France, in conjunction with real estate agents and recruitment agencies.

We help your staff obtain work and residence permits.

Our lawyers assist you with name, logo and trademark searches, and take the necessary steps to protect your intellectual property.

Colbert can suggest pragmatic solutions that will enable you to choose the appropriate corporate structure and organization in accordance with the specificities and needs of the parent company.

We can reshape and adjust the codes of conduct of your group and the details of your corporate governance model to comply with the French legal framework.

In conjunction with your legal and sales departments, we can put together suitable general conditions under local law taking account of the products and services sold.

 Likewise, we have experience in working with "product quality" departments of parent corporations to pursue specific contractual solutions. For example, in the agricultural and food sector: food safety and traceability, or recall for medical products in the medical sector.

Overall, we ensure coordinated and updated interface with parent corporations, legal and tax departments, and CFOs of your country of origin.

By virtue of our international network and our close relationships with many law and accounting firms abroad, we can support the growth of your overseas projects.

We have a multidisciplinary and internationalized team that is committed to satisfy your needs

The international desk of Colbert, composed of 10 bilingual lawyers and legal experts of French and British nationalities, serves as an interface with your shareholders or management abroad. Its experience of UK/US business culture provides pragmatic support to the success of your project in France.