August Debouzy

Since the foundation of our firm, our international culture has enabled us to advise the clients on complex cross-border transactions and disputes.  

Our network of partner firms is a major advantage when working internationally. We have a support of more than 140 firms in 121 different countries, all chosen for their excellence, independence, and leadership on their domestic market. The relationships that we have developed with these “best friend” firms over the years allow us to provide our clients with centralised, organised and proactive services in the jurisdictions where they operate. Apart from this network, August Debouzy’s lawyers themselves reflect our international culture. Our team is able to work in 15 different languages.  

Many of our lawyers studied and practiced law abroad, including the United States, and are the members of foreign bars such as Brussels, Berlin, Frankfurt, New York, Madrid, etc. This major strength enables us to support and assist a large number of leading international companies doing business in France. They represent 55% of our clients.  

In 2019, we have also created a German Desk consisting of more than twenty French, German, and English speaking lawyers. 

August Debouzy has recently developed a custom-made offer for its international clients. CustomAd was created for the companies, with offices around the globe. We have a bespoke solution for the cross border legal projects. We offer a unique possibility to choose the best law firms in the jurisdictions of our clients’ interest and to have a global overview of the working process through a single platform.  

Furthermore, as an independent law firm, we are flexible when it comes to working with those in other jurisdictions. Therefore, in every country we partner with a law firm known for its excellence in the specific practice area. CustomAD allows our clients to: 

• Bring together the law firms of their choice around the world within a single secure platform 
• Change or add law firms during the project (e.g. if another country takes part in the project)  
• Follow up a project through a dedicated lead coordinator and an easier coordination of the working methods 
• Keep track of the progress of the project, through several customizable and scalable modules  
• Receive a global approach of the billing fees