Fairway A.A.R.P.I.‘s ’close-knit’, ‘attentive’ and ’business-oriented’ real estate team is well-placed to handle transactional and financing mandates, the structuring of investment funds and the setting up of joint ventures. Four partners share leadership of the group: Aubry D’Argenlieu, described as ‘essential on the market’, focuses on real estate M&A, construction and leasing work; Frédéric Lefébure, lauded as ’very experienced with excellent knowledge of the market’; financing specialist David Franco; and Franck Denis, who majors on real estate development and transactions for office, logistics, retail, hospitality and residential real estate. Cloé Teisson is also noted.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A very close-knit team. Lots of availability and listening. A constructive business approach. Real customer service.’

  • ‘A team that is very close to its customers. Very attentive, and, above all, very business-oriented. It's always a pleasure to work with them. In just a few years, Fairway has undoubtedly become the equal of its competitors.'

  • ‘Fairway is one of the market's leading real estate investment firms. It brings together all the skills of the real estate industry at a high level with different associate profiles who all have in common an excellent knowledge of the market and its practices, a personalised approach and a concern for the preservation of the business.’

  • ‘Special traits: great professionalism, attentive, accessible and available, a driving force in negotiation. Very good use of collaborative tools to advance a multi-handed mark-up.’

  • ‘Excellent knowledge, responsiveness, availability and commitment of teams; very good coverage of skills and very good negotiators; good ability to find solutions to complex issues/negotiations; good ability to adapt to customer practices; very transparent billing.'

  • ‘Very efficient and available team. Responsiveness, fair invoicing, no impression of overbilling. Business-oriented, talented, incredible network available to clients.'

  • 'David Franco an excellent finance lawyer, with a very good network that he shares with clients. Aubry d'Argenlieu is essential on the market; he excels in complex issues and delicate situations but can also adapt to support his client on a daily basis. This is a particularly valuable asset in negotiation and in strategic thinking about operations.'
  • ‘Frédéric Lefebure and Cloé Teisson are very experienced, with excellent knowledge of the market and practices. Attentive, responsive and proactive, good ability to persuade the opposing party during negotiations. Excellent communication with customers, and a good ability to adapt. A pleasure to work with this team.’

Key clients

  • Aldi
  • Abenex Capital
  • Acofi
  • Alantra
  • Altarea
  • Ag2R La Mondiale
  • Anru (Agence Nationale Pour La Renovation Urbaine)
  • Apsys
  • Ares Management
  • Atream
  • Axa Im Real Assets
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Brookfield
  • Carlyle
  • Cheyne Capital
  • Covivio
  • Daa Capital
  • Dentresangle Initiatives
  • Edf Invest
  • Eternam
  • Freeport Retail
  • Friedland Investissements
  • Generali Real Estate
  • Groupe Les Etincelles / Altitude Resort Development
  • Helaba
  • Hig Capital
  • Groupe Panhard
  • Icg (Intermediate Capital Group)
  • Jc Decaux
  • Kerdonis
  • Keys Reim
  • Korian
  • La Francaise Am
  • La Francaise Real Estate Partners
  • Lokalis
  • Mata Capital
  • Mirabaud Asset Management
  • Nexity
  • Novaxia
  • Oxenwood
  • Perial Asset Management
  • Pitch Prmotion
  • Primonial Reim
  • Psa
  • Realterm
  • Remake
  • Scor
  • Sienna
  • Sight Capital
  • Staycity
  • Tikehau
  • Vgp
  • Vinci

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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Leading partners: Real estate finance
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Aubry d’Argenlieu, Frédéric Lefébure, Franck Denis, David Franco

Other key lawyers

Cloé Teisson