In March 2025, Guozun Law Firm’s France Office was officially inaugurated and established in Paris, the capital of France. As a key strategic move in Guozun’s global legal service network, this office serves as the core legal service hub for Guozun’s deep cultivation of the core EU market and its coverage of the entire eurozone. It will provide localized, professional, and full-dimensional legal support and service protection for two-way investment between China and France, cross-border economic and trade cooperation between China and Europe, and the full-cycle compliant operation of various market entities.
I. Basic Overview of the Office
Establishing entity: Guozun Law Firm
Establishment time: March 2025
Office location: Core business district of Paris, France
Contact information: 4006661890
Core positioning: The strategic pivot of Guozun’s layout in the core economic circle of the European Union. It is Guozun’s localized operation center for serving China-Europe cross-border business, its EU regulatory compliance research center, and its cross-jurisdiction business coordination center. It mainly undertakes three core functions: front-end services for Chinese-funded enterprises going to the EU, support for EU enterprises investing in China, and provision of full-scenario legal services in France.
Team composition: The core team is composed of senior local lawyers holding officially recognized French lawyer qualifications and having more than 10 years of experience in the French and EU legal markets, as well as bilingual lawyers with dual practice capability in both Chinese law and French law and rich cross-border service experience. The team is not only proficient in the French civil and commercial legal system, judicial adjudication practices, and local regulatory requirements, but also has a deep command of unified EU legislative rules, cross-border enforcement standards, and industry regulatory policies. It has long served projects involving two-way economic and trade cooperation between China and France, and has precise control over the core pain points, compliance risks, and business demands in cross-border business.
II. Core Scope of Legal Services
Guozun France Office achieves full coverage of French local and EU cross-border legal fields, focusing on the full-cycle legal needs of two-way commercial scenarios between China and France and between China and Europe. The core business sectors and service contents are as follows:
I. Cross-Border Investment and M&A Legal Services Between China and France and Between China and Europe
Full-process legal services for greenfield investment, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances, and equity and asset restructuring by Chinese-funded enterprises in France and throughout the EU, covering the entire transaction cycle.
Cross-border transaction structure design, multi-jurisdiction legal due diligence, drafting of transaction documents and commercial negotiation, full-process execution of closing, and post-investment compliance management.
Full-process response to French foreign investment filing and EU foreign direct investment security review, interpretation of investment access policies, and implementation of preferential policies.
Special legal support relating to eurozone cross-border capital arrangements, foreign exchange compliance, and cross-border investment and financing.
Full-process legal support and two-way coordination services for French and EU enterprises investing in China, industrial layout, and market expansion.
II. Comprehensive Local French Corporate and Commercial Legal Services
Full-process legal handling and compliance guidance for the establishment, alteration, deregistration, liquidation, and bankruptcy reorganization of various French commercial entities, including SARL, SAS, and EURL.
Annual legal counsel services throughout the full cycle of enterprises, covering optimization of corporate governance structure, construction of internal control compliance systems, protection of shareholder rights and interests, and compliant operation of shareholders’ meetings, boards of directors, and supervisory bodies.
Drafting, review, negotiation, and full-process legal risk prevention and control for all types of commercial contracts, cooperation agreements, and framework documents.
Non-litigation resolution, settlement negotiation, and pre-dispute handling services for various commercial disputes such as business partnerships, shareholder disputes, and contract breaches.
Special services for French local antitrust and anti-unfair competition compliance investigation and the construction of commercial operation compliance systems.
III. EU and French Full-Dimensional Compliance Risk Management Legal Services
Full-process compliance services under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, including construction of data compliance systems, design of compliant cross-border data transfer solutions, emergency handling of data security incidents, and response and defense in EU regulatory investigations.
EU and French antitrust compliance services, covering merger control filing, risk investigation of monopolistic conduct, response to antitrust enforcement investigations, and anti-unfair competition compliance management.
Full-chain EU ESG compliance services, covering implementation of compliance under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, construction of corporate sustainable development systems, ESG compliance management of cross-border supply chains, and compliance support related to green investment and carbon neutrality.
Services for EU import and export control, customs compliance, prevention and control of cross-border trade sanctions and export control risks, including tariff compliance, customs declaration standards, and response to trade barriers.
French local advertising compliance, consumer rights protection compliance, and product safety and market access compliance services, with key coverage of industries such as e-commerce, fast-moving consumer goods, luxury goods, and cosmetics.
Construction of anti-corruption and anti-commercial bribery compliance systems, internal corporate compliance audits, construction of compliance rules and systems, and special training services.
IV. Intellectual Property and Global Brand Protection Legal Services
Registration applications, renewal and maintenance, rights management, and global layout planning of trademarks, patents, designs, and copyrights in France and the EU.
Trade secret protection, confidentiality system construction, and services relating to unfair competition disputes and rights protection.
Full-process agency services for cross-border brand protection, infringement investigations, administrative complaints, anti-counterfeiting rights protection, and infringement litigation and arbitration.
Intellectual property risk prevention and special services in intellectual property licensing and transfer, IP commercialization, technology import and export, and research and development cooperation.
Exclusive intellectual property compliance and full-chain brand protection services for France’s advantageous industries such as luxury goods, fashion and cosmetics, cultural and creative film and television, and high-end design.
V. Cross-Border and Local Dispute Resolution Legal Services
Full-process agency services for civil, commercial, and administrative litigation before French courts at all levels, covering all types of cases such as contract disputes, tort disputes, corporate disputes, intellectual property disputes, and labor disputes.
International commercial arbitration and mediation services, covering case representation, hearing response, and award enforcement before major arbitration institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce and the Paris International Arbitration Center.
Special legal services for mutual recognition and enforcement of court judgments and cross-border arbitral awards between China and France.
Diversified resolution services for cross-border commercial disputes, including commercial mediation, settlement negotiation, crisis handling, and other non-litigation solutions.
Legal support services for emergency handling of cross-border corporate incidents and compliance crisis public relations.
VI. French Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Compliance Legal Services
Drafting, revision, and compliance design of French local labor contracts, employee handbooks, and confidentiality and non-compete agreements.
Compliance design and implementation guidance for remuneration and benefits systems and employee equity incentive plans.
Legal arrangements and compliance services for cross-border employment, secondment of Chinese and foreign employees, and supporting work permits.
Compliant handling of employee dismissal and economic layoffs, mediation of labor disputes, and full-process agency services in labor arbitration and litigation.
Construction of compliance systems for French trade union consultation, social security compliance, workplace safety, and anti-discrimination, as well as special training covering the full process of human resources compliance.
VII. Cross-Border Taxation, Private Wealth, and Family Legal Services
Cross-border tax planning based on the bilateral tax treaty between China and France, transfer pricing compliance, and tax risk prevention and control services.
Services for response to local French tax inspections, tax administrative reconsideration, and litigation agency.
Full-process legal services for wealth planning of cross-border high-net-worth individuals, family wealth inheritance, and the establishment and operation of family trusts.
Mediation and litigation agency services for cross-border marriage and family disputes, division of marital common property, and foreign-related inheritance disputes.
Legal compliance consultation and document support services relating to French business visas, work permits, and residence permit applications.
VIII. Finance, Real Estate, and Infrastructure Construction Legal Services
Compliance services and legal support relating to cross-border credit financing, cross-border guarantees, financial leasing, and commercial factoring.
Full-process legal services for the establishment and operation of private equity funds, cross-border investment and exit, as well as special services relating to domestic and overseas listings, bond issuance, and asset restructuring of enterprises.
Full-process legal services for investment, transactions, leasing, and mortgages of French real estate, as well as handling of real estate-related disputes.
Compliance in construction project bidding and tendering, drafting and negotiation of engineering contracts, engineering claims and counterclaims, and resolution of construction engineering disputes.
Full-cycle legal services for infrastructure and industrial projects such as new energy, municipal works, transportation, and high-end industrial parks, as well as special legal support for EPC and PPP projects.
IX. Vertical Specialized Legal Services for Key Industries
In light of France’s industrial advantages, EU regulatory rules, and cross-border investment hotspots between China and Europe, customized vertical legal services are provided for subdivided industries, mainly covering:
Luxury goods and fashion and cosmetics industries: full-process legal support relating to brand licensing, franchising, channel management, supply chain compliance, IP cooperation, and artist management.
New energy and renewable energy industries: full-process compliance and dispute handling for investment, construction, and operation of projects such as photovoltaics, wind power, energy storage, and hydrogen energy.
Biomedicine and health industries: legal support relating to clinical trial compliance, EU market access for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, registration compliance, and commercialization cooperation.
Digital economy and internet industries: services relating to cross-border e-commerce compliance, platform regulatory compliance, artificial intelligence regulatory compliance, and compliant operation of data assets.
Specialized legal services for core industries in China-France economic and trade exchanges such as high-end manufacturing, agriculture and food, cross-border trade, and cultural tourism and hotels.
III. Core Service Capabilities
Deep local practice capability in the EU and France
All team members hold officially recognized French lawyer practice qualifications and have on average more than 10 years of local French judicial practice experience. They are not only proficient in French legal rules across all fields and adjudication practices, but also deeply master the unified EU legislative system, cross-border regulatory rules, and enforcement standards. They can seamlessly adapt to full-scenario compliance needs in both local French operations and EU-wide layout, providing completely localized professional legal services.
Two-way coordinated service capability across the legal systems of China and France
The core team possesses dual professional capabilities in both Chinese law and French law, is proficient in Chinese and French as well as bilateral economic and trade rules, deeply understands the commercial demands and compliance pain points of Chinese-funded enterprises going to the EU, and at the same time accurately grasps the core demands of EU enterprises developing in China. It can efficiently break through legal barriers across jurisdictions and legal systems and provide customized legal solutions that take into account bilateral regulatory requirements between China and France and are adapted to cross-border commercial scenarios.
Global integrated network coordination service capability
Relying on Guozun Law Firm’s integrated legal service network covering the globe, it can coordinate with the China headquarters and all global branches to achieve multi-jurisdictional, cross-regional, and full-cycle legal service coordination, providing clients with one-stop and closed-loop cross-border legal services for their global business layout without requiring clients to connect with service providers in multiple regions and institutions.
IV. Significance of the Establishment and Development Direction
The establishment of Guozun France Office is a key milestone in Guozun Law Firm’s global strategic layout. It further improves Guozun’s service network in Europe’s core market, consolidates Guozun’s localized service capability in the EU region, opens a fast channel for cross-border legal services between China and France and the entire EU, and achieves service coverage and capability implementation for core economies in the eurozone.
At present, the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France continues to deepen, and economic and trade exchanges and industrial cooperation between China and Europe are advancing steadily. Demand for legal services in areas such as two-way investment, cross-border trade, technological cooperation, and cultural exchange continues to rise. In the future, Guozun France Office will continue to deeply cultivate the local French and EU legal markets, continuously improve professional capabilities, refine service scenarios, and deepen global coordination, always taking client needs as the core and providing professional, compliant, efficient, and precise full-dimensional legal services for Chinese and foreign market entities, fully safeguarding the high-quality development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and France and between China and Europe.