LPA-CGR avocats opened its Tokyo office in 2016 and remain as the sole French international business law firm in Japan. The firm now has six lawyers in Tokyo, including those registered with the Bar of Paris and Tokyo. 

LPA-CGR is a leading full-service French law firm with an international reach born in 2016 from the merger of Lefèvre Pelletier & associés and CGR Legal. The firm has over 230 lawyers and professionals in 13 offices in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Highlights

The firm’s Tokyo office is focused on corporate M&A and project development works. Active industry sectors include the automobile industry, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, cosmetics, energy, renewable energy, infrastructures, projects, hospitality, sports, music, and e-business.

Additionally, the Tokyo office and the firm’s Paris Japan Desk work in close cooperation and advise both Japanese companies investing in France and French companies investing in Japan, as well as foreign clients on their cross-border transactions.

In the past year, the firm continued to be active in cross-border corporate and M&A transactions, serving multinational corporations with strategic support, including Japan, France, and the US.

Key Clients

Key clients of the firm include ME Group, HAVAS Group, Mane et Fils, Pierre Fabre, and ROHTO Group.