In a world moving faster than ever before, where distances are fading, where the players are constantly growing in number and where the challenges are critical, a lawyer’s advice is essential.

One hears, with growing frequency, that the practice of law in France is divided into two categories: the small, niche, boutique firm, on the one hand, and the large multinational firm, on the other.

The former offers personalized service, based on a relationship of trust established between client and attorney, but cannot address the multi-faceted needs of companies and entrepreneurs confronting the demands of a global economy and a burgeoning body of French, European and international law.

The latter offers a wide range of skills, but its scale inevitably creates distance between client and attorney, results in a lack of personal involvement and weakened sense of accountability (including certain cumbersome bureaucratic responsibilities) and may lead, quite often, to disappointments associated with the diversity of the professionals involved or their inexperience.

SBKG & associés offers a third option, positioned between these two, that combines the skills, technical expertise and international outlook of the largest firms with the accessibility, adaptability and tailored service of the more traditional legal practice.

Established in January 2009, SBKG & associés was created through the merger of the law firms of Schmidt Brunet & associés and Krief Gordon & associés, a process initiated in 2007. Schmidt, Brunet & associés was founded in 1994. It is the French representative of the MSI Global Alliance network, which has representatives in nearly 90 countries.

Schmidt, Brunet & associés offers top-notch skills that enable it to advise, assist and defend companies and entrepreneurs, in French and English, around the world. Its rigorous organization enables it to handle the largest matters effectively and efficiently.

Founded in 1941, Krief Gordon & associés, with its three generations of practicioners, is firmly rooted in France while maintaining a European and international perspective. It has earned the trust of loyal clients and gained invaluable expertise via its work on complex matters. The firm, which combines tradition and a modern approach, is proud of its responsiveness to its clients and has a long-standing and on-going commitment to excellence.

Its human scale – a priority of its founders – thus enables SBKG & Associés to maintain personal, genuine and intelligent connections internally and with its clients, even as it grows.

The firm focuses on business law, with a particular emphasis in international matters as demonstrated by its clients, nearly half of whom are from outside of France.

More specifically, SBKG & associés is known for its expertise in mergers and acquisitions, real estate, tax law, intellectual property and business litigation. From every perspective, these are particularly demanding practice areas and involve all of the firm’s departments.

These business areas are certainly among the most demanding for a law firm. Accuracy is essential and speed of response, together with creativity, are the keys to success. In this field, it is particularly important to understand the client’s business and have a comprehensive view of the issues involved. In addition, close and smooth coordination among the firm’s legal departments is a requirement.

By applying the same values and standards to all our areas of work and by ensuring that all the members of SBKG & associés understand and share them, we offer clients the legal support and presence of a true partner, enabling them to devote themselves, even more effectively, to the core of their business activities.

Always diplomatic, but aggressive when necessary, we advise our clients and develop the best economic and contractual solutions that will promote their rights and interests.

In a word, we are lawyers. We would like to be yours.