Unclear procedures
There are many rules, and they are rarely clear. We make them simple to follow.
Four difficulties
What makes French law difficultwhen you’re not from here?
Tell us in English, in your own words. We’ll handle the French part.
Cultural codes
You shouldn’t have to guess what is normal here. We tell you how things really work in France.
Fragmented advice
Several professionals, each with their own piece. We make sure the pieces fit together.
Costly mistakes
One small mistake can cost months, money and a lot of stress. It happens often.
What we believe
Legal excellence is incompleteif the client feels lost.
We treat the client experience with the same rigour as the legal work.
Where we can help
A home, a company, a job, a family.
Six areas of French law behind them.
Start with the area closest to your plans. If your situation touches several, we handle them as one.
Immigration & MobilityStay, work and build here, legally.
Moving here, changing jobs or starting a company: your residence status shapes what you can do. We tell you where you stand, and which application to make, and when.
Explore Immigration & Mobility
PropertyUnderstand what you sign.
Before you sign with the agent or the notaire, we read everything with you and explain what you are really agreeing to.
Explore Property
Tax & InheritanceKnow where you stand in both countries.
A life between two countries raises tax and inheritance questions in both. We help you see what applies, organise your assets and handle a succession tied to France.
Explore Tax & Inheritance
Business & ContractsStart your company on solid ground.
Choosing the right structure, agreeing with your partners, signing a lease or your first contracts. We set the basics right, then stay with you as the business grows.
Explore Business & ContractsEmploymentKnow your obligations before you act.
Hiring your first employee, reviewing a contract or managing a departure. French employment law has its own rules, and we explain them before your next step.
Explore EmploymentIntellectual Property & DataProtect what you are building.
Registering your brand in Europe, protecting your software and handling personal data the way French and EU law expects.
Explore Intellectual Property & Data01Immigration & Mobility
Stay, work and build here, legally.
Moving here, changing jobs or starting a company: your residence status shapes what you can do. We tell you where you stand, and which application to make, and when.
Explore Immigration & Mobility02Property
Understand what you sign.
Before you sign with the agent or the notaire, we read everything with you and explain what you are really agreeing to.
Explore Property03Tax & Inheritance
Know where you stand in both countries.
A life between two countries raises tax and inheritance questions in both. We help you see what applies, organise your assets and handle a succession tied to France.
Explore Tax & Inheritance04Business & Contracts
Start your company on solid ground.
Choosing the right structure, agreeing with your partners, signing a lease or your first contracts. We set the basics right, then stay with you as the business grows.
Explore Business & Contracts05Employment
Know your obligations before you act.
Hiring your first employee, reviewing a contract or managing a departure. French employment law has its own rules, and we explain them before your next step.
Explore Employment06Intellectual Property & Data
Protect what you are building.
Registering your brand in Europe, protecting your software and handling personal data the way French and EU law expects.
Explore Intellectual Property & DataFrench law speaks its own language. We speak yours.
Romain Waïss-Moreau has been cited by leading French legal, business and technology media
What you are buying
No surprises.
Three things you know before any work begins.
01 / ScopeWhat we will do
The work, its boundaries and the people Concord will coordinate.
02 / PriceWhat it will cost
The price is stated before the work starts, never discovered afterwards.
03 / Next stepWhat happens now
You leave the first conversation knowing the next useful decision.
The people behind Concord
We built the firm we would want to hire.
Legal judgment and client experience, each with its own founder.
One French lawyer, Romain Waïss-Moreau, responsible for every legal answer. Around him, technology and client experience built to one standard of care.
The Concord Journal
Clear answers,
before you even call.
Podcast
Concord
Conversations.Episode 01
Conversations.Episode 01
Starting a business
in France.
in France.
With Romain
Waïss-Moreau
Waïss-Moreau
What founders misunderstand about a French SAS
Articles
Business & ContractsStarting a business in France as a foreigner: the routes, the steps and the decisions
Business & ContractsSelling through a French agent or distributor: what indemnity should you budget?
Intellectual Property & DataGDPR in France: what does the CNIL add?
Intellectual Property & DataHow do you register a French trademark with the INPI?
Sometimes, no. The first conversation separates what you can reasonably do yourself from the points where legal responsibility, coordination or timing changes the route.
Yes. A defined service has a stated price or starting price. A matter that needs scoping is quoted after the Clarity Call, before any legal work begins.
Yes. Concord does not replace the professionals your matter needs. It reads the whole position from your side and coordinates the legal questions in French.
Romain lives in New York and is currently applying for admission to the New York Bar. The work described on this site is French legal work.
You explain what happened. Romain identifies the useful next decision, tells you honestly what you can handle alone and, if counsel is useful, sets out the scope and price.