Whether they began practicing in a law firm or in-house, the five partners share a common vision for the legal profession: a generalist approach to law, committed to providing a comprehensive perspective on legal challenges by offering innovative, effective strategies tailored to the needs of our clients.
Founded in 2014, diverse professional experiences and complementary expertise have formed the foundation of a shared journey that makes up our firm today.
Since its inception, Hugo Avocats has developed specific expertise in advising and assisting major economic players in the banking and financial intermediation sectors, a practice which has won several awards.
Today, Hugo Avocats brings together a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers within a single structure dedicated to all aspects of business law including tax, private equity, M&A, restructuring, commercial litigation and employment law.
While remaining true to its core expertise of advising businesses, Hugo Avocats has also developed a comprehensive range of legal services for company directors and senior executives.
Our solutions are not segmented by discipline. The firm champions an integrated approach to legal challenges.
Our firm is committed to providing each of its customers with high responsiveness and creativity, by offering solutions of the highest technical quality.
Victor Hugo was not a lawyer; Nevertheless, he pleaded four times before commercialand civil courts to defend his own cause, or that of his son. Above all, he passionately advocated for causes dear to him—with eloquence and a masterful pen—such as his pleas against slavery and the death penalty.
A brilliant orator, Victor Hugo faced hostile parliamentary assemblies as a deputy and later as a senator, drawing from the political passions of his timeto inspire his writings and speeches. Asan emblematic figure of an outlaw, exiled to Jersey and Guernsey islands, he wieldedhis words to triumph over oppression; he embodied the causes he defended to give them life and substance.
Victor Hugo certainly wasn’ta lawyer; Yet,he exemplified the highest qualities expected of a litigator: independence, freedom and relentless advocacy withoutfearingsolitude in battles against the multitudes. While he was not a lawyer, he possessed the spirit and qualities of one.
Therefore, it was only natural that we decided to humbly place ourselves under his patronage by adopting his name when our firm was locatedon his Avenuein Paris. Although we have since moved, we retain an almost filial attachment to this great man. Beyond his literary and political legacy, Victor Hugo remains, for us as lawyers, a guiding light.
