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Dentons’ Real Estate team in Paris is a major player on French market, including 10 lawyers, including three partners, Veronique Lagarde, Pascal Schmitz and Maxime Simonnet, and two counsels, with a unique mix of capabilities and offering to clients.

The team’s experience covers all aspects of real estate matters, including real estate investment transactions (acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, sale and lease back), real estate development projects (greenfield and brownfield projects), real estate finance, asset and property management, leasing, construction, planning, development and environmental law. Our team is regularly called upon in all areas of real estate law, both by private and public players (large user companies, investment funds, public, administrative or industrial and commercial establishments, public companies, etc.).

In terms of asset management work, we also have extensive experience in asset management and commercial lease negotiations, when the main clients are landlords. Our lawyers regularly work alongside major users of real estate assets in missions to optimize rental costs, in the context of which, after having carried out an audit of the rental situation, our team renegotiates its clients’ rents in an amicable or legal framework, or organizes the transfer of their facilities.


Chambers Review

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Real Estate - France

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Dentons advises on real estate acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures, with further skills in leasing agreements and construction contracts. The law firm acts for a broad range of clients, including real estate funds, asset managers and companies from the hospitality industry. The team is frequently involved in cases with multi-jurisdictional dimensions, often acting for clients in the logistics sector.

À propos de l’équipe

Dentons intervient dans de dossiers d’acquisitions, de ventes et de joint-ventures immobilières, avec des compétences supplémentaires en matière de contrats de location et de contrats de construction. Le cabinet agit pour un large éventail de clients, notamment des fonds immobiliers, des gestionnaires d’actifs et des entreprises de l’industrie hôtelière. L’équipe assiste fréquemment dans des dossiers transfrontalier, agissant souvent pour des clients du secteur de la logistique.

Work Highlights

  • Dentons advised LRC Group on the restructuring of the acquisition debt relating to OPCI River Ouest.

  • Dentons a conseillé le groupe LRC dans le cadre de la restructuration de la dette d'acquisition relative à OPCI River Ouest.

Strengths

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Dentons stands out for its operational and solution-oriented approach, adapted to economic constraints and timeframes. The firm anticipates the strategic and financial challenges of each project.

Real Estate respondent
France

What we like is its ability to make international links with clients; it is a real international interlocutor. When we need that support, we appreciate having access to the local expertise.

Real Estate respondent
France

The firm stands out for its responsiveness and delivery of turnkey and tailor-made advice. It is a multidisciplinary and dedicated team.

Real Estate respondent
France

Dentons, thanks to its skills, understanding and adaptability, manages to master our internal environment and the internal and external challenges of the company.

Real Estate respondent
France

Dentons se distingue par son approche opérationnelle et axée sur les solutions, adaptée aux contraintes économiques et aux délais. Le cabinet anticipe les enjeux stratégiques et financiers de chaque projet.

Real Estate respondent
France

Le cabinet se distingue par sa réactivité et sa capacité à fournir des conseils clés en main et sur mesure. C’est une équipe multidisciplinaire et dédiée.

Real Estate respondent
France

Grâce à ses compétences, sa compréhension et son adaptabilité, Dentons parvient à maîtriser notre environnement interne ainsi que les défis internes et externes de l'entreprise.

Real Estate respondent
France

Ce que nous apprécions, c'est sa capacité à créer des liens internationaux avec ses clients; c'est un véritable interlocuteur international. Lorsque nous avons besoin de ce soutien, nous apprécions de pouvoir accéder à l'expertise locale.

Real Estate respondent
France

Notable Practitioners

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Pascal Schmitz
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Pascal Schmitz
Head of Real Estate
4
Band 4

Pascal Schmitz assists asset managers and investors with the acquisition and development of office and hotel assets.

Pascal can negotiate in a way that makes counterparties feel he is making a fair deal. He has good expert knowledge of the market and is good at finding a middle ground to protect our interests.

Pascal Schmitz assiste les gestionnaires d’actifs et les investisseurs dans l’acquisition et le développement de bureaux et d’hôtels.

Pascal sait négocier de manière à faire sentir aux homologues qu’il propose un accord équitable. Il possède une bonne connaissance experte du marché et excelle à trouver un juste milieu pour protéger nos intérêts.

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Members

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Maxime Simonnet

Pascal Schmitz

Pascal Schmitz

Head of Department

Véronique Lagarde

Clients

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BIC

Bouygues immobilier

Cromwell property group

Dedica hotel

Deka immobilien

Faurecia

Ga promotion

Indigo

Nexity

Revcap

Scannell properties

Ubisoft

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Developers

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