High Net Worth Guide 2026 : France
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Yards
YARDS’ Private Clients & Family Businesses team advises individuals, families and entrepreneurs on the full spectrum of legal and tax matters in France and across borders.
The practice handles income tax, exit tax and wealth tax (IFI) compliance, trust reporting, and asset-holding company obligations, as well as succession planning, family business transmission (including under the Dutreil regime), governance agreements, and family pacts.
The team supports company sales and restructurings (LBOs, OBOs, donation-sales, reinvestments under Article 150-0 B ter), relocation and international taxation, and the design of executives’ remuneration and incentive schemes. It also advises on real estate, private equity, start-ups, vineyards, crypto-assets, art and philanthropy.
Clients include high-net-worth individuals, family businesses, non-residents investing in France, and executives with complex compensation packages, often involving cross-border elements. YARDS regularly collaborates with family offices, private banks, accountants and foreign counsel.
Recent highlights include recognition in Le Figaro’s 2025 ranking of leading tax law firms and in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 for M&A/Private Equity, as well as hosting conferences on directors’ taxation.
The team’s specialisations lie in complex French tax regimes, international mobility, trusts and foundations, family governance, and alternative assets, with a distinctive ability to integrate legal, tax and transactional expertise.
Provided by Chambers
Yards offers advice to high net worth clients on all matters related to tax, inheritance, trusts, private foundations, investments, philanthropy and the sale of businesses. Its clients include entrepreneurs, families, business owners and company executives.
Provided by Chambers
They have an amazing understanding of US tax and how it interacts with French law.
Yards has highly skilled and focused lawyers with superior English language skills and much experience in their field.
Yards is top notch in French law dealing with any private client issue.
They are incredibly quick to respond and great on coordinating cross-border projects.
Provided by Chambers
Jérome is a very sophisticated lawyer with a great sense of empathy for clients.
He really knows the market and can anticipate tax authorities' responses accurately.
Jérôme is amazing at explaining difficult concepts while also being very practical.
Jérôme Barré is as good as one can get in Paris.
Julia has very strong expertise in private client litigation as well as planning. When you raise a question to her, she reacts quickly and to the point.
Julia's practical advice really stands out. She has the ability to explain concepts clearly to clients but also lets them know how to practically move forward.
Julia is very technical as well as strategic.
Head of Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
Provided by Yards
Laurent Gabaud
Nicolas Bourgeois
Raphaël François
Aurore Meslin
Julia Novak
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