LAWYER PROFILE

François Bonteil

France 2026

Clifford Chance Europe LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Real Estate

France

20 years ranked

About

Provided by Clifford Chance Europe LLP

France

Practice Areas

François Bonteil specialises in all areas of real estate work including real estate M&A (acquisitions and disposals of property-owning companies and portfolios of real estate assets), real estate private equity (joint ventures / shareholders' agreements), real estate services (including commercial leasing, development and asset management) and real estate finance (acquisition / mortgage financings , corporate and funds financings).

Career

Admitted as an avocat in Paris 1989

Jones Day New York 1991

Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 1992

Jones Day Paris 1994

Partner since 2000

Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2004

Personal

François is ranked "Band 1" for Real Estate and Band 4 for Real Estate Finance in the last edition of Chambers Europe for France and is praised for his advice on acquisitions, disposals and financings, covering assets such as logistics portfolios and office spaces.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers France

Real Estate - France

Band 1

Individual Editorial

François Bonteil represents leading funds and property managers in the acquisition, financing and development of a range of assets, with notable experience in the logistics and residential markets.

Editorial individuel

François Bonteil représente des fonds et des gestionnaires immobiliers de premier plan dans l’acquisition, le financement et le développement de nombreux types de biens, avec une expérience notable dans les marchés de la logistique et du résidentiel.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

François Bonteil is clever, pragmatic and super easy to work with. He is incredibly available and hands-on. He is extremely business-oriented. I really enjoyed working with him.
Real EstateChambers France
François Bonteil est intelligent, pragmatique et très agréable à côtoyer. Il est incroyablement disponible et impliqué. Il est extrêmement orienté business. J'ai vraiment apprécié travailler avec lui.
Real EstateChambers France