About us

Established in Nantes in 1972, Cornet Vincent Ségurel has become one of the leading independent French law firms. Its 200 attorneys and lawyers are located in 6 of the most dynamic cities in the country: Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Paris and Rennes. At the international level, the Firm is part of 3 networks covering almost 80 countries worldwide.

Attorneys empowering your ambitions

We advise industrial and service groups, intermediate-sized companies (entreprises de taille intermédiaire – ETI), small- and medium-sized companies (petites et moyennes entreprises – PME), financial institutions, investment funds, public authorities and public bodies, associations and foundations as well as senior executives with a modern vision of legal expertise. Our objective: to make law an asset in order to realise their projects and defend their interests by meeting their needs in a precise and operational manner .

Law in a changing world

In a rapidly changing world, we support our clients to achieve major transitions. At the centre of the most dynamic regional territories, as well as a key player in several international networks and with experts specialised in our clients’ business sectors, we facilitate their transformations.

A Strategic Business Partner

We see ourselves as our clients’ partners, attuned to the challenges they face. Structuring and developing organisations, building partnerships, managing human capital, innovating: we seek to devise legal solutions to ensure the secure implementation of all projects. Exchange and sharing are at the core of our work, aimed at jointly developing legal strategies which respond to our clients’ objectives.

Breaking deadlocks

We are also committed to supporting our clients to achieve positive outcomes in the most difficult situations. Our strong conflict management and negotiation culture is one of the Firm’s major assets. Our advisory and litigation practices are mutually reinforcing, contributing to the development of inventive strategies and the identification of solutions to our clients’ disputes and difficulties.

Multi and Cross-Disciplinarity

We are organised into groups with specialist expertise, who work in synergy as and when necessary. The cohesiveness and collective experience of our teams enable us to adopt an effective multidisciplinary approach. Where required by our clients, we have the capacity to rapidly mobilise a network of partners with whom we have developed long-standing relationships: academics, financial and accounting firms, notaries, asset managers, real estate agents and developers, reconciliation firms, crisis managers and consultants, etc.

Close to our clients

In France and abroad, Cornet Vincent Ségurel is the preferred partner of clients in a wide range of sectors who trust our firm for all their legal issues.  We understand their specific business issues and support them in their day-to-day management as well as at the most strategic moments in their development. Each client has a dedicated and permanent contact person, offering individualised case tracking and close and constant communication.