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Announcing The Best Lawyers in France™ 2023

The results include an elite field of top lawyers and firms from France.

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June 22, 2022 06:05 PM

Best Lawyers® highlights the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession with a list of outstanding lawyers compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys. We have produced the most reliable, unbiased source for legal referrals for over four decades. Today, we are honored to announce the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in France™.

Candidates who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to ensure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in France™ recognizes the professional excellence of 3,024 lawyers in 78 practice areas.

We are pleased to celebrate 78 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients across France. "Lawyer of the Year" honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

This newest edition for 2023 also marked the second edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France™ For the 2nd edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France™, we recognize 500 lawyers in 24 practice areas. Lawyers are listed in 115 firms across France.

France Publication Statistics 2023

Publication Statistics

Here are highlights from the 2023 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in France™:

  • 3,024 Lawyers Recognized
  • 78 Areas Practice Area
  • 16 Metropolitan Areas
  • 78 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients
  • 25 “Law Firm of the Year” awards

Paris is the metro with the most listed lawyers.

Top 10 Practice Areas in France by Number of Recognized Lawyers in The Best Lawyers in France™:

  1. Corporate Law
  2. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  3. Tax Law
  4. Litigation
  5. Labor and Employment Law
  6. Banking and Finance Law
  7. Private Equity Law
  8. Intellectual Property Law
  9. Real Estate Law
  10. Arbitration and Mediation

Top 10 Most Searched Practice Areas in France on bestlawyers.com for The Best Lawyers in France™:

  1. Tax Law
  2. Corporate Law
  3. Banking and Finance Law
  4. Labor and Employment Law
  5. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  6. Immigration Law
  7. Litigation
  8. Intellectual Property Law
  9. Criminal Defense
  10. Competition / Antitrust Law

Top 5 Practice Areas in France by Number of Recognized Lawyers in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France™:

  1. Labor and Employment Law
  2. Tax Law
  3. Competition / Antitrust Law
  4. Litigation
  5. Banking and Finance Law

Law Firm of the Year

“Law Firm of the Year” awards recognize a single top firm for its work in a specific legal practice area nationwide. Awards are determined based on a handful of factors including lawyer feedback, the number of lawyers included in Best Lawyers for that firm and practice area, the number of office locations a firm has, historical analysis of the firm’s “Lawyer of the Year” awards, materials submitted by firms, and the firm’s overall scope and areas of expertise.

There are 25 firms represented with “Law Firm of the Year” awards in 25 practice areas. The 2023 "Law Firm of the Year" recipients in France are:

“Law Firm of the Year” Honorees:

  • ADVANT Altana
    • Construction Law
  • Allen & Overy
    • Banking & Finance Law
  • August Debouzy
    • Intellectual Property Law
  • Bredin Prat
    • Corporate Law
    • Litigation
  • Cabinet Vercken & Gaullier
    • Media Law
  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    • Capital Markets Law
  • Clifford Chance
    • Project Finance and Development Law
  • CMS Francis Lefebvre
    • Tax Law
  • Darrios Villey Maillot Brochier
    • Competition / Antitrust Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
    • Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Dechert
    • Real Estate Law
  • DLA Piper
    • Aviation Law
    • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • DS Avocats
    • Environmental Law
  • Féral
    • Information Technology Law
  • Gide Loyrette Nouel
    • Public Law
  • HFW
    • Insurance Law
  • Joffe & Associés
    • Sports Law
  • Proskauer Rose
    • Labor and Employment Law
  • Temime
    • Criminal Defense
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    • Private Equity Law
  • White & Case
    • Arbitration and Mediation

Interested in seeing Best Lawyers honorees? Use our Find a Lawyer in France tool to search by location and specialty. You can also explore our Find a Lawyer page to search for lawyers in other countries and practice areas.

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Carrie Dyer
Carrie Dyer
Mansell Law LLC
Recognized since 2022
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Individuals
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Carrie Dyer
Carrie Dyer

Carrie Dyer is Partner at Mansell Law, an employment law firm located in Columbus, Ohio. Mansell Law provides employment law services to individuals throughout the State of Ohio. Mansell Law also has an office in New York City . Mansell Law's NYC employment attorneys represent New York clients in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, The Bronx and Long Island. Carrie's practice involves assisting individuals with all types of employment-related matters , including sexual harassment , ra...

Carrie Dyer
Carrie Dyer
Stephanie T. Greene Duffy
Stephanie T. Greene Duffy
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Recognized since 2025
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Stephanie T. Greene Duffy
Stephanie T. Greene Duffy

Stephanie T. Greene Duffy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Stephanie T., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephanie T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stephanie T. Greene Duffy
Stephanie T. Greene Duffy
Douglas M. Oldham
Douglas M. Oldham
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Recognized since 2023
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Douglas M. Oldham
Douglas M. Oldham

Doug Oldham advises employers of all sizes on a broad range of fair employment and wage and hour policies and practices to avoid disputes with employees. When those disputes are inevitable, Doug represents employers in employment discrimination and wage and hour litigation in courts across the country. Since joining the firm more than a decade ago, Doug has accumulated significant labor and employment litigation experience. Doug is actively involved in briefing motions for summary judgment, m...

Douglas M. Oldham
Douglas M. Oldham
Todd Long
Todd Long
Eastman & Smith LTD
Recognized since 2026
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Todd Long
Todd Long

Part of the White Collar Crime and Investigations Practice Group, Mr. Long has represented businesses, business professionals, public officials, medical professionals and educators in matters involving fraud, embezzlement, tax controversies, public corruption, regulatory enforcement matters and business litigation. He manages matters in both federal and state courts as well as before government regulatory entities. His experience includes dealing with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Fed...

Todd Long
Todd Long
Jeffrey S. Hiller
Jeffrey S. Hiller
Littler
Recognized since 2020
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jeffrey S. Hiller
Jeffrey S. Hiller

Jeffrey S. Hiller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jeffrey S., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey S. Hiller
Jeffrey S. Hiller
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Frederick A. Sewards
Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano
Recognized since 2026
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
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Frederick A. Sewards

Frederick A. Sewards is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Frederick A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Frederick A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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Frederick A. Sewards
Benjamin L. Luftman
Benjamin L. Luftman
Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP
Recognized since 2016
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
DUI / DWI Defense
Benjamin L. Luftman
Benjamin L. Luftman

An experienced and accomplished legal advocate, Benjamin L. Luftman is a founding partner at Luftman, Heck & Associates and has practiced law for thirteen years. His sole practice areas are in criminal law and traffic violations , having represented clients in cases ranging from serious felony charges , such as sexual battery and assault charges , to minor drug possession charges and other misdemeanors, with a particular concentration in the area of Ohio OVI law . In every case he takes o...

Benjamin L. Luftman
Benjamin L. Luftman
Gregory B. Foliano
Gregory B. Foliano
Arnold Todaro Welch & Foliano
Recognized since 2007
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Specific Focus
Birth Trauma
Gregory B. Foliano
Gregory B. Foliano

Greg Foliano has been defending professionals for his entire career. He has represented physicians, nurses, hospitals, lawyers and nursing homes throughout Ohio. Greg's career began in 1990 with a law firm dedicated exclusively to the defense of professional malpractice lawsuits. He tried his first case to verdict within months after receiving his law license and had his first solo case tried to verdict within a year of practice. Since that time, Greg has continued to try lawsuits throughout ...

Gregory B. Foliano
Gregory B. Foliano
Joseph M. Patchen
Joseph M. Patchen
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Recognized since 2024
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Construction Law
Joseph M. Patchen
Joseph M. Patchen

Joseph M. Patchen is a Partner at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, representing businesses, financial institutions, owners, and professionals in business and real estate matters. His business law practice emphasizes corporation and limited liability company formation, mergers, and succession planning. His commercial real estate representation focuses on finance, construction, leasing, and acquisition. Joe joined CPM in June 1987. He serves as Chair of CPM’s Real Estate Practice Group.

Joseph M. Patchen
Joseph M. Patchen
Thomas J. Riley
Thomas J. Riley
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Recognized since 1995
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Thomas J. Riley
Thomas J. Riley

Thomas J. Riley focuses his practice on business and corporate law as well as wealth transfer planning. He counsels small to midsize closely held manufacturing and distribution enterprises and professional practices on matters including tax planning, contract negotiations, and mergers and acquisitions. T.J. has experience handling multi-employee union plans, master and prototype plans for sponsoring organizations, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). He also advises owners on successio...

Thomas J. Riley
Thomas J. Riley

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