Company formation in France
SAS, SARL, SASU, holding or branch — incorporated end-to-end with bilingual statuts and Kbis delivery.
Read MoreMathieu helps companies, fintechs, and financial institutions turn regulatory complexity into a strategic advantage — with clear, responsive, fully bilingual advice in French and English.
Experience: 5+ years
Languages: French, English
Registered: Grasse Bar
Mathieu Cochet is a French-qualified attorney (avocat à la Cour) registered with the Grasse Bar, advising businesses, financial institutions, and individuals on corporate law, banking and financial regulation, and the law of crypto-assets. With over five years of experience — including as an associate in leading international firms (Fieldfisher, A&O Shearman) — he is known for a proactive, hands-on approach that treats legal and regulatory requirements not as obstacles but as levers for performance and growth.
His corporate practice covers the full life of a company: choosing the right legal form, drafting articles of association and shareholders' agreements, handling incorporation and registration formalities, and supporting clients through their development — capital operations, acquisitions, restructurings, distress situations, and shareholder disputes. He also drafts and negotiates commercial contracts (general terms of sale, commercial leases) and represents clients before the civil and commercial courts.
In banking and financial law, Mathieu assists with licensing and registration applications before the French and European regulators (AMF, ACPR, Orias, ANJ), regulatory audits and compliance under both EU frameworks (MiFID II, AIFMD, PSD2) and French law (Loi PACTE, Loi Influenceurs), and long-term advice on AML/CFT obligations and operational procedures. He is equally active in the fast-moving field of crypto-assets, structuring DeFi and token-offering projects, handling CASP/PSAN registrations, and bringing projects into compliance.
When disputes arise, Mathieu represents clients before the civil and commercial courts and the financial regulators (AMF, ACPR, ANJ, DGCCRF), and handles complex litigation involving financial products, crypto-assets, and investment fraud. A firm believer in amicable resolution, he also guides clients through negotiation, mediation, and conciliation.
Exceptionally responsive and perfectly bilingual in English, Mathieu regularly intervenes on significant cross-border matters, bridging French and EU regulation with the expectations of international companies, investors, and fintech founders.
Your Partner in French Business & Financial Law Mathieu helps start-ups, fintechs, financial institutions, and investors secure their projects and seize opportunities in France and across the EU — combining rigorous regulatory analysis with a fast, fluent, English-language service.
Talk to an expertAvocat à la Cour — Corporate, Banking & Crypto
Grasse Bar
5+ Years Experience
French · English
Ready When You Are
Mathieu helps companies, fintechs, and financial institutions turn regulatory complexity into a strategic advantage — with clear, responsive, fully bilingual advice in French and English.
SAS, SARL, SASU, holding or branch — incorporated end-to-end with bilingual statuts and Kbis delivery.
Read MoreDistribution, agency, employment and regulatory work — drafted around the protections French law gives.
Read MoreShareholder conflicts, commercial breaches and pre-litigation strategy — handled by registered French lawyers.
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