Law firm for expatriates specializing in business and tax law as well as immigration law.
Expats Law Firm is an international law firm dedicated to expatriates, with offices in France, Canada (Quebec) and the United Arab Emirates. Founded by Justine Basilio, a member of the Paris and Quebec Bars and Legal Counsel in the Emirates, the firm assists clients with their expatriation, business start-up, international mobility, investment and wealth structuring projects.
We put our expertise in international tax law, business law, immigration and intellectual property at the service of entrepreneurs, investors, workers, families and individuals living abroad or with international projects.
With a human, strategic and rigorous approach, Expats Law Firm is your trusted legal partner for securing all your international projects.
Membership of the Paris Bar embodies French legal excellence and guarantees strict compliance with the ethical rules of the legal profession.
At Expats Law Firm, we support you in all your legal and tax affairs in France, whether you’re an expatriate or a foreign investor. In particular, we represent you before the French tax authorities, for any tax declarations, regularizations or disputes relating to your non-resident status or your French company.
Being a member of the Quebec Bar reflects our dual expertise in civil and international law, which is essential in a cross-border context.
Our firm can help you with Canadian tax law, setting up a company in Canada, and all aspects of immigration to Canada (IRCC, MIFI), whether for a study permit, work permit, permanent residency or citizenship.
We also assist international entrepreneurs wishing to develop their activities in all Canadian provinces.
As Legal Counsel registered in the United Arab Emirates, Expats Law Firm is authorized to act in Emirati local law and to represent you before the administrative and economic authorities of the Emirates, we are empowered to:
● Set up your company in the Emirates.
● Represent you before local authorities.
● Draft and register your contracts under local and bilateral law ;
● Manage your company’s legal documentation and advise you on your international business transactions;
● Strategic advice and representation in your business transactions with local and international partners.
● Legal supervision of your company’s activities in compliance with Emirati regulations.
This local expertise enables you to act with complete legal security in your projects in the United Arab Emirates, with a firm that combines mastery of international law with local roots.
With over eight years‘ experience in Canadian immigration law, business law and international taxation, Expats Law Firm has established itself as a benchmark firm for expatriates and international entrepreneurs.
Our team supports its clients in their mobility, set-up and business development projects in France, Canada and the United Arab Emirates, with a cross-functional, rigorous and personalized legal approach.
We are recognized for our professionalism, our multi-disciplinary expertise and our ability to respond to complex legal issues in a transnational context.
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