EXPATS LAW FIRM • SINCE 2019
The law firm for people who live and do business internationally
Moving to another country changes far more than an address.
For a family as for a business, every border crossed can have consequences for tax, companies, immigration, contracts, employment, investments or assets.
Expats Law Firm was designed to support these changes as a whole, without requiring clients to split their project across a multitude of issues and advisers.
France • Canada • Dubai • Ras Al Khaimah
THE ORIGINS OF EXPATS LAW FIRM
A firm shaped by the experience of expatriation
In 2019, after her own expatriation, Justine Basilio founded Expats Law Firm.
Her career across several jurisdictions quickly led her to one conclusion: international clients rarely need an isolated legal answer. They need to understand how several legal systems, several countries and several decisions interact within a single situation.
Expats Law Firm grew out of this reality.
Expats Law Firm was built around one aim: to support a family's expatriation as naturally as a business's international expansion.
WHY EXPATS LAW FIRM?
Because an international project never falls under just one area of law
International projects do not naturally divide up by area of law or by country.
An executive leaving France for Dubai may need to deal with their tax residency, remuneration, French company, new UAE structure, visa, property and assets all at the same time.
A business opening a subsidiary abroad may need to coordinate corporate law, international tax, contracts, intra-group flows, immigration, employee mobility, employment law and regulatory compliance.
The client sees a single project. So do we.
That is why Expats Law Firm approaches each matter as a whole, from the initial analysis through to implementation.
A LEGAL PRACTICE WITHOUT BORDERS
Three anchors: France, Canada and the United Arab Emirates
The historical core of our practice rests on three legal environments: France, Canada and the United Arab Emirates, with a presence in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.
In the jurisdictions where the firm holds the required professional qualifications, we act directly.
Where other countries are involved, we work with the necessary local lawyers, tax advisers and professionals and coordinate their work with the overall strategy of the matter.
Our clients therefore keep a single point of legal coordination, even when several countries and several advisers are involved.
For certain complementary aspects, particularly real estate, the firm may also work with specialist partners, including Daftime and Expat Living Real Estate.
THE EXPATS LAW FIRM TEAM
Complementary expertise
for your international projects
Lawyers, legal advisers, tax consultants and specialist professionals work together on the different aspects of the matters entrusted to the firm.
Me Justine Basilio
Founder & lawyer
Founder of Expats Law Firm, Me Justine Basilio is a lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar, a member of the Quebec Bar and registered as Legal Counsel in the United Arab Emirates.
She leads, in particular, matters involving international tax, business law, the structuring of international projects and immigration.
Read her insights
A legal adviser and qualified lawyer with degrees in business law and tax, she works mainly on structuring, tax and company law issues for international business owners and groups.
In the United Arab Emirates, she also handles company formation and ongoing compliance.
Based in Dubai since 2011, Sabrina supports residential and commercial real estate projects, drawing on her knowledge of the local market.
She works in coordination with the Expats Law Firm team when a transaction also involves legal, tax or wealth planning issues.
