Advising international clients in French law.
Cabinet AS Avocats, led by Maître Alexander STELLER, advises individuals, couples, families and businesses in civil, family and real estate law.
A substantial part of the firm's work requires assisting foreign clients through French procedures and before the French courts and administration — matters governed by French law alone, but conducted for clients unfamiliar with the system, its requirements and its timescales. The firm equally handles cases with a cross-border dimension: the application of foreign law, the enforcement of judgments abroad, estates and assets spread across several jurisdictions.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2007, a British and Australian national, Maître Steller combines a thorough command of French procedure with an understanding of what clients trained in common law systems expect. This dual perspective informs every stage of the work, from initial assessment to representation before the courts.
Family Matters
International divorce · Custody and Hague Convention disputes · Asset division and matrimonial property · Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.
Succession & Inheritance
Cross-border estates · International wills · Beneficiaries across several jurisdictions · Competing matrimonial regime claims · Succession planning.
Property & Real Estate
Property transactions and leases · Co-ownership and condominium law · International real estate matters · Construction disputes · Urban planning and permits.
Civil & Commercial
Contract disputes · Administrative and regulatory matters · Cross-border enforcement.
How We Work
Before taking any action, Cabinet AS Avocats carries out a full assessment of your situation, based on an initial discussion and the key factual material.
On that basis, we set out the legal and financial stakes of your case and provide you with:
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A statement of objectives matched to what is actually at stake
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The litigation strategies available to reach them
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A fee agreement, which forms the contract between you and the firm, and whose performance is guaranteed by the professional rules governing French avocats
Methodological rigour. Strategic transparency. Direct availability.
We take on a matter only if we can commit to it fully. The avocat who signs your fee agreement is your single point of contact and the sole author of every step taken on your behalf.
Native English.
French law.
French procedure is unforgiving to those who are unfamiliar with it, and is rarely self-explanatory. Maître Steller deals with clients directly, without interpreters: what the Court has actually decided, what the Notaire is asking for, what the deadline really means.
This linguistic facility removes translation delays and misunderstandings — particularly critical in sensitive family matters and in complex property transactions. We maintain ongoing correspondence in English with all English-speaking clients (in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Canada, NZ, South-East Asia ...) and coordinate cross-border strategy.
Maître Alexander STELLER
Founder, Cabinet AS Avocats
A British and Australian national and a native English speaker, Maître Alexander STELLER has practised at the Paris Bar since 2007 (roll no. B917). A graduate of Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, he has built a generalist practice focused on civil, family and real estate law, acting for French and foreign clients alike before the courts and authorities throughout France.
Practice
Since 2007 our clients have included complex international divorces involving the application of foreign law (UK, Australian and UAE systems) and multi-jurisdictional enforcement ; succession disputes with beneficiaries across several countries, international wills and competing matrimonial regime claims; cross-border property acquisitions and Franco-British and Franco-Australian transactions; civil and commercial litigation of moderate to high complexity, including partnership disputes, tort liability and international contracts; and specialised work under the Hague Convention on international child abduction, complex matrimonial regimes and cross-border succession planning.
Teaching
Alongside his practice, Maître Steller teaches business law at Master's level at ESGCI – École Supérieure de Gestion et de Commerce International, Paris.
Clients
The firm's practice is international by design and has represented clients from more than a dozen countries — the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Canada, the UAE, Switzerland, Sweden, Ireland, Italy and South Africa.
Our clients include bi national couples, expatriates settled in France, businesses in cross-border transactions, and families facing the complex succession procedure in France.
Located in central Paris, the firm represents clients nation-wide.
Cabinet AS Avocats
Maître Alexander STELLER
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