François Verdot
François Verdot chairs our Real Estate department.
François advises investors and corporate tenants on complex real estate transactions including acquisitions, sales and rental management. He also offers high-level counsel in connection with optimizing rental property performance. François represents clients in litigation over commercial leases for all types of properties. He advises a variety of French and global investors, asset managers, real estate developers, investment funds, corporate tenants, ministries, regions or other state-owned entities. François works closely with a network of real estate brokers, architects, appraisers, surveyors, notaries and certified public accountants.
- Leaders League 2025 – François Verdot is ranked in the Real estate development (Leading), Construction litigation (including insurance) (Highly recommended) and Advising and contracts (markets and construction) (Highly recommended) categories of the Promotion, Construction & Infrastructures Guide
- Legal 500 EMEA 2025 – François Verdot is ranked in the “Real Estate” category
‘They are a responsive and expert team. Their level of expertise in commercial leases is their strong point compared to other firms.’
‘The quality of the advice provided by the team and the responsiveness of all the lawyers working on our cases makes them stand out.’
‘They are a business-oriented team, which looks for solutions to make the deal happen.’
‘Franklin has assisted us since the launch of our activity in France in the structuring of new projects, due diligence, and contract negotiations. The team benefits from excellent knowledge of market practices and legal regulations but also knows how to take the necessary step back to provide sound strategic advice.’
‘François Verdot is an outstanding negotiator, as well as a fine connoisseur of real estate matters.’ - Leaders League 2024 – François Verdot is ranked in the Tenancy law (Excellent), Real estate litigation (Excellent), Real estate transactions – investment (Excellent) and Real estate transactions – financing (Highly recommended) categories of the Real estate Guide
- François Verdot is individually ranked in Lexology 2025
- François Verdot is individually ranked in the US directory Best Lawyers 2025
- Leaders League 2024 – Silver award « Real Estate transactions »
- University of Paris II, Panthéon-Assas : Postgraduate degree (DEA) in General Private Law
- University of Paris II, Panthéon-Assas : B.A. (Maîtrise) in Private Law, Judicial Careers
