Frédéric Lefébure

Contact

Tél : + 33 6 80 46 08 32

Fax : +33 1 42 25 13 43

Mail : flefebure@fway.fr

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Distinctions

Legal 500 2024 – Band 1, Hall of Fame : ‘Frédéric Lefébure is very experienced, with excellent knowledge of the market and practices. Attentive, responsive and proactive, good ability to persuade the opposing party during negotiations. Excellent communication with customers, and a good ability to adapt. A pleasure to work with his team.”

Legal 500 2023 – Band 1, Hall of Fame : ‘Frédéric Lefébure is available, business-oriented.”

Legal 500 2022 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : ‘Frédéric Lefébure provides very high-quality services. His notary background makes him a particularly wise adviser.’

Legal 500 2021 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : ‘Frédéric Lefébure provides very high-quality services. His notary background makes him a particularly wise adviser.’

Legal 500 2020 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : Fréderic Lefébure is an excellent negotiator who knows how to cool things down when negotiations are going on. He also finds the right solutions for all parties to reach a balanced deal.’

Legal 500 2019 – Band 1, Leading Individuals :   “Frédéric Lefébure makes his clients quickly understand how wide is the window for negotiationsHe is efficient and responsive

Legal 500 2018 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : Legal 500 recommended Frédéric Lefébure in its real estate ranking 2018.

Legal 500 2017 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : “Frédéric Lefébure makes his clients quickly understand how wide is the window for negotiations”.

Chambers Europe 2024 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : “He is business-oriented and a hard worker, he understands investors and he is proactive.

Chambers Europe 2023 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : It is very pleasant to work with Frédéric. He is always rigorous, conscientious, responsive, and is a good leader. He is very flexible, efficient, and he also has an incredible ability to adapt to any situations.”

Chambers Europe 2022 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure represents asset managers and investors in office building and hotel acquisitions. He additionally handles real estate M&A transactions. His flexibility is remarked upon by market commentators, with one saying how “he is always finding a new way to work with clients.“

Chambers Europe 2021 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure represents asset managers and investors in office building and hotel acquisitions. He additionally handles real estate M&A transactions. His flexibility is remarked upon by market commentators, with one saying how “he is always finding a new way to work with clients.“

Chambers Europe 2020 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure is a popular choice amongst investment funds and asset managers for advice on portfolio and asset acquisitions. Clients laud Lefébure for his expertise, with one interviewee also describing him as a “strong negotiator.”

Chambers Europe 2019 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure is highlighted for his growing profile in real estate sale and acquisition cases, with one source saying: “He has an impressive track record.” He acts for key French and international real estate clients.

Chambers Europe 2018 – Band 3, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section

Chambers Europe 2017 – Band 3, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : “Clients say that he’s easy to work with: he listens to our requirements, respects the timing s and reaches the goal” .

Chambers Europe 2013 : “Well-known and respected market figure Frédéric Léfébure  is noted for his “long-standing ties in Paris with his clients.”

Best Lawyers identified Fréderic, since 2012, as “one of the few Best Lawyers in France”. 

About Frédéric

Frédéric’s main activity focuses on real estate acquisitions (real estate portfolio, joint-venture, real estate companies, offices buildings, retail centres and residential properties), property development and commercial leases negotiations. His expertise in family business and corporate law is also very appreciated by managers and shareholders of mid-cap companies who intend to transfer or sell their stakes. His main clients are French and foreign Institutional companies as well as industrial groups.

Legal 500 2024 ranked him in Band 1, Hall of Fame and says that: “Frédéric Lefébure is very experienced, with excellent knowledge of the market and practices. Attentive, responsive and proactive, good ability to persuade the opposing party during negotiations. Excellent communication with customers, and a good ability to adapt. A pleasure to work with his team

His partners and associates consider Frédéric as ” the quiet strength of the Firm, always available and rendering good advice, he never loses his temper “.

His clients request his expertise for:

– Sales and acquisitions of real estate assets
– Joint-Venture agreement
– Property development
– Lease negotiation
– Corporate and M&A Law

Before Fairway

Before setting up Fairway, Frédéric’s duties were to manage the M&A Department in Landwell Law Firm between 1995 and 2004, allowing him to improve his expertise in complex real estate operations. Upon leaving Landwell, he founded Lefébure Fonteilles and Partners and practiced within this law firm until 2010. Before joining Landwell, Frédéric was an associate in Monsassier and Partners, a well-known French notarial law firm specialised in M&A and complex real properties activities.

Long Before Fairway

– Postgraduate degree in Notarial Law, University Panthéon-Assas – Paris II (1986)
Diplôme Supérieur du Notariat (1st Part),  Universty – Panthéon-Assas – Paris II (1989)

After Fairway

When Frédéric will cease his activities at Fairway, he will always keep an eye on it. He will practice another foreign language (Italian) and will try to improve his golf game playing more and more on different fairways.

Distinctions

Legal 500 2024 – Band 1, Hall of Fame : ‘Frédéric Lefébure is very experienced, with excellent knowledge of the market and practices. Attentive, responsive and proactive, good ability to persuade the opposing party during negotiations. Excellent communication with customers, and a good ability to adapt. A pleasure to work with his team.”

Legal 500 2023 – Band 1, Hall of Fame : ‘Frédéric Lefébure is available, business-oriented.”

Legal 500 2022 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : ‘Frédéric Lefébure provides very high-quality services. His notary background makes him a particularly wise adviser.’

Legal 500 2021 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : ‘Frédéric Lefébure provides very high-quality services. His notary background makes him a particularly wise adviser.’

Legal 500 2020 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : Fréderic Lefébure is an excellent negotiator who knows how to cool things down when negotiations are going on. He also finds the right solutions for all parties to reach a balanced deal.’

Legal 500 2019 – Band 1, Leading Individuals :   “Frédéric Lefébure makes his clients quickly understand how wide is the window for negotiationsHe is efficient and responsive

Legal 500 2018 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : Legal 500 recommended Frédéric Lefébure in its real estate ranking 2018.

Legal 500 2017 – Band 1, Leading Individuals : “Frédéric Lefébure makes his clients quickly understand how wide is the window for negotiations”.

Chambers Europe 2024 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : “He is business-oriented and a hard worker, he understands investors and he is proactive.

Chambers Europe 2023 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : It is very pleasant to work with Frédéric. He is always rigorous, conscientious, responsive, and is a good leader. He is very flexible, efficient, and he also has an incredible ability to adapt to any situations.”

Chambers Europe 2022 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure represents asset managers and investors in office building and hotel acquisitions. He additionally handles real estate M&A transactions. His flexibility is remarked upon by market commentators, with one saying how “he is always finding a new way to work with clients.“

Chambers Europe 2021 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure represents asset managers and investors in office building and hotel acquisitions. He additionally handles real estate M&A transactions. His flexibility is remarked upon by market commentators, with one saying how “he is always finding a new way to work with clients.“

Chambers Europe 2020 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure is a popular choice amongst investment funds and asset managers for advice on portfolio and asset acquisitions. Clients laud Lefébure for his expertise, with one interviewee also describing him as a “strong negotiator.”

Chambers Europe 2019 – Band 2, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : Frédéric Lefébure is highlighted for his growing profile in real estate sale and acquisition cases, with one source saying: “He has an impressive track record.” He acts for key French and international real estate clients.

Chambers Europe 2018 – Band 3, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section

Chambers Europe 2017 – Band 3, Individual Ranking – Real Estate Section : “Clients say that he’s easy to work with: he listens to our requirements, respects the timing s and reaches the goal” .

Chambers Europe 2013 : “Well-known and respected market figure Frédéric Léfébure  is noted for his “long-standing ties in Paris with his clients.”

Best Lawyers identified Fréderic, since 2012, as “one of the few Best Lawyers in France”.