A Prestigious History
Founded in Paris in 1522, at the height of the Renaissance, our firm embodies a centuries-old tradition of notarial expertise.
Located on the Left Bank, between the Hôtel Matignon and the National Assembly, it has always maintained close ties with the world of literature and the arts. Several of our signature rooms pay tribute to notable clients, such as Jean de La Fontaine, Denis Diderot, and more recently, Marguerite Duras.
The Growth of an Institutional and International Clientele
Beyond traditional notarial practice, which includes services dedicated to family law and residential real estate, our firm has developed particular expertise in institutional real estate, construction law, urban planning, and international law, with its unique demands. For many years, the firm was known as "Le Breton & Associés, notaries", before adopting a new name and modernizing its governance by transitioning to a simplified joint-stock company (SAS) in 2019.
Today, DLF Notaires is composed of 7 Partners, 5 Senior Associates (“notaires salariés”), and a team of 30 lawyers.
Partners
A Story
Appointment of Özlem Özcan as Partner.
Appointment of four new partners: Johanna Frèrejouand, Olivia Piaud, Ambroise Chartier, and Clémence Julhiard.
The professional civil partnership "Le Breton & Associés, notaires" becomes the simplified joint-stock company Dequesne, Le Falher et Associés – DLF Notaires.
Five new notaries are sworn in at the Paris Judicial Court.
Retirement of Jérôme Le Breton.
Retirement of François Faucon.
Jean-Paul Nourry joins the firm as Partner.
Virginie Dequesne joins the firm as Partner.
Jean-François Le Falher becomes Partner.
Marc-Henri Louvel is appointed as Partner.
Jean-François Le Falher joins the firm.
Foundation of the Association of Franco-British Lawyers (AJFB) with the active participation of Marie-Claude Le Breton (associate from 1980 to 2008).
François Faucon joins the firm.
Creation of the professional civil partnership "Le Breton & Associés, notaires".
The firm is established at 23 rue de Bourgogne, Paris 7th, by François-Ernest Merlin.
Creation of the firm in Paris.