About Olivia Uzan
A French-American attorney who built her practice at the meeting point of two legal traditions.
Her story
Twenty years in Paris, a decade at the US–France crossroads.
Olivia Uzan is one of the rare lawyers admitted to both the Paris and California Bars, with more than twenty years of experience litigating before French and U.S. courts. Her practice in France focuses on international divorce and complex financial matters. She has represented both men and women in high-asset divorces, obtaining six- and seven-figure awards and settlements for clients seeking prestation compensatoire and achieving significant six-figure reductions for clients defending against substantial claims.
Her international family law experience spans France, the United States, Dubai, South Africa and Europe, and includes complex jurisdiction and choice-of-law issues, international custody disputes and cross-border child removal. She has represented clients of numerous nationalities whose families, assets and interests extend across several jurisdictions.
A seasoned French litigator who later developed a substantial U.S. litigation practice, Olivia brings a rare combination of French courtroom experience, American litigation strategy and admission to both the Paris and California Bars. Clients consistently describe her as direct, responsive, thorough and tenacious. She fights for them with fierce determination and has been repeatedly recognized among France’s most determined advocates. Her writing on family law and workplace rights has appeared in Le Monde and Le Figaro. In a legal battle, she is the counsel you want on your side.
She advises international clients from Paris and the French Riviera and remains personally involved in every matter she accepts.
Credentials
Qualifications & background.
Her approach
“Justice should not depend on the language you speak. My clients deserve counsel who defends them without compromise — and who explains every step in words they understand.”
— Olivia Uzan
Transatlantic network
Partnered across the Atlantic.
For matters that cross borders, Olivia works alongside trusted US counsel. Clients benefit from coordinated representation on both sides of the Atlantic, from a single point of contact.
This network matters most when a case doesn’t sit neatly on one side of the ocean — a US employer with a French subsidiary, a divorce with assets in two countries, a dispute that could end up in either jurisdiction. Rather than handing you off, Olivia coordinates directly with US counsel so your case is argued consistently wherever it needs to be heard.
Let’s talk about your situation.
A confidential first conversation, in English, to understand your matter and your options.