Jean-Baptiste Riolacci
Founding Partner, BHR Avocats, Paris, France
Avocat, Paris Bar
Founding partner of BHR Avocats in Paris. An avocat at the Paris Bar who practises criminal law, family law and immigration law, with a particular skill in residence matters: visas, residence permits and challenges to obligations to leave French territory (OQTF). He works in French and English.
Jean-Baptiste Riolacci is a founding partner of BHR Avocats, a Paris firm he set up in 2024, and an avocat at the Paris Bar. He studied at the Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, the Institut de Criminologie de Paris and the Université Aix-Marseille, worked at the Courts of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence and Paris (Assize service) and trained in two Paris firms.
In 2023 he was elected First Secretary of the Conférence du Barreau de Paris, which each year brings together twelve avocats chosen after an eloquence contest and entrusted with urgent criminal defence in sensitive cases.
In criminal law he acts for both the accused and victims, including for compensation of bodily injury. In family law he handles contested and amicable divorces, the contribution to the maintenance and education of children, visiting and residence rights, and advises on marriage contracts. In immigration law he has built a particular skill in residence matters (visas, residence permits and challenges to OQTF) and also handles asylum litigation. He works in French and English and defends clients across France.
Credentials
- Avocat at the Paris Bar, partner and founder of BHR Avocats (2024)
- Elected First Secretary of the Conférence du Barreau de Paris, 2023
- Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
- Institut de Criminologie de Paris
- Université Aix-Marseille
Avocat at the Paris Bar, as stated on the website of BHR Avocats (AARPI BHR Avocats, 26 rue de Clichy, 75009 Paris).
Areas of expertise
- Immigration law: visas and residence permits
- Challenges to OQTF and refusals
- Asylum litigation
- Family law: divorce, children, marriage contracts
- Criminal law
- Work in French and English
What Jean-Baptiste Riolacci reviews
Reviews French immigration and residence procedure for guides on long-stay visas, residence permits and their renewal, the carte de résident, talent and work visas, and the spouse of a French citizen. Does not review US law, US or French tax, property or company law, or healthcare.
- Long-stay visas, refusals and appeals to the visa commission
- Validation of the VLS-TS and what follows arrival
- Residence permit renewals, récépissés and attestations, and travelling while a renewal is pending
- The carte de résident, the five-year path and the comparison with naturalisation
- Talent, work and profession libérale visas
- The spouse of a French citizen: visa, transcription of the marriage and residence cards
- Prefecture appointments and what to do when the administration does not answer
Does not review
- US immigration law
- US or French tax
- Property, leases and company law
- Healthcare and insurance
Articles reviewed by Jean-Baptiste Riolacci
- Residence Permit Renewal Delayed in France: Your Rights, How to Follow Up, and When to EscalateCitizenship & Integration
- France Long-Stay Visa Denied: What Americans Should Do After a RefusalVisa & Legal Status
- Common Reasons French Residency Applications Are Rejected: A Diagnostic Guide for AmericansCitizenship & Integration
- The 10-Year Carte de Résident for Americans in France: How to Apply and Why It MattersCitizenship & Integration
- From VLS-TS to Permanent Residency in France: The Complete Year-by-Year Timeline for AmericansCitizenship & Integration
- French Citizenship vs Permanent Residency: What Americans in France Need to Know Before DecidingCitizenship & Integration
- Renewing Your Carte de Séjour on ANEF: The Step-by-Step Guide for Americans by Permit TypeCitizenship & Integration
Disclosure
Jean-Baptiste Riolacci reviews selected articles for factual accuracy. In return for his review, EasyFranceNow gives BHR Avocats visibility to its readers.
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