Ydès (formerly Alexen) is a firm of 37 lawyers with two main offices, in Paris and Lyon, and a presence in London and Avignon. The firm's lawyers are involved in key areas of business law (mergers and acquisitions, commercial, intellectual property, information technology, real estate, labor and tax) both as advisors and litigators. Ydès is ranked by IFLR1000 and Legal 500 in Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity and by Décideurs Juridiques in midcap M&A, VC/PE, Intenet, Trademarks, Information Technology and Data Protection.