About Philippe Sigal
Founder of PSL Avocat

Philippe Sigal is based in Barcelona, with offices in Paris, offering agile, business-aligned legal support to innovators, scale-ups, and global organizations navigating Spanish, French, EU and international law.

For over 15 years, he advised intergovernmental organizations (OECD, ESA, ITER) on cross-border agreements and public-private partnerships, and guided multinational corporations through EU compliance, strategic contracts, and high-stakes deals. As Senior Legal Counsel in a publicly listed US corporation, he spent five years advising at executive level on digital compliance, complex contract negotiations and AI governance —experience he now brings to clients seeking practical, results-driven legal solutions.

His practice focuses on tech, commercial, and international law, with hands-on expertise in SaaS (notably AI and digital marketplace), space, nuclear, transportation. real estate and infrastructure. His approach is collaborative: he blends legal rigor with real-world pragmatism to help clients simplify operations, mitigate risks, and seize opportunities in highly regulated environments.

• Registration: lawyer at the Paris Bar (Avocat à la Cour, inscrit au Barreau de Paris)

• Education:

  • LLM in European Law (University of Exeter, UK)

  • Master in International Business Law (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

• Languages: French (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Italian (professional)

Client Focus

Tech Startups & Scale-Ups

Draft investor-friendly contracts, design EU AI Act governance frameworks, and ensure GDPR/DSA compliance that builds trust with users and regulators.

Global Corporations

Streamline cross-border agreements, optimize legal operations, and navigate complex international transactions from market entry to strategic partnerships.

Intergovernmental Organizations

Structure procurement contracts in technical sectors (nuclear, space, public policy), design public-private partnerships, and optimize legal operations across multiple jurisdictions.

Approach

• Collaborative & Transparent: I partner with founders, legal teams, tech, sales, and ops teams to integrate legal seamlessly into your workflow.

• Prioritize fixed fees or retainer: No billable-hour surprises. Always striving for predictable pricing.

• Embedded or On-Demand: Act as your fractional General Counsel for long-term strategy. Jump in for critical projects such as:high-value contract negotiation, compliance audits, funding rounds, market entry, etc.