About

Born in France and raised in America, Julia Grégoire is a French-American lawyer admitted to practice law in France (Paris) and the U.S. (New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island). She is a graduate of Brown University and Boston University Law School and studied French law at the Ecole du Pré-Barreau in Paris.

Julia gained professional legal experience in both countries, including in the U.S. judiciary (Massachusetts Appeals Court, Rhode Island Superior Court), the human rights field (International Senior Lawyers Project), and at some of the world’s best-ranked corporate law firms (Hogan Lovells LLP and Kramer Levin).

Julia is bilingual in French and English, and fully fluent in Spanish and Italian.

Core values:

• Efficiency
• Responsiveness
• Integrity

Hinal Parekh joined Avocat Grégoire in May 2023.

Education/training:Hinal holds a Licence de Droit (Bachelor’s of Law Degree) in International Law from the University of Paris 12 (Créteil), where she studied the Anglo-American legal system. Following the real interest she had developed there for international law, Hinal continued her post-graduate studies at the University of Strasbourg for two years obtaining a Master 2 Degree in International Law in 2022 (French equivalent of the American J.D.).

Professional experience: During her various internships, Hinal enjoyed working in English and found her calling: immigration law. In 2022, she completed a formative internship with a Strasbourg law firm, which enabled her to master legal procedures before the European Court of Human Rights. Through this experience, Hinal strengthened her knowledge of international law and fundamental rights, while developing practical skills such as drafting court petitions and preparing defense briefs.

At the beginning of 2023, Hinal completed a legal internship in the United States with the law firm of Attorney Claudia Gregoire, in Providence, Rhode Island. There, she honed her legal research and English drafting skills, drafting motions before U.S. federal courts on behalf of asylum seekers and refugees.

Following this experience, Hinal joined the law firm of Maître Julia Gregoire, as a legal associate in May 2023. Since then, her experience has enabled her to completely master French visa and residency permit application procedures in France, as well as administrative application processes and litigation procedures concerning French citizenship. At Avocat Grégoire, Hinal also handles French-American estate matters, assisting and advising heirs and executors to estates involving French assets or French-resident decedents or beneficiaries.

Language skills: Hinal is fluent in English and Gujarati, her native language. She has an advanced level of Spanish.

Rose Venini joined Avocat Grégoire in March 2023.

Education/training: Rose Venini has dual expertise in the French and Anglo-Saxon legal systems. She holds a Double Concentration Bachelor’s of Law Degree (“Bilicence”) in French Law and Common Law from the University of Paris Nanterre, as well as a Master 2 in European Law/Law in Foreign Languages from the University of Tours (French equivalent of the American J.D. degree).

Professional experience: Before joining the Avocat Grégoire team, Rose Venini completed several legal internships, first in a corporate legal department, then with a genealogy firm, and finally with a general law firm handling litigation cases. These experiences enabled her to develop her skills both in defending administrative cases and in general litigation before the Paris Court of Justice (Tribunal Judiciaire).

Language skills: Rose’s educational background has enabled her to master English, and in particular legal English. Born in France to an Italian family, she is fluent in Italian thanks to her studies and family background, and fluent in Spanish, thanks to her high school and post-gradute studies. Rose has travelled extensively throughout Europe, and has also traveled to the U.S.

Margot Boutin joined Avocat Grégoire in March 2025.

Education/training: With a double degree in law and applied foreign languages, Margot Boutin studied the German and Anglo-Saxon legal systems. Thanks to her interest in languages and international law, she graduated from the Master 2 Juriste Trilingue in 2022,  at the University of Nantes.

Professional experience: Before joining the Avocat Grégoire team, Margot Boutin strengthened her training through a variety of experiences. During her final year internship at a law firm in Dublin, she was recruited as a legal assistant. This year abroad enabled Margot to reinforce her knowledge of Common Law legal systems, as well as her ability to communicate, correspond and advise clients in English. On her return to France, she joined the legal department of a CAC40 company as a legal associate. Here, she honed her legal writing skills and her knowledge of civil procedure. Thanks to these experiences, she has acquired solid skills in analyzing complex issues of private international law in order to find amiable solutions.

Foreign languages: Margot is fluent in English and has a good command of legal vocabulary. She is also proficient in legal German.

Alexandra Goudal joined Avocat Grégoire in June 2024.

Education/training: Alexandra holds a Bachelor’s of Law Degree and a Master 2 in International Law and European Fundemantal Rights (French equivalent of the American J.D. degree) from the Université de Paris Saclay.

Professional experience: During her university studies, Alexandra had the opportunity to carry out an internship in the European Affairs department of the EDF Group in Brussels, which enabled her to gain experience in a multilingual international environment.

After obtaining her law degree, Alexandra completed a formative legal internship with the Parisian law firm MH Avocat, specializing in immigration law and French nationality law. Fascinated by her experience working with the firm’s clients, Alexandra decided to continue her professional training in the same field by joining the Avocat Grégoire team, first as an intern, then as a legal assistant.

Her strong skills in legal research and communication with préfectures, consulates and courts, as well as her passion for the subject, enable her to accompany Avocat Grégoire clients accurately and efficiently throughout their procedures and requests.

Language skills: Alexandra is fluent in both spoken and written English, and thanks to her extensive experience in international legal contexts, she is perfectly at ease with legal English.

Jeanne Boig joined Avocat Grégoire in June 2025.

Education/Training: Jeanne holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Public Governance from Paris Dauphine University and a Bachelor’s degree from PSL University’s CPES Program. She is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Private International Law and International Trade at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University.

Professional Experience: During her university studies, Jeanne had the opportunity to complete an internship at the United States Embassy in Paris, which allowed her to gain experience in an international environment and perfect her knowledge of American culture.

Foreign Languages: Jeanne is fluent in spoken and written English, thanks in part to an exchange semester at the law school of Queen Mary University in London. She is therefore perfectly comfortable with legal English. She also has a B1 level in Mandarin.

Tifenn Bout joined Avocat Grégoire in June 2025.

Education/training: Tifenn holds a double degree in Law and foreign languages (English, Italian) from the University of Nantes, where she studied the Anglo-American legal system. She continued her studies with a Master’s degree in international private law, trilingual jurist concentration (French equivalent of the American J.D.), during which she discovered the legal field of private international law regarding individuals.

At the same time, she enrolled at a Franco-Italian program leading to the Laurea magistrale di Giurisprudenza (Italian equivalent of the J.D. diploma). For a year and a half, she undertook intensive studies in Italian law at the University of Insubria in Como (Lombardy, Italy). During her exchange, she increased her knowledge of the Italian legal language. This extensive academic program enabled Tifenn to familiarize herself with legal vocabulary in three different languages.

Professional experience: Tifenn’s final internship was with Manuela Tirini law firm in Bologna, specializing in Italian and international family law. This experience confirms Tifenn’s dedication to cases regarding family law and legal issues that individuals face. This internship enabled her to gain professional experience in a multicultural and multilingual context.

Tifenn also discovered immigration law while working in charity organizations, running legal advice sessions and assisting foreign citizens with their visa and French residence permit applications. She has since developed a passion for this type of case. For this reason, she is delighted to be completing her second internship with Avocat Grégoire.

Language skills: Tifenn is fluent in English and Italian. She has an advanced level of Portuguese.