Defense

Whether you are a victim, plaintiff or defendant, we assist you at every stage of:

• Police investigation (searches, home visits, unannounced visits, hearings, police custody, judicial requisitions),
• Judicial investigation (examination, confrontation, request for production of documents),
• Court hearing.

Our practice is renowned in the following areas:

• Complex offenses: tax fraud, money laundering, corruption, etc.
• Complex investigations (JIRS, specialized police units) and international investigations (extradition procedures, etc.).
•  Economic offenses: misuse of corporate assets, fraud, breach of trust, etc.
• Labor law offenses: manslaughter or accidental injury, moral harassment, concealed work, social fraud, etc.
• Consumer law offenses: deceptive practices, etc.
• Banking and accounting offenses: CEO fraud, payment fraud, embezzlement, etc.
• Computer-related offences: intrusion into an ADPS, unlawful obstruction, etc.

We also assist you in the event of common felony or misdemeanor at any stage of the proceedings (personal integrity or property offenses, prosecution before the criminal courts”).

Our firm can also act on behalf of people lacking sufficient financial resources  or public-interest associations.

We can assist you in business litigation, whether as plaintiff or defendant:

• Gathering and securing pre-trial evidence (Article 145, seizures, etc.)
• Pre-litigation: formal notice, mediation/negotiation, settlements, etc.
• Unfair competition, parasitism, disparagement, etc.
• Directors’ and officers’ liability: mismanagement, insufficiency of assets, etc.
• Corporate litigation (transfers / asset and liability warranties, fraud, shareholder disputes, etc.)
• Commercial litigation (contracts, commercial lease, etc.)

Our expertise in litigation enables us to draw up or review your contractual documentation upstream in order to avoid disputes: negotiation and drafting of contracts, general terms and conditions, leases, delegations of authority…