Capabilities
Criminal defense
The firm provides criminal defense at every stage of the proceedings — from police custody through sentencing, before trial courts, criminal courts, and jury courts.
The practice covers the full range of criminal law: offenses against persons, property crimes, violent offenses, sex offenses, organized crime, and complex criminal matters. No case is defined by its charges alone. Each one carries human, professional, and procedural stakes that call for a focused, rigorous, and fully committed defense.
Examples of intervention:
— police custody
— judicial investigation
— immediate arraignment
— plea agreement hearing
— criminal trial court
— criminal court
— jury trial
— criminal asset seizure and forfeiture
— sentence enforcement and adjustment
The firm handles criminal proceedings arising from economic, commercial, or financial activity, on behalf of either the defense or the prosecution.
Fraud, money laundering, corruption, misuse of company assets, tax offenses, breaches of integrity, illegal business practices — these cases require dual expertise in criminal law and the underlying economic and financial mechanisms. Reputational risks are taken into account from the very first procedural step.
Examples of intervention:
— active and passive corruption
— misuse of company assets
— money laundering
— tax fraud
— unlawful conflict of interest
— receiving stolen property
— securities violations
Cases with an international dimension
The firm has developed a practice in cases involving an international or cross-border dimension, representing either the defense or victims.
These proceedings involve navigating multiple legal systems, coordinating with foreign counsel, and mastering the mechanisms of international judicial cooperation. The firm represents foreign clients before French courts and handles cases involving French criminal law, mutual legal assistance, and transnational issues.
The firm works in French, English, and Italian.
Examples of intervention:
— European arrest warrants
— extradition
— international letters rogatory
— freezing and confiscation of assets abroad
— assistance to foreign clients before French courts
— coordination with foreign counsel
Health care criminal law
The firm handles criminal litigation involving actors in the health sector — professionals, healthcare facilities, economic actors, or victims.
These proceedings lie at the intersection of criminal law and health and medical regulations. They require a thorough understanding of professional practices, professional and ethical obligations, and the scientific and regulatory issues specific to each case. The approach is both technical and human, attentive to the personal and professional consequences these proceedings may entail.
Examples of intervention:
— involuntary manslaughter or unintentional bodily harm
— endangering the lives of others
— unlawful practice of medicine
— pharmaceutical offenses
— parallel disciplinary proceedings
— defense of healthcare facilities
Environmental criminal law
The firm handles criminal proceedings relating to environmental offenses and sectoral regulations applicable to economic activities.
These cases draw on criminal law, administrative regulations, and an understanding of the specific constraints of the sectors involved. They concern private actors as well as legal entities or public entities facing criminal exposure in industrial, agricultural, maritime, or urban contexts.
Examples of intervention:
— soil, air, or water pollution
— waste management offenses
— zoning and land use offenses
— agricultural and viticulture offenses
— maritime offenses
— harm to protected species and habitats
Disciplinary Action Cases
The firm assists professionals subject to regulated status in disciplinary proceedings before the relevant professional bodies or authorities.
These proceedings involve their own specific stakes — career, reputation, right to practice — that often extend beyond the strictly professional sphere. When linked to parallel criminal proceedings, the coherence of the defense strategy across the entire case becomes crucial.
Examples of intervention:
— doctors, pharmacists, nurses, physical therapists
— notaries, judicial officers
— certified public accountants, architects
— veterinarians and other regulated professions
— coordination between criminal and disciplinary proceedings