A FIRM DEDICATED TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Angel-Nina FRANCISCI-ACQUAVIVA is an attorney admitted to the Paris Bar.
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She mainly practices criminal law, environmental criminal law, and disciplinary matters.
She assists her clients during police custody, preliminary investigations, judicial inquiries, administrative and disciplinary proceedings, as well as before criminal courts and in the context of sentence adjustment proceedings after conviction.
Her practice focuses particularly on organized crime and financial crime cases, both in mainland France and overseas French territories.
She also assists international clients in defending their interests before French criminal courts.
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About
Angel-Nina FRANCISCI-ACQUAVIVA holds a master's degree in business law and a university degree in African international business law from Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II). She is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Criminology and Criminal Law in criminal sciences and pharmaceutical crime. She has also furthered her education internationally, notably at Fordham University in New York and Florida State University in international humanitarian law.
Maître FRANCISCI-ACQUAVIVA trained with renowned criminal law firms such as LEBORGNE - SAINT-PALAIS, CAMPINCHI-VERSINI, and DEHAPIOT, where she acquired the rigor and high standards required to practice law.
She has also worked alongside magistrates from the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office in the economic, financial, and commercial section, as well as with investigating judges from the public health division.
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Angel-Nina FRANCISCI-ACQUAVIVA is a member of several professional organizations, including the French section of the International Prison Observatory (OIP) and the International Bar Association (IBA).
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Capabilities
Criminal Law
Criminal law defines and penalizes conduct prohibited by the French Penal Code. It applies to everyone, regardless of background or status, and covers a broad spectrum of offenses, from minor violations, such as traffic or public safety breaches, to the most serious crimes, including assault, theft, fraud, homicide, and organized crime. This area of law seeks to maintain a fair balance between the enforcement of criminal responsibility and the protection of individual rights. The firm provides a strategic and personalized defense, combining legal precision with a strong commitment to fairness, integrity, and human understanding.
International Criminal Law
International criminal law addresses the most serious offenses that threaten global peace, security, and the fundamental values of the international community. It covers war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and crimes of aggression, as well as certain forms of transnational organized crime, including terrorism, human trafficking, and large-scale money laundering. This field of law involves both national and international courts, such as the International Criminal Court and special tribunals, and often requires close cooperation between States in matters of investigation, extradition, and prosecution.
The firm handles cases with an international dimension, representing both defendants and victims in complex proceedings that intersect criminal law, public international law, and human rights protection.
White Collar Crimes
White collar crimes covers offenses committed in the course of economic, commercial, or financial activity. It applies to companies, their executives, and sometimes their business partners, and seeks to prevent and punish breaches of integrity, transparency, and fair competition. This field includes offenses such as misuse of corporate assets, tax fraud, corruption, money laundering, insider trading, and deceptive business practices.
Through a cross-disciplinary approach combining criminal law and business law, Maître Angel-Nina FRANCISCI-ACQUAVIVA provides a strategic and rigorous defense tailored to the economic, financial, and reputational stakes faced by companies and their leaders. This method, grounded in a thorough understanding of corporate, tax, and financial regulations, allows the firm to anticipate criminal risks and respond effectively to the growing complexity of modern economic proceedings.
Health Care Criminal Law
Health care criminal law encompasses all legal rules aimed at sanctioning violations that endanger life, physical integrity, or public health, whether arising from medical malpractice, breaches of sanitary regulations, or professional misconduct within the medical field. This highly technical area lies at the crossroads of criminal law and health law. It concerns health professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses, researchers) as well as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and regulatory authorities, which may be involved in proceedings for involuntary manslaughter or injury, unlawful medical practice, hygiene violations, doping, or the marketing of dangerous products. Because such cases raise complex human, scientific, and ethical issues, they require a precise and expert approach, combining in-depth knowledge of criminal procedure with a clear understanding of medical practice.
The firm assists and defends its clients, practitioners, institutions, and victims alike, at every stage of the process, from risk prevention and criminal defense to the pursuit of compensation for harm suffered.
Environmental Criminal Law
Environmental criminal law addresses offenses that threaten natural ecosystems and the preservation of shared resources. It covers a broad spectrum of violations, from air, soil, and water pollution to illegal waste management and the endangerment of protected species or sensitive habitats. It also extends to sector-specific areas such as urban planning (unauthorized construction, breach of zoning laws), agriculture and viticulture (use of banned products, non-compliant practices), maritime law (marine pollution, illegal fishing), and forestry and wildlife law (unauthorized exploitation, deforestation, or hunting in violation of conservation rules).
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With a deep understanding of environmental, economic, and regulatory challenges, the firm represents both private and public actors involved in complex criminal and administrative proceedings. Its approach is guided by precision, pragmatism, and a constant pursuit of balance between environmental protection and the legitimate needs of human activity.
Disciplinary Action Cases
In addition to criminal defense, the firm also acts in disciplinary proceedings concerning regulated professions. These proceedings are brought before professional bodies or competent authorities and may involve, in particular, judicial officers, notaries, doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, veterinarians, and many other professions subject to a strict code of ethics. When an alleged offense gives rise to both criminal prosecution and disciplinary proceedings, support must be coordinated to ensure a consistent defense before both courts. The lawyer's role is to assist the professional from the investigation phase by the association, to prepare for the disciplinary hearing, to plead the case, and to ensure that the procedural guarantees specific to each proceeding are respected.