White-collar Crime
Stock Market Criminal Law
Criminal Tax Law
Criminal Labour law
Environmental Criminal Law
Public Health Criminal Law
Professional experience
- Since 1999: GUTKÈS Avocats
- 1998-1999: ASA Law Firm- Paris Office - Partner in charge of the Criminal Law Department
- 1995-1998: ASA Law Firm - Paris Office - Associate
- 1991-1995: ASA Law Firm - Strasbourg Office – Associate
Qualifications
- 1991: LL.M (master of laws) – University College London
- 1990: Post Graduate Degree (DEA) in Private International Law - University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne
- 1988: Master Degree in International Business Law - University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
- 1987: University Degree in French-English legal translation - University Paris XII
Conferences
- The criminal trial in the era of covid 19 - European lawyers comparing regulation and practice – Fondazione Forense Bolognese, Italy, 2020
- Victims' rights in a cross-boarder setting - Vocal, The Hague, 2017
- Non-lawyers client privilege - C5, Geneva, 2017
- Victim’s and third party interests in investigations and prosecutions, London, 2016
- La responsabilité pénale des dirigeants et des cadres financiers (Criminal liability of Directors and Officers) - University of Sorbonne, Paris, 2016
- Mutual assistance in criminal matters - ECBA, Luxembourg, 2015
- Corporate liability in France - C5, Miami, 2015
- Defence in a digital context – ECBA, Tallinn, 2012
- Jeux et paris en ligne (Games and Betting online) - AIJA, Paris, 2010
- Pre-trial proceedings – ECBA, Anvers, 2010
- Le secret bancaire (Banking secrecy) - AIJA, Geneva, 2010
- Confiscation – POCLA, Copenhague, 2010
- International Asset Recovery Conference – Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association (POCLA), Amsterdam, 2009
- La corruption (Corruption) - AIJA, Paris, 2008
- Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery – Comparing freezing injunctions, search orders and disclosure orders in Europe Genève, 2007
- La responsabilité pénale des personnes morales (Corporate Criminal liability) - Paris, 2005
- Lutte contre la criminalité économique, mesures conservatoires civiles et pénales (Fighting white-collar crime, criminal and civil preliminary measures) - National Convention of Lawyers - AIJA, Marseille, 2005
- Le prévenu non comparant (The defendant failing to appear) – ECBA, Lisbon 2005
- Co-organization with Mr Jean-Yves Leborgne, Vice-President of the Bar for the European Criminal Bar Association Conference on the European arrest warrant, Paris, 2004
- Le plaider coupable (The plea of guilty) - ECBA, Maastricht 2004
- La composition pénale (a specific French criminal proceeding mediation) - ECBA, Warsaw, 2003
- Le contrôle judiciaire (Judicial Supervision) - ECBA, Dublin 2003
- La garde à vue (Police Custody) - ECBA, The Hague, 2002
- L’abus de biens sociaux (The misuse of corporate assets) - ACE, Annecy 2002
- La responsabilié pénales des dirigeants d’entreprises (Criminal liability of Directors and Officers) - Nantes ANEFEL 2001
- La responsabilité pénale des personnes morales (Corporate Criminal liability) - Paris, 1999
Publications
- "Civil and criminal asset recovery in France”, Asset Recovery in 19 jurisdictions worldwide, Getting the Deal Through, 2012, 2013, 2014.
- “The Real Legal Weapons: Interim Measures in Civil and Criminal Cases” éd. DIKE VERLAG (collectif work), 2009
- “La responsabilité civile et pénale des dirigeants des sociétés anonymes” (Civil and criminal liability of directors in public limited companies) - Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales, 1996, No. 6
- "Evidence in International Arbitration Proceedings" Ed. Graham & Trotman (collective work), 1995
- “L’absence de règles de preuves spécifiques dans les arbitrages internationaux : remèdes souhaitables”, (The lack of specific rules of evidence in international arbitrations: advisable remedies), Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales, 1995, No.
Languages
- French
- English
- German
Professional Affiliations
- Co-Founder and President of VOCAL (Victims of crime association of lawyers)
- Member of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
- Member of the Association des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises (ACE),
- Member of Droit et Commerce, a business law association
- Member of POCLA (Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association)