White collar crime
The firm acts in business crime in the broad sense: financial markets, tax, public sector activities, competition and press offences. It assists its clients — directors, companies and individuals — from the earliest stages of proceedings, including during dawn raids (*visites domiciliaires*) and inspections. This expertise rests on a detailed knowledge of the criminal and administrative procedures applicable to business matters.
How the firm acts
- White collar crime in the strict sense: breach of trust (*abus de confiance*), misuse of corporate assets (*abus de biens sociaux*), fraud, money laundering
- Financial markets offences: insider dealing, dissemination of false or misleading information, and market manipulation
- Criminal tax law: dawn raids (*visites domiciliaires*), tax fraud, laundering of the proceeds of tax fraud
- Criminal law of public activities: offences against probity (bribery, trading in influence, misappropriation of public funds)
- Criminal competition law: abuse of a dominant position, unlawful cartels
- Press offences: defamation and insult.
Key points of the practice
Two offices: Paris and Marseille.
Work in business crime and in financial, tax and press-related criminal law.
Experience gained in particular within the Paris criminal courts.
Assistance to directors, companies and individuals.
Lawyers acting in this area
Morgane MICHELOT
AssociateA member of the Paris Bar, Morgane Michelot acts in employment and commercial litigation as well as in general criminal law and business crime. She joined the firm in January 2025 and advises…
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Bouziane BEHILLIL
Partner · Paris officeCo-founder and managing partner of Cambacérès Avocats since November 2014, Bouziane Behillil has been a member of the Paris Bar since January 1992. He holds a DESS postgraduate degree in business and…
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What is misuse of corporate assets?
Misuse of corporate assets (*abus de biens sociaux*) consists in a director knowingly using the company’s assets or credit for personal purposes contrary to the corporate interest.
How does a tax dawn raid proceed?
A tax dawn raid is authorised by a judge and allows the tax authorities to search for evidence of tax fraud at a home or at business premises, under the supervision of the liberty and custody judge (*juge des libertés et de la détention*).
What is the difference between bribery and influence peddling?
Bribery requires the exchange of an advantage in return for the performance of, or abstention from, an act falling within a person’s duties, whereas influence peddling consists in trading on one’s influence, whether real or supposed, over a decision of a third-party authority.
What is a judicial public interest agreement (Convention Judiciaire d’Intérêt Public)?
The judicial public interest agreement is a procedure allowing a legal entity under investigation for certain economic and financial offences to avoid a criminal trial in return for obligations negotiated with the public prosecutor.
When can the firm step in?
- Exemple type
Defending a director accused of misuse of corporate assets.
- Exemple type
Assistance during a dawn raid in the course of a tax investigation.
- Exemple type
Advising a company on its anti-bribery compliance.
Initial enquiry
Contact the firm about white collar crime.
Set out the essential facts, the parties involved and any deadlines. The firm will review the enquiry and carry out its conflict checks before confirming whether it can act.
- Meetings in Paris, Marseille or remotely
- Individuals, executives and companies
- Please send no confidential documents before written confirmation