Vey & Associés

Criminal defense

Recognized as one of the best in its field, the firm acts on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs, in France and abroad. Today, the firm is an undisputed benchmark in criminal defense in France.

Our responsive team is always on hand to meet our clients’ needs at every stage of criminal proceedings (custody, investigation, judicial information, hearing).

 

We appear before all criminal courts, including magistrates’ courts and criminal courts, in mainland France, for all types of offences.

 

We also represent detainees before sentencing courts, to help them adjust the terms and conditions of their sentences (placement under electronic surveillance; conditional release; semi-liberty; extension of the security period, etc.).

 

We assist them in their relations with the prison administration (blocking of visitation permits, laundry) or with their probation officer and, where applicable, before disciplinary commissions.

 

We also intervene before the administrative courts, for example in appeals on grounds of ultra vires against decisions to place people in solitary confinement.

Managers, employees and companies

The firm advises, assists and represents companies and their executives, public institutions, elected representatives and other individuals, in all areas of criminal business litigation: misappropriation of corporate assets, breach of trust, fraud, influence peddling, corruption, favoritism, embezzlement, bankruptcy, tax fraud, etc...

We assist our clients before the criminal courts and regulatory authorities (AMF, tax authorities, etc.), at every stage of the proceedings (investigation, inquiry, judgment).

 

The firm also intervenes in cases involving breaches of the French Labor Code (obstruction, illegal lending of manpower, bargaining, harassment or damage to employees’ health).

 

We also intervene upstream, on issues of compliance, ethics and governance, to help companies and individuals prevent the criminal risk they may face.

 

Thanks to our experience in sensitive, high-profile cases, we can also provide our clients with a communications and crisis management service.

Defense of public freedoms

The firm is particularly committed to the protection of civil liberties, a field that is inseparable from criminal defense and a lawyer's primary mission.

We appear before international and regional human rights courts, including the European Court of Human Rights, the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, ad hoc tribunals, the Human Rights Committee, the United Nations Committee against Torture, and the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

 

In France, we appear before the criminal and administrative courts to assist people whose freedoms have been violated by the authorities and all those involved in the criminal justice system, including in prisons.

Stock market

With its in-depth expertise in criminal stock market law, the firm acts effectively before both the relevant regulatory authorities (AMF...) and the criminal courts.

Our dedicated team combines solid experience in criminal law with in-depth knowledge of financial market mechanisms, developing tailor-made strategies for each case.

 

We support our clients, both individuals and corporate entities, in cases of alleged breaches of market regulations (insider trading, price manipulation, etc.).

 

Our multi-disciplinary team also assists our clients with their compliance and communication needs.

 

Having successfully intervened in complex and high-profile cases of market abuse, we draw on this experience to defend our clients’ interests to the full.

Art market

The firm supports art market professionals in dealing with all the legal issues they may face.

We regularly advise artists, galleries, dealers and experts in the conduct of their activities (practice structures, contractual relations, protection of trademark rights, counterfeiting, etc.).

 

We also defend them in complex legal disputes that frequently have a dual civil and criminal component.

Extradition

Backed by solid expertise in international criminal law, the firm is involved in the execution of requests for international mutual assistance, extradition procedures and European arrest warrants, as well as in transnational and multi-jurisdictional proceedings.

The firm also assists persons subject to Interpol notices and diffusions.

Press law and e-reputation

The firm regularly appears before civil and criminal courts or competent bodies in press law and e-reputation proceedings.

We defend our clients’ image and reputation in defamation or insult proceedings, and intervene urgently to put a stop to attacks on the presumption of innocence or privacy.

 

We also ensure the implementation of rights of reply and rectification and requests for the deletion or dereferencing of online content.

Sports & Media

The firm has developed solid expertise in sports law, a sector that covers a wide range of issues: disciplinary litigation, contracts, criminal risk, image rights, doping and crisis management.

We advise sports federations, top-level professional players and French and foreign professional clubs in their strategic development.

 

We assist all players in the world of sport and the media in the conduct of their activities (contracts, image, sponsors, assets).

 

We appear before specialized non-state authorities (disciplinary commissions, leagues and federations, the Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sport) and ordinary courts.

Public Health & Environment Compliance

Given the importance of environmental, public health and risk prevention issues, the firm is particularly involved in these matters.

We appear before the regulatory authorities and the ordinary courts in individual disputes between patients and practitioners, notably concerning medical errors, breaches of information obligations or therapeutic hazards.

 

We also intervene in group actions relating to defective health products, vaccines, environmental pollution or health scandals such as asbestos.

Conformité

With its in-depth expertise in criminal stock market law, the firm acts effectively before both the relevant regulatory authorities (AMF...) and the criminal courts.

Our dedicated team combines solid experience in criminal law with in-depth knowledge of financial market mechanisms, developing tailor-made strategies for each case.

 

We support our clients, both individuals and corporate entities, in cases of alleged breaches of market regulations (insider trading, price manipulation, etc.).

 

Our multi-disciplinary team also assists our clients with their compliance and communication needs.

 

On the strength of our successful interventions in complex, high-profile market abuse cases, we draw on this experience to defend our clients’ interests to the full.