Author: Elizabeth Ortega

Victoire Chatelin named membership officer of the International Bar Association’s Asset Recovery Committee.

Elena Fedorova gave a French take on enforcing arbitral awards at the ‘Fire Starters Global summit: Dublin’. Obtaining a recognition order is relatively easy–enforcing it is the hard part. And corruption allegations add a whole additional level of complexity.

Stéphane Bonifassi and Victoire Chatelin co-authored the French perspective in Global Legal Group’s Corporate Investigations 2023 chapter.

In terms of enforcement, we find the French National Prosecutor seems fairly driven to prosecute companies, less so individuals. Currently, there are hardly any convictions of individuals as a result of CJIP proceedings.

In an effort to facilitate and engage in cross-border asset recovery dialogue, Victoire Chatelin and Juliette Vandest share a European Account Preservation Order, obtained in accordance with Regulation (EU) n°655/2014, aimed to facilitate recovery efforts.

• EAPO’s are an effective and underutilized tool by practitioners and courts.

• The method authorizes issuance of a protective attachment order on a debtor’s bank accounts held in another Member State under the condition that the creditor establishes urgency to attain a protective measure. While our case included contested arguments, our ruling was ultimately confirmed. Thus, clarifying proper applicability in France.

Stéphane Bonifassi and Victoire Chatelin co-authored the French perspective in Global Legal Group’s Corporate Investigations 2023 chapter.

We are delighted to announce that Julie Bastien was recently admitted to the French bar. Julie specializes in international and European law. As a trainee-lawyer at our firm, Julie contributed to contesting individual restrictive measures before the General Court of the European Union and worked on recognizing foreign judgments and awards against sovereign States. Learn more about Julie.

Our very own Marie Poirot is featured in Issue 29 of the Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum newsletter. Marie accesses the challenges of French national arrest warrants pertaining to extradition and European Arrest Warrant (EAW) cases. “The validity of the underlying arrest warrant to an EAW or a request for extradition deserves close examination: challenging the arrest warrant could lead to a decision, rendering not only the arrest warrant, but consequently the EAW or the extradition process void. In some cases, it can also lead to rendering void the concerned individual’s indictment,” explains Marie. View the PDF HERE

Our BONIFASSI Avocats team is delighted to ring in 2023 with the launch of our LinkedIn presence.

BONIFASSI Avocats’ page will share technical and international updates in fraud, assetrecovery, corruption and economiccrime. We encourage you to follow us for the latest complex financialcrime developments impacting our firm.

 

Bonifassi Advocats was recognized as an honoree for Regional Investigations Practice of the Year by GIR Awards 2022.

Business and Legal Forums nominated Stéphane Bonifassi for the 2022 “Les Plumes” Award for his published work in the legal category.