Bougartchev Moyne Associés AARPI is a French law firm founded in 2017[1][2][3] by Kiril Bougartchev and Emmanuel Moyne of Linklaters.[4][5][6] The firm represents clients in white-collar crime, regulatory and commercial disputes,[7] and provides compliance or investigations programs.[3] With clients varying from major financial institutions and industrial and insurance companies[8] to individuals,[3] publications such as Décideurs,[9] Legal 500,[10][11][12] and Chambers Europe have ranked the firm among the best in Europe[7] and France.[9][13]
Native name | Bougartchev Moyne Associés |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | White-collar crime, regulatory investigations, litigation |
| Genre | Law firm |
| Founded | January 2, 2017 in Paris, France |
| Founders | Kiril Bougartchev, Emmanuel Moyne |
| Headquarters | Paris , France |
Area served | Multinational |
| Website | bougartchev-moyne.com |
History
editThe litigation firm[6][2] Bougartchev Moyne Associés opened on January 2, 2017, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés[3] in Paris.[14] The two founders Kiril Bougartchev and Emmanuel Moyne, both business crime lawyers for 30 and 20 years respectively,[2] had previously worked for Gide[14] and then Linklaters[3][14] in Paris.[3][5] Bougartchev Moyne Associés sponsored the International Bar Association (IBA) Anti-Corruption Conference in June 2017 in Paris.[15]
In 2017, the Chambers Europe guide named the firm among its ranked lawyers, among band 1 law firms in white-collar crime[7] and band 2 firms in corporate compliance and investigations.[16] The firm was also granted awards by the French Décideurs magazine, which named Bougartchev Moyne Associés one of the "essential" Top 2017 Law Firms in France for business criminal law in 2017.[9] It also named the firm "excellent" among the Top 2017 Law Firms in France for international investigation.[13] The Legal 500 guide named the firm among the best ones[10] in two categories of its 2017 ranking, i.e. white-collar crime[12] as well as commercial and corporate litigation.[11] The partners of the firm participated in round-table discussions at the Global Anti-Corruption Summit organized by the Business & Legal Forum in March 2017.[17] In September 2017, Chambers and Partners published Anti-Corruption 2018, with the "France" chapter written by the firm.[18]
In January 2021, Bougartchev Moyne Associés named a third partner, Geoffroy Goubin. He has been an attorney at the firm since it was formed. He was previously at Debevoise & Plimpton, then at Linklaters, where an association with the two firm founders began.[19]
Services
editBy July 2017, 65% of the firm's activity was dedicated to white-collar crime, 25% to commercial litigation, and 10% to compliance.[8] The firm is primarily known for all aspects of business criminal law, and it also handles other forms of litigation[2] such as civil law and commercial law.[3] The firm advises companies on regulatory matters[4] and negotiations in France and abroad,[2] and beyond corruption cases it handles "emergency, complex, transnational or multi-jurisdictional procedures." The firm also arranges for compliance training programs, notably in accordance with the Sapin 2 Act.[3] By July 2017, the firm consisted of twelve lawyers along with additional staff.[8]
Clientele and cases
editBy July 2017, the firm was working on around 90 open cases, including both long-term clients and new clients. Clients include institutional investors, managers, and other types[8] of companies, both public and private[2] in the fields of energy, defense, industry, aerospace, pharmacy, banking, finance, insurance, and luxury goods.[8]
Notable clients and cases include DCNI,[20] civil plaintiff in a criminal trial resulting from the 2002 Karachi bombing investigation which implicated Édouard Balladur and Nicolas Sarkozy in a kickback scheme with Pakistan, dubbed "Karachigate";[21] Princess Hassa bint Salman of Saudi Arabia;[22] Jean-Vincent Placé;[23] MP Thierry Solere,[3] who had reported the lenient prison conditions granted to Salah Abdeslam; François Reyl, in the Cahuzac affair,[24] effecting the first settlement with the resultant French National Financial Prosecutor's office (Parquet national financier) (PNF) of the Ministry of Justice, in 2016;[25][26] Michel Meïni;[27] and Marie Fillon.[28]
References
edit- ^ "Bougartchev et Moyne ouvrent leur - boutique - de pénal des affaires", Les Échos, Valerie De Senneville, France, January 23, 2017
- ^ a b c d e f "Bougartchev Moyne Associés, nouvelle boutique en contentieux des affaires" Archived 2017-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Le Monde du Droit, France, January 20, 2017
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bougartchev Moyne Associés: criminal independence", Decideurs Magazine, Pascale D’Amore, France, January 16, 2017
- ^ a b "Linklaters Paris duo split off to launch business crime boutique", The Lawyer, United Kingdom, January 31, 2017
- ^ a b "Creation du cabinet Bougartchev Moyne Associes", La Lettre de L'Expansion, France, January 16, 2017
- ^ a b "Bougartchev Moyne: ces avocats qui voulaient retrouver leur indépendance", Wansquare, France, Olivia Vignuad, January 31, 2017
- ^ a b c "Chambers Europe guide - Ranked Lawyers - Dispute Resolution", Chambers and Partners, United Kingdom, 2017
- ^ a b c d e "Décideurs Collection Guide - Annuaire", Litigation & Arbitration Guide of Décideurs, France, June 30, 2017
- ^ a b c "Contentieux and Arbitrage - Droit pénal des affaires - Classement 2017 des meilleurs cabinets d'avocats (France) Cabinet d'avocats", Décideurs, France, 2017
- ^ a b "Paris: Résolution des litiges - Bougartchev Moyne Associés", Legal 500, France, 2017
- ^ a b "Résolution des litiges: Contentieux commercial et de droit des sociétés", Legal 500, France, 2017
- ^ a b "Resolution des litiges: Droit pénal des affaires", Legal 500, France , 2017
- ^ a b "Bougartchev Moyne Associés - Contentieux et Arbitrage", Décideurs - Leaders League, France, 2017
- ^ a b c "Transfer window: hires for Herbert Smith Freehills, Clyde & Co and Dentons", Legal Week, Britain, United Kingdom, February 2, 2017
- ^ "15th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference", International Bar Association, June 13, 2017
- ^ "Kiril Bougartchev", Chambers and Partners, United Kingdom, 2017
- ^ "BLF 2017 - Detailed Program”, Business and Legal Forum
- ^ "Anti-Corruption 2018" Archived 2017-11-16 at the Wayback Machine, Chambers and Partners, September 26, 2017
- ^ "Geoffroy Goubin devient associé au sein du cabinet Bougartchev Moyne Associés" (in French). Le Monde du Droit. 14 January 2021.
- ^ "The French Agosta subs and Karachi-Gate affair" The News 2011-10-12
- ^ "Villepin backs 'Karachigate' claims against Sarkozy" The Independent 2010-11-22
- ^ "Saudi princess tried in absentia over alleged attack on worker" The Guardian 2019-07-09
- ^ "Jean-Vincent Placé condamné à 3 mois de prison avec sursis" Le Point 2018-09-10
- ^ "Reyl & Cie et son dirigeant payeront leurs amendes", Tribune de Geneve, July 31, 2017
- ^ "French 'tax tsar' turned political pariah Jérôme Cahuzac back in court for appeal". 'France 24. 2018-02-12.
- ^ "Premier bilan mitigé pour le parquet financier" Le Monde 2015-04-20
- ^ "Tax fraud: suspension for Meïni, but no ineligibility”, Nice-Matin, April 28, 2017
- ^ "The Fillon children retroceded part of the wages of assistants to their parents", Le Figaro AFP, France, March 14, 2017