David Père

David Père

Global investigations / inquiries and compliance, Addleshaw Goddard

Work Department

Global Investigations / Inquiries and Compliance

Position

David represents companies and executives in the context of French or international government or regulatory investigations, including money laundering, corruption, misappropriation of corporate assets and tax fraud. David is one of the first lawyers in France to have provided training in preparation for police custody in real conditions for managers. He also distinguished himself as a lawyer for civil parties in cases of terrorist attacks (Rue des Rosiers attack, Rue Copernic attack).

He teaches at the Panthéon Sorbonne University Business Ethics and Compliance Master’s Degree, and is regularly invited to participate in conferences in France and abroad, for Universities, professional organisations (AFJE, CIAN) and international or national public bodies (OECD, ENM - French School for Judges).

David is also in charge of the criminal business law seminar at Master 2 – Droit des affaires (Nanterre University).

He has been recognized by Best Lawyer in Criminal Defense in France in the 2021 edition, ranked “Excellent” for White-collar crime & compliance by Décideurs Leaders League in 2020, and selected by Legal 500 for White-collar crime in 2019.

Education

Université de la Sorbonne, DEA, 2003 University of Reading, LL.M., 2002