Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.‘s team combines strong compliance and white-collar investigation expertise, representing banks, companies and senior executives and individuals. The firm is able to handle investigations and proceedings, spanning a wide range of criminal accusations including international corruption, bribery and tax fraud offences. It has also been retained recently to act on files raising more novel issues including complicity in crimes against humanity and other offences relating to international human rights concerning companies’ operations overseas. The firm has the ability to assist with cross-border investigations and cases, and its involvement also extends to many other areas such as banking products, pharmaceutical trials and cases with a political angle. The highly experienced Sophie Scemla  and Bruno Quentin are the key contacts. Counsel François Voiron provides additional support.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Sophie Scemla has extensive experience in complex cases, an unparalleled "flair" and communicative energy in the search for legal leads and factual research. She has a great mastery of the procedure and is able to very quickly establish a bullet proof strategy. Marion David has a good technical profile.’
  • ‘Sophie Scemla is capable of delivering analyzes of great finesse, acting as a strategist and is excellent in customer relations.’
  • ‘Excellent fluidity of intervention, diagnosis, recommendation and implementation of processes.’
  • ‘Sophie Scemla: involvement, interpersonal skills.’
  • ‘Bruno Quentin and his team are very available and responsive. Their analyzes are clear and very professional.’
  • ‘Bruno Quentin immediately understands strategic issues and has the art of summarizing the most complex and voluminous files to the essential elements. His opinions are very clear and eminently professional.’

Key clients

  • BMW France
  • BPCE
  • Centaurus Group
  • Crédit Foncier de France
  • Doris Group
  • Natixis
  • Mr Georges Siffredi
  • Technicolor
  • Totalenergies
  • WeBuild

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sophie Scemla, Bruno Quentin, Jean-Philippe Pons-Henry

Other key lawyers

François Voiron, Marion David