King & Spalding LLP regularly defends high-profile individuals and senior executives facing high-stakes fraud and corporate offences investigations in France and often simultaneously in other countries. The Parisian practice also frequently teams up with the firm’s other international offices to assist corporations with the conduct of large-scale internal investigations and compliance work. Finally, the team also assists NGOs and victims of terrorism threats and of human rights violations. Practice head Jean Tamalet and Aurélie Chazottes  are recommended.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Jean Tamalet : expertise and ability to reassure clients and take a step back. Aurélie Chazotte: ability to demonstrate finesse and real expertise.

  • ‘Good strategies.’

  • ‘Responsiveness, competence, network.'

  • ‘A dynamic and energetic team. Diligent, confraternal and a positive and benevolent vision of professional relationships.'

  • ‘Jean Tamalet: the driving force behind the team Aurélie Chazottes: bright, dedicated and intelligent.'

Key clients

  • Armando Pereira (ALTICE)
  • Eric Freymond
  • Business SA / HEROIKS
  • Carlos Ghosn
  • Paul Watson
  • Didier François
  • Amine Elbahi
  • Sea Shepherd
  • Yves Rocher
  • Maurice Lecoy / FICOSA

Work highlights

  • Defending Armando Pereira, Portugal’s richest man and co-founder of Altice in internal investigations in France, Portugal, USA and Dominican Republic, as well as in legal proceedings in Portugal and France.
  • Defending Eric Freymond, a Swiss businessman and the former wealth manager of Nicolas Puech, a French billionaire and heir to Hermès in facing prosecutions in France and Switzerland.
  • Defending Carlos Ghosn in a major international white-collar cases.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Aurélie Chazottes
King & Spalding LLP
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jean Tamalet

Other key lawyers

Aurélie Chazottes