Sophie Scemla

Partner @Gide

Région de Paris, FR

With more than 25 years of expertise, Sophie is specialized in Criminal Investigations, White-Collar Crime Defense, Corporate Investigations, Human Rights and ESG litigation.She has represented French and foreign companies and their officers in several high-profile business criminal matters, international money-laundering, tax fraud and corruption cases. She assists her clients in the negotiation of agreements with authorities, such as \"Convention Judiciaire d\'Intérêt Public\". She is regularly involved in conducting corporate investigations in France, Africa, and Asia. She has implemented compliance programmes and risk-mapping for a number of French and international groups. She also assists French and international groups in complex litigation and criminal cases involving allegations of violation of Human rights and ESG litigation. She has managed extensive international fraud cases, international money laundering, cybercrime, tax fraud, and criminal proceedings.Admitted to both the Paris and the New York Bars, Sophie was Co-Chair of the IBA Anti-corruption Committee from January 2021 to December 2023 and a member of the special committee on corporate investigations for the French Bar association (Comité National des Barreaux). She regularly publishes articles and participates in conferences, contributing to discussions notably about multijurisdictional proceedings consequences.Sophie is recognized as an expert in White Collar crime, Compliance and Litigation by Chambers, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers

Paris-Pantheon-Assas University

DESS, Propriété Industrielle

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Master 2, Private law

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

DEA, Droit Privé

New York University School of Law

Master of Laws - LLM