David Père

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. · Addleshaw Goddard

FranceWhite-Collar Crime, Corporate InvestigationsFrench (Native), English (Fluent), Hebrew (Good command), Spanish (Good command)

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David Père is a partner at Addleshaw Goddard in France, specializing in white-collar crime, government and regulatory investigations, and compliance. He represents companies and executives in matters involving money laundering, corruption, misappropriation of corporate assets, and tax fraud. He also trains managers for police custody and has acted as a lawyer for civil parties in terrorist attack cases. He teaches at Panthéon Sorbonne University and Nanterre University, and has received multiple awards including Best Lawyer in Criminal Defense in France.

Practice areas

White-Collar CrimeCorporate InvestigationsComplianceAnti-Money LaunderingAnti-CorruptionCriminal Tax LawAsset MisappropriationTax Fraud

Office

France

Addleshaw Goddard · 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.

France

Expertise

Anti-Money LaunderingAnti-CorruptionCorporate Asset MisappropriationTax FraudCriminal Business LawCivil Party Representation in Terrorism Cases

Education

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

Admissions

France

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)Hebrew (Good command)Spanish (Good command)