Compliance & Corporate Investigations
Compliance and internal investigations are now critical issues that enable companies to anticipate and manage their criminal risks.
In the face of an increasingly complex legal and regulatory environment, we assist French and foreign companies in preventing, detecting, and managing risks, particularly in the areas of corruption, human rights, environment, money laundering, international sanctions, data protection, fraud, as well as in litigation before authorities.
We defend their interests with rigor and determination, both in France and internationally.
Our dedicated team brings together experienced lawyers specialising in compliance, litigation, and white-collar criminal law, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the cross-cutting issues in these complex cases.
We provide a global level of expertise, guaranteeing high-quality service through our network of offices, local correspondents around the world, and experts in accounting, finance, IT, and business intelligence.
The security and confidentiality of exchanges and data are central to our support strategy. We identify and implement innovative technologies, such as e-discovery software, to protect information against technical and legal threats.
Each case is unique. We always deploy a tailored, customized approach to design, implement, and assess compliance programs that meet the requirements of the relevant authorities, following the best practices and recommendations of regulatory bodies.
We assist our clients in conducting internal investigations, whether regarding suspicions of fraud, corruption, money laundering, human rights violations, breaches of international sanctions regulations, or other offenses, both in France and internationally.
We also represent them in civil, criminal, or administrative legal proceedings, if they are implicated by national or foreign authorities, coordinating the defense of their interests and negotiating amicable solutions.
Areas of intervention
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We design and strengthen our clients’ compliance systems, taking into account the standards of their industry and the requirements of the countries where they operate.
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We leverage our multidisciplinary skills, while strictly adhering to procedural and evidentiary rules.
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We represent our clients before civil, criminal, and administrative courts in case of audits, violations, prosecutions, or sanctions, while ensuring the preservation of their reputation and business activities.
We also provide our expertise in specific areas such as:
- Anti-corruption and fraud prevention
- Internal whistleblowing procedures and whistleblower protection
- Due diligence and corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Banking and financial compliance, including anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-financing of terrorism (CFT)
- Competition law
- Data protection
- Export control and international sanctions
- Tax risk prevention
- Market abuse
Awards
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Chambers Europe - France 2024
Corporate Compliance & Investigations
Band 3
Gide has a practice encompassing expertise in corruption and fraud, acting for a diverse range of domestic businesses and financial institutions on internal investigations, compliance programmes and duty of vigilance matters.
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Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024
Compliance
Tier 2
The ‘dynamic and pragmatic team’ at Gide is noted for its expertise in conducting internal investigations involving issues such as anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, duty of vigilance and breach of international sanctions. The practice is also well placed to assist with the implementation of compliance programmes.