Criminal Law and White-Collar Crime

Protecting your rights and ensuring strategic defence in criminal matters

The department of Criminal Law of WAN Avocats intervenes at every stage of the procedure to safeguard clients’ rights and provide rigorous, responsive, and strategic defense..

The firm assists companies, executives, and individuals in both preventive advisory work and litigation, whether proceedings are initiated against them or at their initiative.

The department’s main areas of intervention include:

general criminal law ;

white-collar and business crime (misuse of corporate assets, fraud, tax fraud, corruption, money laundering, breach of trust, cybercrime);

media and press criminal law (claims and defense relating to defamation, insult, harm to reputation or image rights);

employment criminal law (assisting employers and executives in cases relating to moral or sexual harassment, discrimination, or endangerment).

Through an approach combining discretion, anticipation, and strategic planning, the department provides comprehensive defense tailored to the human, economic, and reputational stakes of each case.

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Raphaël Naccach, Lexbase, Le Quotidien, 05 novembre 2025
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[Point de vue…] Imagine-t-on le Général… Libres propos sur l’exécution provisoire d’un jugement pénal
Raphaël Naccach, Lexbase, Le Quotidien, avril 2025
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Concert annulé de Bilal Hassani en avril 2023: quatre hommes condamnés à des amendes.
Le Monde, le 15 janvier 2025
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Renvoi au Conseil constitutionnel d’une QPC relative à l’enregistrement des audiences de juridictions
La Chambre criminelle de la Cour de cassation dans un arrêt du 1er octobre 2019 a accepté de transmettre...
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L’épuisement de droit de divulgation
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