Addleshaw Goddard

Global Investigations / Inquiries and Compliance

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, Partner (2021-To present) Author Jurisclasseur Criminal Procedure (2021-To present) Lecturer & member of executive committee - Sorbonne DU Compliance et Ethique des affaires (2020-To present) Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Cousnel (2017-2021) Veil Jourde, Associate (2007-2017)

- French (native), English (Fluent), Hebrew (Good command), Spanish (Good command)

Member of the French Association of Criminal Lawyers (ADAP)

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

AWARDS/RANKINGS

Criminal Tax Law Team ranked "Forte Notoriété" in in ‘Décideurs Leaders League Group’, 2021 Compliance Team Ranked ‘Excellent’ in ‘Décideurs Leaders League Group’, Oct. 2021 Best Lawyers Criminal Defense France, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 White-Collar crime Team Ranked ‘Excellent’ in ‘Décideurs Leaders League Group’, Feb. 2020 ‘Rising Star” Décideurs Leaders League, December 2019 Compliance Team Ranked ‘Excellent’ in ‘Décideurs Leaders League Group’, Sep. 2019 LEGAL 500 Dispute resolution: White-collar crime law firms ranking - band 4, April 2019 Rising star in White-Collar crime by Les Echos, Sept. 2018