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Provided by Léon Del Forno
Léon DEL FORNO is admitted to the Paris and New York Bars.
His practice mainly focuses on white-collar crime, criminal law, and business law (corporate advice and business litigation).
Léon DEL FORNO holds a Master in Economic Law from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po), a Master in Business Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Harvard Law School.
He began his career in the American law firm SKADDEN ARPS, where he practiced corporate law (M&A), from 2011 through 2015, when he joined TEMIME, before becoming a partner.
He teaches at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po).
In 2014, he was elected Secrétaire de la Conférence des Avocats du Barreau de Paris, a two-hundred-year-old institution which each year, by means of a debating competition, elects 12 lawyers in order for them to be court-appointed in the most complex and serious criminal matters.
Nullitator: 300 nullités efficaces en procédure pénale
Book co-authored with R. Lorrain, 624 pages, Books on Demand (BoD), 2021
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Article with Q. de Margerie, Revue trimestrielle de droit financier, 2015
Provided by Chambers
Léon Del Forno advises private individuals and corporates on matters across a range of criminal mandates, including tax fraud and corruption. He is a member of the Paris and New York Bars.
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Léon is a lawyer's lawyer. He is exceptional to work with as a strategist and teammate.
Honestly, Léon del Forno is one of the few criminal lawyers who is really pleasant to work with. He is calm and precise, does not make any unnecessary fuss and understands business perfectly.
He is extremely brilliant. He gives good business advice and practical recommendations, and is always extremely sharp. He is really trustworthy.
He understands the problems of his clients and has strong expertise in his field.
He is available, close to the client and very experienced in this specific area of white-collar crime.
Léon is a lawyer's lawyer. He is exceptional to work with as a strategist and teammate.
Honestly, Léon del Forno is one of the few criminal lawyers who is really pleasant to work with. He is calm and precise, does not make any unnecessary fuss and understands business perfectly.
He is extremely brilliant. He gives good business advice and practical recommendations, and is always extremely sharp. He is really trustworthy.
He understands the problems of his clients and has strong expertise in his field.
He is available, close to the client and very experienced in this specific area of white-collar crime.
