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About
Provided by Sophie Scemla
Practice Areas
Admitted to both the Paris and the New York Bars, Sophie Scemla's expertise focuses on international litigation and white collar crime, with a particular emphasis on international cooperation and internal investigations.
She has managed international disputes, extensive international fraud cases, international money laundering, tax fraud and criminal proceedings. Sophie has been involved in several high-profile criminal matters and international corruption cases (some in connection with the "Oil for Food" case), in the negotiation of agreements with foreign authorities.
Regularly involved in conducting corporate investigations in France, Africa and Asia, Sophie recently coordinated international investigations involving the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Angola and Brazil, and has implemented compliance programs and risk-mapping for a number of French and international groups.
Sophie has assisted French and foreign companies in the context of international cooperation cases, notably to invoke the French blocking statute and trade secret regulations in order to limit the transmission of information to foreign authorities.
Professional Memberships
Sophie has just been appointed Co-Chair of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association.
Chambers Review
Europe
Sophie Scemla moves up the rankings for assisting corporate clients with internal investigations following corruption and fraud allegations. She is equally skilled at implementing compliance programmes as well as advising on whistle-blowing policies and duty of vigilance law.
Sophie Scemla demonstrates expertise in handling French and international criminal proceedings relating to corruption and bribery. She is particularly active across the oil and gas sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"You can count on Sophie Scemla. Everything was perfectly clear, which made things very easy for me."
"Sophie is agile and adapts well and easily to expectations."
"I would say in terms of her strengths, her level of experience and knowledge of the law is really good. Sophie has very good soft skills to manage the case in a smooth manner; she also has very strong technical skills."
"Sophie is proactive and attentive, she provides crisp answers and she is quick on her feet. She is outstanding."
"Sophie has perfect mastery of the technical and business issues. Her qualities support the objectives sought by identifying risks, disseminating good practices and ensuring that procedures are understood and respected."
"You can count on Sophie Scemla. Everything was perfectly clear, which made things very easy for me."
"Sophie is agile and adapts well and easily to expectations."
"I would say in terms of her strengths, her level of experience and knowledge of the law is really good. Sophie has very good soft skills to manage the case in a smooth manner; she also has very strong technical skills."
"Sophie is proactive and attentive, she provides crisp answers and she is quick on her feet. She is outstanding."
"Sophie has perfect mastery of the technical and business issues. Her qualities support the objectives sought by identifying risks, disseminating good practices and ensuring that procedures are understood and respected."
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