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Since its creation in January 2017, Bougartchev Moyne Associés is resolutely focused on the international scene and international perspective is at the core of its activity and development.

As of 1 January 2023, Bougartchev Moyne Associés has been acting in 81 cross-border cases in 62 countries.

The firm has been working with a diverse range of clients worldwide, such as:

• a Spanish transportation group
• an Egyptian cement manufacturer
• a Turkish conglomerate
• a Canadian energy group
• a European group of companies and its Italian head office
• the head of a Russian real estate development group
• the head of a Swiss bank
• the family holding company of a Russian oligarch
• a Kazakh oligarch
• a Saudi Arabian leading figure
• and various multinational companies and groups in the energy, finance and defense industries

We act in numerous cases with a cross-border element and often involving one or more foreign jurisdictions. We assist our clients worldwide, alongside international firms and specialised firms. We are frequently appointed to coordinate the work of law firms selected in various jurisdictions, for our extensive experience in complex, multi-party, transnational and multi-jurisdictional proceedings, as well as in negotiating settlement agreements, in France and internationally. We have, amongst others,

• defended interests of a French engineering company and its director in connection with criminal proceedings initiated in the United States of America (New York State) for alleged corruption under business relationships forged in Mali, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Ivory Coast;
• assisted a merchant bank and its officer in connection with corruption proceedings commenced in the United States, for alleged acts of corruption committed alongside US citizens in the Republic of Guinea, Malaysia, Angola, Mozambique and Hong Kong;
• assisted a Turkish conglomerate, a majority shareholder in companies in the restaurant sector based in London, Dubai and Paris and party to a Joint-Venture Agreement, due to the actions of a minority shareholder, in connection with civil and criminal proceedings in the Netherlands and France;
• assisted a Swiss bank and its chief executive being prosecuted in France on grounds of aggravated laundering of the proceeds of tax fraud committed in France, Luxembourg, Singapore and Switzerland.
• participated in the implementation by an energy sector multi-national of anti-money laundering measures in Ivory Coast, Gabon and Senegal;
• assisted a Spanish merchant banker charged with misappropriation of company assets and concealment, for acts committed in France, Switzerland, Japan, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain. Acquitted on nearly all of the charges; Fine suspended.

See all our credentials on our website : http://www.bougartchev-moyne.com/en/world/

Though we do not have foreign desks as such, our international practice is notably the fruit of the close links we have established with numerous best friends law firms around the world (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, UAE, UK, Ukraine, USA, etc.)

The lawyers of the firm are actively participating in several think tanks, in France but also internationally. In this respect, the firm is member of the American Bar Association and of the International Bar Association. Emmanuel Moyne has been appointed Conference Quality Officer of the Criminal Law Committee (CLC) of the latter for 2019-2020 and Conference Coordinator of the CLC for 2021-2022. For 2023- 2024, he has been appointed as In-House Counsel Liaison Officer for the CLC.

In the context of the launching of the first edition of its White-Collar Crime Practical Guide in 2019, Chambers & Partners asked Kiril Bougartchev and Emmanuel Moyne to act as contributing editors and to select the 21 foreign law firms involved in the relevant jurisdictions. They also acted as contributing editors of the second and the third edition of the same guide (2020 and 2021). They also authored the French chapter of The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review (Law Business Research, 2012–2015 editions), the Anti-Corruption Practice Guide published by Chambers and Partners (2018-2022 editions), a comparative law book about the offence of corruption published by Oxford University in 2019, “from Baksheesh to bribery”, and of GIR’s Securities & Related Investigations Know-how (2020).

Client Testimonials

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TESTIMONIAL:  “Bougartchev Moyne Associés has a good understanding of the complex issues and challenges of the industrial environment. The strong involvement of Emmanuel Moyne and his teams in the apprehension of a case, combined with a perfect mastery of the applicable law and a constant pragmatism, constitute precious assets for the defence of the rights of a large company.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Bougartchev Moyne Associés has been assisting us for several years in the legal and compliance field. We appreciate their responsiveness, the precision and accuracy of their analyses and legal responses as well as their good knowledge of our field of activity. The team is available, young and efficient. It is an excellent law firm.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “We have been working with Bougartchev Moyne Associés since the creation of the law firm. They represent and assist us in several criminal procedures and provide us with sound advice exposed in a clear way. They have a very good knowledge of criminal law and of the French judicial environment. They are very reactive and work in a timely efficient manner. The excellent lawyer-client relationship is very helpful in the handling of our cases. Our business people also appreciate working with them.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “We have worked in 2018 with Bougartchev Moyne Associés on a product norm and quality issue. We were very satisfied on the outcome of the claim and very satisfied with the work done by Emmanuel Moyne and his colleagues. They showed a good knowledge of the procedures, they followed a very efficient process leading towards a resolution of the claim without fines for the company but also with keeping and improving reputation of the company. They have been working in good harmony with the group division and the different parties and have been very reactive.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “We appointed Bougartchev Moyne Associés law firm on several missions and it appeared clearly that:

• they understand quickly the issues at stake;
• they are efficient and reactive;
• they manage to leverage high level capabilities;
• they produce strong legal advice which is logically articulated and clearly exposed;

all of this making them a firm of excellence on the Paris market.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Our firm frequently appoints Bougartchev Moyne Associés law firm for litigation, compliance or other matter issues. The major qualities of this law firm led by Kiril Bougartchev are their reactivity and the precision of their answers and advices. The lawyers working in the firm are young, highly qualified, dynamic and efficient. The team combines sound legal knowledge with a full understanding of how companies operate which constitutes a fundamental asset for ongoing relationship and trust.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Bougartchev Moyne Associés is an excellent law firm specialised in white-collar crime with a team of qualified, rigorous, reactive lawyers fully committed alongside their client and with a perfect knowledge of the French legal system. The strong client relationship enables work to be efficient and profitable on the long run.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Bougartchev Moyne Associés has been working for our group and divisions with a great ability to understand the issues we were facing in order to provide tailor-made solutions which we were looking for and which differentiates them. Apart their technical skills, I have myself been extremely impressed by their ability to place their advice in a global context.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “We have been working with Bougartchev Moyne Associés for a commercial and a criminal cross-border dispute. We appreciate Bougartchev Moyne Associés’ ability and willingness to assist us on our litigation process. In our experience, Bougartchev Moyne Associés’ team is a well-equiped law firm to handle large scale commercial and criminal cross-border disputes requiring numerous trials and various aspects. The team is very practical, well-informed and high-quality to be able to achieve good results.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Kiril Bougartchev’s services are invaluable in terms of legal strategy as well as the precision and rigor of his analysis and advice.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Bougartchev Moyne Associés is one of our key partners with respect to legal issues. Beyond the cases strictly speaking, the firm and notably one of its partners, Emmanuel Moyne, is a privileged interlocutor with whom the largest number of legal issues of interest for a major company can be dealt with. Emmanuel elaborates his legal analysis taking into consideration the various issues at stake – legal as well as business oriented – making him a strategic expert to consult. Regarding the firm more generally, the skills of this closely-knit and dedicated team are particularly significant in litigation, white-collar crime and compliance, a practice that the firm has considerably developed over the last years.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Bougartchev Moyne Associés assists us in the improvement of our compliance programme, notably with regards to Sapin II Law. We appreciate the quality of their listening and their proposals, as well as the availability and the great responsiveness of Emmanuel Moyne – who is in charge of our matters – and of his team.”

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TESTIMONIAL: “Bougartchev-Moyne is my go-to firm in Paris for litigation matters. I have worked with them on several matters and they have always shown outstanding skills. They combine the expertise and the level of services that you would expect from a first tier international firm with the clear benefits of being a highly specialized boutique firm.”