Fedida Associes

White-collar crime & Litigation

Partner

A lawyer for nearly 40 years, Jean-Marc Fédida has established himself as a leading figure in criminal defense in France.

He has handled numerous high-profile financial cases—including those involving tax fraud, money laundering, and organized fraud (such as the HSBC/“Falciani” affair, the defense of a former minister in the “ill-gotten gains” case, and the carbon tax fraud trial)—as well as major political-financial cases (including the Paris City Hall, Clearstream, Schuller-Marechal, Oil-for-Food, and Rybolovlev affairs, and the Carpentras Jewish cemetery case).

Jean-Marc Fédida regularly provides counsel and defense for listed companies and major national and international groups—particularly in the aviation, environmental, and healthcare sectors—as well as for French and foreign banks and their executives, investment funds, and major media organizations. He advises these clients on criminal risk management in their day-to-day business operations and during expansion projects.

He also assists companies in implementing internal procedures to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering and anti-corruption directives and regulations, as well as the Sapin II law, while also helping to prevent criminal liability risks in industrial and health-related matters.

Finally, his practice encompasses protecting his clients' reputations through press and internet law.

Jean-Marc Fédida teaches in the Master’s program at the Sciences Po Paris Law School and serves as a lecturer on professional ethics and criminal procedure at the Paris Bar Training School (EFB).

He is the author of various books and articles on tax fraud, criminal policy regarding financial and environmental matters, and the criminal liability of corporate executives. Educated at the University of Paris 2 Sorbonne-Assas, the Institute of Comparative Law, and Boalt Hall (UC Berkeley), Jean-Marc Fédida is fluent in English and Hebrew.

French, English, Hebrew

Member of the Paris and the Israel Bars

- Lawyer admitted to the Paris and Israel Bars - Former member of the Bar Council (2013–2015) - Coordinator of the Bar Association’s disciplinary prosecution authority (2014–2015) - Secretary General of the Paris Bar Institute of Criminal Law and co-chair of the Bar Association’s Criminal Law Committee - Former member of the Council of the International Criminal Bar - Former member of the Supervisory Board of Groupe Le Monde - Former Secretary of the Conférence (1993 cohort) - Lawyer on the list of counsel before the International Criminal Court - Knight of the National Order of Merit - Knight of the Legion of Honour