Office

Paris
15 rue de Laborde
75008 Paris

Partner

Sophie Scemla

Partner

Sophie Scemla

Office

Paris
15 rue de Laborde
75008 Paris

Practices

Sophie Scemla is a partner in the Litigation team in Paris. She specialises in corporate criminal law, investigations, compliance and human rights and ESG litigation.

She advises on complex French and international litigation, particularly in the areas of fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, international corruption, international sanctions, human rights violations and due diligence.

Sophie also assists her clients in conducting internal investigations in France, Africa and Asia and helps them set up compliance programmes and undergo audits by the AFA. It assists them in conducting internal investigations in France and abroad. She also assists clients in negotiating and concluding negotiated agreements, such as Public Interest Judicial Agreements « CJIP » and « Deferred Prosecution Agreement », in particular with the PNF, the US authorities, multilateral development banks and foreign authorities.

With dual qualifications at the Paris and New York Bars, she has represented French and foreign companies and their directors in domestic and international corruption cases.

Awards

  • Best Lawyers - France 2026

    Best Lawyer

    Sophie Scemla is recognised in the following practices : Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice Law and Criminal Defense Law.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2025

    Compliance

    Leading Partner

    Sophie Scemla has a team of collaborators around her that she helps grow and promote. Sophie knows how to make herself available and call on internal experts from other fields if necessary.

  • Chambers France 2025

    White-Collar Crime

    Band 4

    Sophie Scemla is highly regarded and is an outstanding international business crime lawyer." "She is very pragmatic and very committed. She does not give up and is very insightful, with a good business vision."

  • Chambers France 2025

    Corporate Compliance & Investigations

    Band 2

    Sophie Scemla is fantastic - extraordinarily knowledgeable, with very good common sense and great judgement." "She is recognised as a great lawyer in the market. She knows the topics, is pragmatic and trustworthy, and has an international view."

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

    Recommended Lawyer

    Sophie Scemla is capable of delivering analyzes of great finesse, acting as a strategist and is excellent in customer relations.

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