Sophie Scemla
Practices
Sophie Scemla is a partner in the Litigation team in Paris. She specialises in corporate criminal law, investigations, compliance and ESG litigation.
She has acted in complex French and international litigation, particularly in relation to fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, international corruption, international sanctions and human rights violations ("Oil for Food", Wendel, UBS, litigation relating to duty of care, etc.). She has been involved in negotiating agreements with the French and foreign authorities, in particular with the CJIP.
Sophie also assists her clients in conducting internal investigations in France, Africa and Asia, and is involved in setting up compliance and risk mapping programmes for numerous French and international groups.
Sophie is a member of the Paris and New York Bars. She is a former Chair of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association. Prior to joining Gide, Sophie was a partner at Orrick Rambaud Martel, Heenan Blaikie and Eversheds Sutherland. She holds a DEA in Private Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, a DESS in Industrial Property from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and an LL.M. in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University.
