Overview
Joris Monin de Flaugergues is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Paris office.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Joris was an associate in a prominent international law firm in Paris and then a partner at the leading litigation and investigations boutique firm, Antonin Lévy & Associés.
His practice is dedicated to white collar crime litigation, corporate compliance, and internal investigations.
He has expertise in complex financial cases, both before the criminal courts and the French securities and markets authority. Joris also has considerable experience representing industrial companies in criminal proceedings relating to product compliance and industrial risks.
Joris has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2015. In 2018, he was elected First Secretary of the Paris Bar Conference, a prestigious position in the legal community. In Chambers, Joris is described by his clients as “patient and highly technically qualified”.
Recognitions
- Expert Guide: “Rising Star” in Criminal Business Law
- First Secretary of the Paris Bar Conference (2018)
Education
- Sciences Po Paris – Master 2 Finance & Strategy, 2014
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas – Master 2 General Private Law, 2012
- King’s College London – Exchange semester, 2014
- AMF – ISP Professional Certification, 2013
Representations
- Assisting a French OEM in “Dieselgate” domestic and foreign proceedings.
- Representing an international insurance group in fraud proceedings following M&A acquisition.
- Representing a high-profile businessman in an investigation on allegations of corruption and money laundering (“Kazakhgate” case).
- Representing a US citizen challenging in France a German EAW.
- Representing the tied agent of a Cypriot investment services provider before the AMF in unprecedented litigation over professional obligations’ breach allegations.
- Multiple internal investigations over corruption or fraud allegations in connection to World Bank-financed projects.
- Multiple internal investigations over money laundering, moral harassment, or product safety compliance.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.
Engagement & Publications
- "Le droit au silence n’existe pas", Revue Droit pénal, 2024
- “Le blanchiment – Un objet privilégié de poursuites et de justice négociée“, Cahiers de droit de l’entreprise n° 4, 2017
- “Les récents mais perfectibles développements de la comparution sur reconnaissance préalable de culpabilité en matière économique et financière – Entretien avec Jean-Michel Hayat, président du tribunal de grande instance de Paris“, Revue Droit pénal, 2016
- “Le délit de non-déclaration de franchissement de seuil : une infraction obsolète“, Revue Droit pénal, 2015