Criminal defense

Criminal defense begins before the hearing. It begins with analysis: understanding the facts, assessing the evidence, and mapping the legal and reputational risks that the proceedings bring to bear on a person or an organization. This is foundational work, often invisible, on which the strength of everything that follows depends.

Analyzing a crisis or a conflict cannot be done from a single angle. The firm draws on multidisciplinary tools — law, argumentation, behavioral science — to produce a clear reading of the situation, identify the levers available, and formulate concrete recommendations. Before any hearing, the evidence must exist, be admissible, and be understood.

A trial is not won in the courtroom alone. It is also played out in the public arena, on social media, in the press — what some call 'trial by media,' which is often nothing more than harassment dressed up as opinion. Whether representing the victim or the accused, the firm is present on both fronts.

Defense is grounded in the ADRESSE^© method (Arts, Doctrine, Rhetoric, Ethics, Sciences of behavior, Sociology, Economics) — developed by Matthieu Boissavy from his own practice: a reading of the conflict through seven disciplines, integrating behavioral science and rhetorical technique into legal analysis to build a complete defense, in writing and in oral argument.

The firm's practice covers primarily the following areas: white-collar criminal defense, art and cultural heritage law, personality rights and freedom of expression, and legal professions and disciplinary matters.

When an accusation affects the reputation of a person or an organization, public statements must be crafted with the same care as legal arguments. The firm works in coordination with communications teams on public statements, press releases, and online reputation strategy, ensuring consistency between the defense in court and the defense in the public arena.

Audi alteram partem. — Hear the other side.