Elliot BERSEGOL | Criminal Defence

About

Elliot BERSEGOL has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2024.

He practises independently and as an associate at the law firm STAS & ASSOCIÉS, focusing on general and business criminal law.

Before joining STAS & ASSOCIÉS in January 2024, he trained at BIDNIC ASSOCIÉS and with judges from the 11th and 32nd criminal chambers of the Paris Court specialising in economic and financial crime.

Holding both French and British citizenship, Elliot BERSEGOL assists and defends international clients—particularly English-speaking ones—in criminal cases in France and abroad. He is listed by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the UK government among English-speaking French lawyers available to assist British citizens.

Academic qualifications:

Master’s degree in Criminal Law,

University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Languages:

French, English, Italian.

Memberships:

Association of Criminal Lawyers (ADAP),

French-British Lawyers’ Society (AJFB).

Elliot BERSEGOL is co-author, alongside Vice-Chair of the Paris Bar Vincent NIORÉ, of the book Pratique de la défense en perquisition chez le justiciable et l’avocat, published by LGDJ-Lextenso in 2025.

Areas of Expertise

Elliot BERSEGOL acts at all stages of criminal proceedings and before all French criminal courts, representing both individuals and businesses. Each case is built on a relationship of trust and transparency with the clients who entrust him with their defence.

Offences against persons: violence, threats, harassment (including sexual), sexual assault, rape, homicide... ;
Offences against property: theft, extortion, damage to property, breach of trust, fraud... ;
Drug-related offences ;
Firearms offences ;
Terrorism-related offences ;
Infringements of property and construction law ;
Traffic offences: speeding, unlicensed driving, driving under the influence, refusal to comply, manslaugher...

Public integrity offences: corruption, influence peddling, illegal interest taking, favouritism, embezzlement of public funds ;
Tax and financial fraud: tax evasion, VAT fraud, false declarations ;
Stock market offences: insider trading, market manipulation, dissemination of misleading information ;
Money laundering ;
Breaches of insurance, competition and public procurement law ;
Corporate criminal liability: misuse of company assets, undeclared labour, unlawful supply of workforce ;
Environmental offences ;
Customs offences: smuggling, fraudulent exports ;
Criminal offences relating to art and cultural heritage.

Attacks against IT systems (DDoS, brute force, botnet, SQL injection, malware...) ;
Fraud (phishing, spoofing, CEO fraud...) and extortion (ransomware, sextortion...) ;
Cyberbullying, revenge porn, doxxing ;
Privacy and data protection breaches (GDPR), identity theft (spoofing, deepfake...) ;
Online money laundering (cryptoassets, illegal online gambling...).

Early-stage assistance: voluntary police interviews, custody, home or office searches...
Judicial investigations: formal indictment, examination, confrontations
Cross-border proceedings: extradition, European Arrest Warrants, mutual legal assistance
Sentencing and enforcement: custodial and non-custodial measures
Representation of French nationals abroad and foreign nationals prosecuted in France