CRIMINAL DEFENCE

Elliot Bersegol acts before all criminal courts to defend individuals and legal entities in common criminal law cases. This practice covers a wide range of offences, including:

• Offences against persons: violence, threats, moral and sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, homicide, etc.;
• Offences against property: theft, extortion, criminal damage, breach of trust, fraud, etc.;
• Drug offences;
• Firearms offences;
• Terrorism offences;
• Press offences: defamation, insult, incitement to hatred or violence, etc.;
• Road traffic offences: speeding, unlicensed driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to stop, vehicular homicide, etc.

Economic and financial offences raise important legal and strategic issues for both executives and companies. Trained in handling sensitive financial cases, Elliot Bersegol assists business leaders facing complex proceedings. These proceedings concern, in particular:

• Offences against public integrity: corruption; bribery, influence peddling, illicit enrichment, favouritism, embezzlement of public funds;
• Tax & financial fraud: tax evasion, VAT fraud, false accounting, false statements;
• Market abuse offences: insider dealing, market manipulation, dissemination of misleading information;
• Money laundering;
• Offences under insurance, competition & public procurement law;
• Corporate criminal liability: misappropriation of corporate assets, undeclared work; unlawful supply of labour;
• Environmental offences;
• Customs offences: smuggling, fraudulent exports;
• Offences relating to art & cultural heritage.

Cybercrime poses major challenges at all levels of society: individuals, SMEs, large companies and infrastructure with limited means of protection. Given the complexity of these cases, the criminal justice system relies on specialised services and enhanced investigative resources. In this demanding environment, Elliot Bersegol devotes an increasing part of his practice to defending individuals prosecuted for cybercrime and supporting victims of digital offences, in particular through the use of private and government partners. The offences handled include:

• Attacks on automated data systems: DDoS, brute force, botnets, SQL injection, malware, rootkits, privilege abuse, etc.;
• Online scams and extortion: phishing, spoofing, ransomware, sextortion, etc.;
• Cyberbullying: doxxing, revenge porn, swatting, etc.;
• Privacy and personal data breaches, identity theft: GDPR violations, spoofing, deepfakes, etc.;
• Financial offences: money laundering, cryptocurrencies, non-compliant PSAN platforms, illegal online gambling or betting, etc.