What Vey & Associes does

Vey & Associés is a private French law firm and professional partnership created in July 2020 following Eric Dupond-Moretti's departure from the predecessor practice to become Minister of Justice. Headquartered in Paris, it is exclusively dedicated to criminal defense and related litigation, serving individuals, company executives, companies, athletes, public figures, and institutions in high-stakes matters. It reports offices or operations across several jurisdictions, active matters in more than 50 countries, and experience spanning more than 1,000 cumulative cases, including more than 100 assize matters and more than 30 financial-prosecution procedures.

The service portfolio covers general and business criminal defense, regulatory and financial litigation, governance and compliance, internal investigations, image and reputation management, international judicial cooperation, extradition, European arrest warrants, Interpol notices, asset freezing, sanctions, and representation before the International Criminal Court. The firm listed 20 lawyers and seven administrative staff, with six additional lawyers announced in June 2025. Its delivery model depends on legal judgment, jurisdictional knowledge, multilingual capability, and practitioner experience rather than proprietary software; no public or partner-facing API or disclosed AI/ML system was identified.

Revenue is generated from professional-service fees for consultations, litigation, and advisory work. Pricing is not public and is negotiated case by case based on complexity, duration, and client requirements, while no institutional ownership, parent company, or funding history is disclosed. The firm uses a reputation-led go-to-market model based on direct contact, referrals, media visibility, conferences, legal publications, and academic or professional engagement.

Name

Vey & Associes

Legal name

Vey & Associés

Website

https://vey-associes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vey & Associés is a private French law firm exclusively focused on criminal defense, serving individuals, executives, companies, public figures, athletes, and institutions in sensitive domestic, cross-border, and international proceedings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Criminal Defense Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Defense (BPAHAAAN)

Keywords

• Criminal defense law
• White-collar crime defense
• International extradition services
• Regulatory litigation advice
• Asset freezing sanctions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through legal representation fees for criminal defense services, including consultation, litigation, and advisory services. Revenue comes from individual clients, corporations, and institutional clients requiring defense in criminal matters, regulatory proceedings, and international disputes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vey & Associés is a French law firm exclusively dedicated to criminal defense. It provides legal representation and advisory across criminal trials, regulatory and financial offense defense, governance and compliance, image and reputation protection, asset freezing and international sanctions defense, extradition, European arrest warrants, Interpol interventions, international judicial cooperation, and representation before the International Criminal Court. The firm serves individuals, corporate executives, athletes, public figures, and multinational companies facing criminal or regulatory proceedings in more than 50 countries.

Product overview

Vey & Associés is a law firm exclusively dedicated to criminal defense, offering comprehensive legal services across multiple jurisdictions. The firm's core offering consists of specialized legal practices including criminal defense litigation, regulatory litigation, governance and compliance advisory, image and reputation management, asset freezing and international sanctions defense, extradition services, and Interpol-related interventions. The firm operates internationally with presence in Geneva, Monaco, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom, and handles active matters in over fifty countries. The portfolio includes specialized services for businesses and executives facing financial crimes, as well as representation before international bodies including the International Criminal Court and UN institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense Comprehensive criminal defense services including trials before magistrates' courts and assize courts in France, French overseas departments, and French-speaking jurisdictions. The firm has pleaded in over a hundred assize cases and more than a thousand criminal matters.
• Regulatory Litigation Legal representation in proceedings related to economic and financial offenses before criminal courts (PNF, tribunal correctionnel) and regulatory authorities (AMF, CNIL). Handles tax fraud, corruption, misappropriation, money laundering, insider trading, and stock market offenses.
• Governance and Compliance Expertise in governance, ethics, and compliance advisory combining solid experience in criminal law with in-depth knowledge of financial market mechanisms to develop tailor-made strategies for each case.
• Image and Reputation Client support in managing image and protecting reputation including integrated communications and media relations, coordination of experts, and defense in defamation, insult, violation of presumption of innocence, and privacy cases. Includes sports and media law expertise.
• Asset Freezing and International Sanctions Assistance for institutions, companies, international groups, and individuals facing asset freezes and international sanctions, with expertise in international criminal law, fundamental rights defense, complex litigation, and EU sanctions regimes.
• Extradition and European Arrest Warrants International criminal law services including execution of requests for international mutual assistance, extradition procedures, European arrest warrants, and transnational and multi-jurisdictional proceedings.
• Interpol Services Intervention before Interpol's Commission for Control of Interpol's Files for requests for declassification or withdrawal of Interpol notices, including preventive intervention in case of imminent risk of notice distribution.
• International Judicial Cooperation Competence to act on requests for international mutual assistance, extradition proceedings, European arrest warrants, transnational and multi-jurisdictional proceedings, asylum applications, and residence requests.
• International Criminal Court Representation Representation before the International Criminal Court and the specialized division for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Paris Court. Antoine Vey is inscribed on the lists of counsel before the ICC.
• Pro Bono Services Legal expertise provided at the service of public interest causes with particular importance to issues related to access to justice. The team dedicates time to individuals or associations requiring special legal assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Acquittal obtained in the Air Cocaine case for Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos in appeal
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SchillingscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Schillings, an international investigations and disputes firm, exchanged expertise with Vey & Associés. Several lawyers from Vey & Associés met with Schillings teams for professional exchange. Madeleine Moore, Senior Analyst at Schillings, participated in a lunch event at the firm.
• UN Institutions (UNOG, OHCHR, UNHCR)minorOthersThe firm's Geneva office is strategically located near UN entities in Geneva. This positioning allows the firm to better serve clients in international law matters and maintain proximity to international judicial cooperation mechanisms.
• African Court of Human and Peoples' RightsminorOthersThe firm has appeared before the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights on numerous occasions representing political figures and governments in human rights protection cases.
• International Criminal CourtcoreOthersAntoine Vey is inscribed on the lists of counsel before the International Criminal Court and is authorized to appear before the Court, as well as the specialized division for crimes against humanity and war crimes at the Paris Court.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• August & Debouzy: Major French business law firm with established white-collar criminal and compliance practices. Competes for corporate criminal defense and compliance mandates as part of a broader service offering rather than as a criminal-only specialist.
• Bredin Prat: Elite French full-service law firm with a strong business criminal law practice. Lawyer Alexandre Ricat previously worked there; competes for the largest white-collar mandates that Vey & Associés also targets, but offers broader M&A and corporate services.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Top-tier Paris firm with white-collar crime, litigation, and corporate practices. Lawyer Thibault Ginoux previously worked there; competes for sophisticated white-collar mandates as part of a wider full-service platform.

Others

• Schillings: International investigations, privacy, and disputes firm; formal strategic knowledge-exchange partner of Vey & Associés as of May 2026. Comparable in high-profile reputation management and investigation work but positioned as an investigations firm rather than defense counsel.

Direct peers

• Metzner Associés: Long-established French criminal defense boutique with strong white-collar and business crime practice. Both firm counsel Christine Méjean and Antoine Vey previously practiced there; directly comparable in positioning and client mix.
• Soulez Larivière & Associés: Paris criminal defense boutique with high-profile individual and media-sensitive case work. Comparable as a French specialist criminal defense firm with similar elite clientele focus.
• Spinosi & Sureau: Elite Paris-based criminal defense boutique founded by lawyers known for major political and financial cases. Antoine Vey previously practiced there; directly comparable in scale, exclusivity, and clientele as a French criminal defense specialist.
• Haïk & Associés: French criminal defense boutique handling complex criminal and business criminal matters. Lawyer Thibault Ginoux previously practiced there; comparable in boutique specialization and case-type focus.
• Flichy Grangé Avocats: Paris boutique specialized in employment criminal law, business criminal law, and individual criminal defense. Comparable in scale and boutique specialist positioning with overlap in business criminal and sensitive individual matters.
• Temime Avocats: Paris criminal defense boutique specializing in high-profile criminal and business criminal matters. Comparable to Vey & Associés in specialist positioning and case-type focus on sensitive individual and corporate defense.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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