CRIMINAL DEFENCE ATTORNEYS
BABONNEAU MARIOTTI  is an award winning Paris law firm whose practice concentrates on criminal defense for a wide range of clients.
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Every week our attorneys represent and defend individuals held in custody at police stations, specialized investigation services or summuned to appear before criminal courts all over France and in French overseas territories (French Guyana, Mayotte, French West Indies etc.).

Our lawyers have a particular expertise in white collar crimes due to there double education in corporate and criminal law. 

As such, we have successfully defended managers and CEOs against accusations of fraud and embezzelment.

The firm is used to acting on emergency situations for clients recently arrested or about to appear before a judge or a criminal court. In such case, we make the necessary arrangments to be by our client's side within two hours from our appointment (in the Paris area) 24/7.

All our lawyers are fluent in English and some of us also speak Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.

Our firm appears on the list of English speaking criminal defense attorneys prepared by the Embassies of the  United States the United Kingdom and Singapore we also regularly collaborate with the embassy of Brazil in France. 

*The list prepared by an Embassy is not a recommendation and should not be treated as such.

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OUR PEOPLE

BABONNEAU-MARIOTTI  brings together a team of experienced lawyers and experts in criminal law, led by Stéphane Babonneau and Eduardo Mariotti.

Every week, our lawyers and associates work alongside our clients in courts, investigation services and detention facilities.  
Stéphane Babonneau -
Criminal Defense Attorney

A Stéphane graduated from Sciences Po Paris and the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, he handles both general criminal law and white collar criminal law cases. 

He was called to the Bar in 2008.
Eduardo Mariotti -
​Avocat pénaliste
Eduardo graduated from the University of Toulouse in International law. He handles generel criminal law cases.

He was called to the Bar in 2015.

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BABONNEAU MARIOTTI - AVOCATS PENALISTES once again distinguished by the Leaders League magazine in 2022 among the best law firms in business criminal law in France.

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CUSTODY

As soon as the custody is notified,, the suspect his relatives can proceed to the appointment of a criminal lawyer in order to assist throughout the procedure.

The best results are achieved when the the lawyer is present as of the begining of the custody.

When our firm is appointed to act on behalf of a person in custody,  we immediately contact the investigating service to inform them of our intervention.

24/7 we dispach an experienced criminal defence attorney within  two hours as of the confirmation of the intervention.


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Criminal summons

Have you received a summons recently (or less recently) and have not yet been able to contact a criminal lawyer?

Whatever the date and time of this summons, we can assist  even on a very short notice (the same day!).

Our lawyers may act whatever the situation is.

As of our appointment, an experienced  criminal attorney will contact the court to obtain a copy of the casefile. 
 
After an in-depth analysis of the case, a defense strategy is proposed to the client by the criminal lawyer in charge of his case.

Intensive preparation of the client in the office is then ensured before the appearance.
INCARCERATED IN FRANCE
​We regularly assist foreign inmates detained in France in order to ensure that they receive the necessary information about their rights during their detention time.

We also handle petitions for parole on behalf of our clients, ensuring that their request is appropriately presented and meets the conditions to be the board pf detention.

Our attroneys are trained in prison laws and advocate on behalf of our international clients all over the French territory.

​The scope of our interventions also encompasses the conditions of incarceration in order to ensure that the dignity of the inmates is respected during their detention time.

WHY TRUSTING US
Since 2016, the attorneys of BABONNEAU MARIOTTI handled successfully several thousand cases before criminal courts throughout France and French overseas territories.

365 days a year, our attorneys go where our clients need us, in investigation services, police stations, courts, detention facilities and generally wherever a person's future is at stake.

At BABONNEAU MARIOTTI – AVOCATS PENALISTES we consider that there is no case lost in advance, no indefensible case, no hopeless situation.

Because criminal defense is our passion, our lawyers carry the voice of our clients all over the criminal justice system whatever the circumstances, with determination and tenacity.

Criminal law and procedure being highly technical and constantly evolving subjects, like our society, our criminal lawyers are constantly trained in the most effective defense techniques and continually share their successes, and sometimes their failures, so that our common experience can grow.

Choosing BABONNEAU MARIOTTI means benefiting from the experience acquired by our lawyers through the processing of several thousand cases over the past years.

It is also the assurance of seeing your case followed by a criminal lawyer dedicated to build the best possible defense and walk you through difficult times.

INTERNATIONAL
Since its creation, a significant part of the activity of BABONNEAU MARIOTTI - AVOCATS PENALISTES concerns international criminal law.

In this way, we assist those accused or victims of offenses abroad.

All of the firm's criminal lawyers and associates are bilingual or trilingual and work in conjunction with foreign lawyers or authorities in Europe and around the world.

We have thus assisted clients confronted with criminal law issues in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.  We also work regularly with clients targeted by European or international arrest warrants or subject to extradition procedures.

The firm's lawyers also intervene before the Interpol file control commission to request the erasure of abusive red notices.

We also assist victims of offenses abroad in order to assist them in the context of their defense and their compensation in France by the CIVI.

BABONNEAU MARIOTTI - AVOCATS PENALISTES is also on the list of English-speaking criminal lawyers involved in criminal law established by the embassies  of the United States  of  Great Britain  and  Singapore .

The firm also collaborates regularly with the Brazilian Embassy.