Co-founded by Clémence APPRIOU, Marine RUTA and Alexandre PABIS, ARP AVOCATS focuses on criminal defence and dispute resolution.
Our practice covers both general criminal law and white collar crime cases. The firm assists its clients, both individuals and legal entities, at all stages of proceedings and in all the French courts.
Establishing of the firm is a result of a joint project undertaken by its three founding partners after many years of working together in a prestigious Parisian law firm. Strengthened by the experience and expertise they had acquired there, but also by their complementarities, they decided to merge their savoir-faire.
ARP AVOCATS puts its values of commitment, probity, independence and humanity at the service of its clients. We consider it particularly important to provide each client with individualised assistance in order to develop a tailor-made defence strategy, in a relationship based on trust.
Formation :
Master 1 Private Law and Criminal Sciences at the University Paris X Nanterre
Master 2 in Health Law at the University Paris V Descartes
School of Criminal Defence (École de la défense pénale)
Clémence practises mainly in white collar crime and general criminal law.
She has particular expertise in corporate criminal law (fraud, misappropriation of corporate assets, breach of trust), criminal health law (public health matters, consumer fraud, offences relating to health products), criminal employment law and industrial risks (workplace accidents, harassment, discrimination, safety offences).
Clémence also has strong expertise in involuntary offences (manslaughter and unintentional injury), which may involve the criminal liability of individuals and/or corporate entities.
She also practises in family criminal law and litigation.
During her years of practice, Clémence has developed, in the respect and interest of her clients, a professional practice combining pragmatism, rigour and determination.
Before co-founding ARP AVOCATS, Clémence practised with GUTKES AVOCATS for 11 years, during which she acquired her expertise through the specific nature and high stakes of the cases she handled, as well as her interpersonal skills through her ability to listen.
Clémence was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2013.
Languages: French / English
Formation :
Master 1 Business Law at Université Paris V Descartes
Master 2 Financial Law at Université Paris Sud in partnership with ESCP Europe
School of Criminal Defence (École de la défense pénale)
Over the years, Marine has acquired in-depth expertise in criminal business law, particularly in relation to corruption offences and other breaches of probity (influence peddling, illegal taking of interest, favouritism), corporate criminal law (misuse of corporate assets, fraud) and criminal law relating to the art market (theft, handling of stolen goods, forgery and use of forgeries, counterfeiting and money laundering).
Marine also specialises in general criminal law. In particular, she regularly appears before the Cour d'assises throughout France, both in defence and on behalf of civil parties.
Before co-founding ARP AVOCATS, she initially gained experience at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Economic and Financial Affairs Division and at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Cour d'assises at the PARIS Court of Appeal.
Marine then practised with GUTKES AVOCATS for 8 years, during which time she handled sensitive cases involving particularly complex matters.
She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2016.
Languages: French / English
Formation :
Master 1 Business Law at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne
Master 2 Litigation at the University Paris XIII Sorbonne Paris Cité
Alexandre's practice focuses mainly on white collar crime and general criminal law.
He specialises in corporate criminal law (fraud, breach of trust, money laundering), employment criminal law (workplace accidents, harassment), European arrest warrants and extradition, as well as corruption offences and other breaches of probity.
Alexandre also advises on criminal offences relating to the transport of goods (illegal transport of goods, human trafficking, road transport regulations, serious traffic accidents) and on vehicle impoundment and seizure.
As a French-Polish national, Alexandre is registered on the list of lawyers of the Polish Embassy in Paris. He regularly assists and represents Polish companies and nationals throughout the French territory.
He is equally at ease handling cases in French, English and Polish.
Before co-founding ARP AVOCATS, Alexandre worked for 5 years at GUTKES AVOCATS, during which time he was involved in a number of complex cases.
Alexandre was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2019.
Languages: French / English / Polish
ARP AVOCATS assists or represents both individuals and legal entities, whether they are prosecuted or are harmed by an offence.
The firm intervenes at all stages of the proceedings (open hearing, police custody, preliminary investigation, judicial proceedings) and before all criminal authorities and courts throughout France and in French overseas departments and territories (criminal courts, juvenile courts, Cour d’assises, Courts of Appeal)
ARP AVOCATS also assists and advises companies on criminal risk management by providing training tailored to their needs.
Corporate
criminal law
misuse of corporate assets, breach of trust, fraud, forgery, bankruptcy, etc.
Corruption and other breaches
of probity
corruption of public officials, corruption in business, influence peddling, illegal taking of interest, favouritism, etc.
Criminal
health law
public health cases, consumer fraud, offences relating to health products, manslaughter and unintentional injury, etc.
Criminal
employment law
workplace accidents, harassment, discrimination, undeclared work, illegal loan of labour, etc.
Industrial
risks
industrial accidents resulting in human and material damage
Criminal
financial law
tax fraud, money laundering, insider dealing, etc.
General
criminal law
crimes and offences against persons and goods
Family
criminal law
and litigation
offences against the integrity of the person within the family, family abandonment, failure to represent and abduct a child, etc.
Art market
criminal law
theft, handling of stolen goods, fraud, counterfeiting, forgery, money laundering, etc.
European
arrest warrant
and extradition
