Our history of assisting the firm’s clients

For over a decade, the team has advised and assisted boards, committees and management facing tough calls while setting up, reviewing and testing ethics & compliance programs. In addition to legal liability, the firm advises on issues of conflicts of interests, independence, reporting and transparency along with reputational risk.

Navacelle is an Investigations & compliance, Risk mitigation, Crisis management, Governance, White collar defence and Dispute resolution firm based in Paris and with a global reach.

We also represent clients in multi-jurisdictional criminal prosecutions, civil and administrative enforcement authorities, tackling parallel investigations, criminal judicial cooperation, protection of individuals’ rights and handling of evidence.

Navacelle carries out investigations aimed at assessing the appropriateness of systems and controls in place and offer training tailored to clients’ needs.

« We are lawyers, trained to the highest professional and ethical standards,
who empower the firm’s clients »
Stéphane de Navacelle
  • Stéphane de Navacelle
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  • Julie Zorrilla
    Attorney
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  • Roxane Castro
    Attorney
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  • Gregory Arnoult
    Attorney
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  • Pierre Calderan
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  • Salomé Garnier
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  • Nicolas Maia
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  • Juliette Musso
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  • Laura Ragazzi
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  • Ella Gomes
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  • Pauline Bomm
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We believe you can’t be static in a changing world

but find the way to be fulfilled en route

We seek to be a better version of ourselves, as individuals and as a team. To be able to fulfill one’s role correctly it is tantamount to be able to understand the role of and rely on others. As our practices and clients’ needs grow, the roles and responsibilities are relocated so that each member of the team and the team as a whole progresses.

Focus on clients and their needs
Build a complementary team to be whole
Engage with communities to stay ahead of the curve
« We thrive to assist each member of the team to find his/her path and that he/she can accomplish it within the firm »
Julie Zorrilla
Accolades Navacelle
NAVACELLE recognized once again in 2024 in
WHITE COLLAR CRIME
Sources say: “A strong team which is able to deal with complex white-collar matters including those with a cross-border element.
The firm is very adaptable to changing circumstances and able to respond quickly to increases in workload requirements.
A very good sense of the overall strategy in any case.”
Stéphane de Navacelle once again in 2023 picked in
Corporate Compliance & Investigations
Sources say: "Stéphane de Navacelle deep understanding of his area of expertise and his interpersonal skills make him a great lawyer"
Navacelle once again identified in 2023
as one of the world's top 100 firms for
CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATIONS
Julie Zorrilla recognized in 2023
as Global Leader in
BUSINESS CRIME DEFENSE
CORPORATES
NAVACELLE recognized once again in 2024 in
FINANCIAL MARKET & BANKING REGULATORS AND STOCK MARKET LITIGATION
Litigation & Arbitration
“ Excellent ”
Julie Zorrilla selected in
Women in Investigations 2021 as
ONE OF AN HUNDRED
EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN IN THE
WHITE COLLAR WORLD
Stéphane de Navacelle recognized in 2023
as National Leader in
ASSET RECOVERY
NAVACELLE recognized once again in 2024 in
CRIMINAL TAX LAW
Litigation & Arbitration
“ Excellent ”

Latest news and insights

News & Noteworthy content from Navacelle

News
11 March 2024
Webinar: The role of the investigating lawyer (in French)
Stéphane de Navacelle and Julie Zorrilla discussed the role of the investigating lawyer during the Paris Bar's Entrepreneurial Bar training...
Analysis
16 April 2024
Overview of the “anti-gift” procedure applicable to actors operating in the health sector in the...
The “anti-gift” procedure provided by the French public health code prohibits actors operating in the health sector, except for some...
Event
21 February 2024
Paris Arbitration Week 2024 – Ethics & Arbitration panel
Navacelle is hosting a panel regarding Ethics & Arbitration on 19 March 2024, during the Paris Arbitration Week (PAW).
Publication
1 April 2024
The Validity of Arbitral Awards and the Public Policy Nature of International Sanctions
This article by Stéphane de Navacelle, Julie Zorrilla and Gregory Arnoult, is part of the Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) Special...
Video
La bataille d'Airbus
21 June 2023
The battle for Airbus
In 2023, the aeronautic giant was prosecuted by US, French and UK authorities for suspected corrupt payments.
Podcast
reforms suggested by compliance professionals
21 July 2022
Vigilance: reforms suggested by compliance professionals
Simplification of the legal framework, exemption from criminal liability, better coordination of litigation, a future authority responsible for the duty...
Press review
12 April 2024
Press review – Week of 8 April 2024
This week, the press review covers the Panama Papers trial which opened on Monday, 8 April, the decision rendered against...

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