Vincent Filhol

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A judge for fourteen years, Vincent Filhol has worked in the Economic and Financial Office of the French Ministry of Justice (Criminal Affairs and Pardons Directorate), the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) as Deputy Financial Prosecutor, and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (Legal Affairs Directorate).

He has led complex investigations into economic and financial crime, contributing to the development of criminal policy in this area, and has participated in international negotiations on issues such as the fight against corruption, international civil and criminal cooperation, and the restitution of ill-gotten gains.

He has contributed significantly to the development and promotion of France’s 2023-2028 strategy for influence through law.

He has been actively involved in the anti-corruption work of GRECO (Council of Europe), the OECD, the European Union, and the UNODC, and continues to serve as an expert advisor to GRECO in assessing states’ efforts to prevent corruption and promote integrity.

Before joining Navacelle, he was Of Counsel at the international law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP, where he helped establish the ethics, investigations, and defense practice.

He has been teaching criminal business law since 2014 at several public and private institutions.

Leading an internal investigation for an international telecommunications group following an alert regarding suspected corruption and embezzlement.
Assisting a pharmaceutical group implicated in a mandatory tax disclosure.
Development of a map of corruption and influence peddling risks (Sapin 2) for a major French group in the media sector. Organisation and facilitation of a Compliance Day. Assistance in drafting contractual clauses relating to ethics and compliance.
Consultation for a vehicle rental company on the classification of one of its activities as an ancillary insurance intermediary and, consequently, the risk of being subject to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing obligations.
Consultation for a major French banking group on the implementation and scope of due diligence obligations under the Monetary and Financial Code with regard to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing in branches and subsidiaries located abroad.
Consultation as an expert (in his former capacity as a magistrate and diplomat) in the context of international arbitration on compliance with anti-corruption standards by a sovereign state. Consultation on the advisability of filing a criminal complaint for corruption in the context of international arbitration involving a sovereign state.
Assistance to several French companies that were victims of cyberattacks (prevention programmes, filing of complaints within the legal time limits, follow-up with the public prosecutor’s office).
Assistance to a legal entity that was the victim of unfair competition: preparation and submission of multiple reports to the competent authorities (DGCCRF, DGFIP, CNIL, ANSM, etc.).

Council of Europe – Expert for the 5th and 6th evaluation cycles of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) – prevention of corruption and promotion of integrity within senior executive positions, law enforcement agencies, and subnational authorities (2023-present)
French Compliance Society – Scientific Committee Member (2024-2025)
Business & Legal Forums – Scientific Committee Member (2022-2024)
Institut des Hautes Études de l’Entreprise (IHEE, auditor for the 2018-2019 annual session)
European Judicial Training Network (EJTN, training sessions in several European countries, 2012-2018)
Lecturer in criminal business law for specialist Masters courses – École Nationale de la Magistrature (French National School for the Judiciary), Universities of Nanterre and Strasbourg, ESMD (2014-present)