#News:
Vincent Filhol joins Navacelle as a partner
The law firm Navacelle announced the arrival of Vincent Filhol as a partner to strengthen its practice in business criminal law, investigations, and compliance. A magistrate for fourteen years, he worked at the Economic and Financial Division, the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also contributed to the work of GRECO, the OECD, the EU, and UNODC. Before joining Navacelle, he practiced as Of Counsel at Stephenson Harwood LLP, where he developed the ethics, investigations, and defense practice.>Lire l’article
#White collar crime:
Telegram founder Pavel Durov allowed to travel again after judicial supervision lifted
Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging app Telegram, has obtained the lifting of judicial supervision that prohibited him from traveling and required him to report to the Nice police station. These measures had been imposed following his arrest in August 2024 and his indictment for offenses related to organized crime. He is notably suspected of failing to prevent the dissemination of illegal content on his platform. Meanwhile, his lawyers have filed a motion for annulment, requested that he be granted the status of assisted witness, and have introduced a preliminary ruling request before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). > Read article
McKinsey raided again as part of the Macron campaign affair
On 6 November 2025, McKinsey’s Paris offices were raided once again as part of the judicial investigation opened in 2022 into the links between consulting firms and Emmanuel Macron, particularly on the conditions under which McKinsey intervened during the 2017 and 2022 electoral campaigns, as well as on potential instances of favouritism. The investigation, which has been extended to the years 2015–2016, is examining a possible disproportionate reliance on consultants and potential irregularities in campaign financing. This operation follows on from several searches already carried out since 2022. > Read article
#Competition and consumer law enforcement:
Fuels in Corsica: TotalEnergies, Rubis and EG Retail fined for collusion amounting to €187.5 million
The French Competition Authority has sanctioned TotalEnergies Marketing France, Rubis Énergie, Rubis Terminal and EG Retail for anti-competitive practices in Corsica’s fuel distribution sector. The Competition Authority ruled that the shareholders of the island’s oil depots, the companies had reserved infrastructure access for their own benefit, imposing unfavorable conditions on non-shareholder competitors. This collusion, deemed likely to exclude competitors and raise pump prices, resulted in financial penalties totaling €187.5 million. The sanctioned firms have one month to appeal, though such an appeal will not suspend enforcement. > Read article
#Fight against corruption:
Altice SFR: French authorities step up corruption probe, conducting around thirty searches
On 18 November 2025, French authorities carried out an extensive series of searches as part of the investigation launched in 2023 targeting the Altice group, parent company of SFR for suspicions of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering. Fourteen companies that had worked for the operator, along with fifteen private residences, were searched, and approximately €14 million in assets were seized. This operation is the first major action conducted under the supervision of the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), which was seized following accusations by the Portuguese judiciary notably targeting Armando Pereira, suspected of having set up an overbilling scheme within Altice. The group’s headquarters, as well as the homes of its current executives, were not targeted by the searches. > Read article
#Duty of Vigilance and Human Rights:
TotalEnergies targeted by complaint for complicity in war crimes in Mozambique
The NGO European Center for Constitution and Human Rights filed a criminal complaint on 17 November 2025 with the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office targeting TotalEnergies for complicity in war crimes in Mozambique. The company is suspected of having materially supported the Joint Task Force, a military unit responsible for securing the Mozambique LNG gas site and alleged to have carried out arbitrary detention, torture, and enforced disappearances in 2021. The NGO argues that TotalEnergies was aware of serious risks of abuses, based on internal reports mentioning abuse. > Read article
