Being summoned by the police, being under investigation or being the victim of an offence are situations in which every decision counts from the very first hours. Abitbol & Associés assists its clients at every stage of criminal proceedings, in Israel and in France, whether they are suspects, defendants or victims.
With offices in both countries, the firm is particularly well placed to support French nationals facing the Israeli justice system, as well as cases connected with both countries.
Defence of suspects and defendants:
- Preparation for and assistance during police interviews
- Detention and release hearings
- Pre-indictment hearings, to persuade the prosecution not to file charges
- Negotiations with the prosecution
- Defence at trial and on appeal
- Travel bans
Support for victims:
- Filing a complaint and following up the investigation
- Challenging a decision to close the case
- Protecting the victim’s rights throughout the trial
- Compensation claims
Cases with an international dimension:
Drawing on long-standing expertise in white-collar crime and international criminal law, notably as an external consultant to the Israeli Ministry of Justice (Department of the Public Prosecutor’s Office), the firm handles criminal cases involving several countries. Its lawyers are well versed in Israeli, French and international criminal law and act before the French and Israeli authorities, from the investigation stage through to trial.
- Financial crime: money laundering, corruption, fraud, misuse of company assets, tax evasion
- European and international arrest warrants
- Extradition proceedings
- Letters rogatory and international mutual legal assistance
- International abductions
- Offences involving a French or Israeli national, as suspect or victim
- Negotiations with the French and Israeli judicial and tax authorities
The firm also draws on its network of colleagues in France and Europe. Each case is analysed in depth and the defence strategy is defined together with the client, in strict compliance with professional secrecy.
Thanks to its dual expertise and its presence in both countries, Abitbol & Associés has quickly specialised in resolving disputes for its business and private clients.
In line with its preference for amicable solutions, the firm works closely with each client and brings its experience in negotiation and mediation to bear in order to reach settlement agreements.
In this area, as in its other practices, the firm constantly reassesses the client’s objectives and financial stakes as the dispute evolves.
In Israel, civil proceedings often include a preliminary mediation stage, which calls for specific skills that our teams have fully mastered.
When a dispute goes to court, the department’s lawyers represent their clients, whether individuals or companies, before all courts, in Israel and in France.
Areas of practice:
- Contractual liability and commercial disputes
- Tort liability
- Opinions on Israeli and French law
- Tenant eviction
- Urgent interim measures (attachments, travel bans)
- Enforcement and debt collection (Hotsaa Lapoal, vehicle liens…)
- Condominium disputes before the Superintendent of Land Registration
