Regulatory Disputes

Regulatory disputes counsel, sanctions and defence.

Whitepeak Law defends companies and executives in regulatory proceedings: ACPR, AMF, ANJ enforcement actions, internal investigations, and regulatory crisis management in regulated sectors.

Practices

Areas
of practice.

Defence in enforcement proceedings

Representation and defence of companies and their executives in enforcement proceedings brought by regulatory authorities: ACPR, AMF, ANJ, ARCOM, and other sector regulators.

Internal investigations

Conduct of independent internal investigations in cases of suspected misconduct, fraud, or regulatory breach: scope definition, evidence collection and analysis, report and recommendations.

Regulatory crisis management

Support for companies managing regulatory crises: licence withdrawal, activity prohibition, sanction publication, and management of communications with regulators.

Relations with regulators

Advice and representation in exchanges with regulatory authorities: responses to questionnaires, management of on-site inspections, and negotiation of corrective action plans where breaches are identified.

Clients

The clients we defend.

Financial institutions

Defence of banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions in disciplinary and enforcement proceedings brought by the ACPR and AMF.

Digital asset service providers

Representation of DASP and crypto service providers in regulatory proceedings and inspections carried out by the AMF and other competent authorities.

Online gaming operators

Defence of online gaming and betting operators in ANJ enforcement proceedings, management of licence withdrawals, and support in exchanges with the authority.

Executives facing personal proceedings

Defence of executives personally implicated in regulatory enforcement proceedings: procedure management, coordination with the company's defence, and protection of individual interests.

Approach

A representation strategic and rigorous.

Sector regulatory expertise

Defence in regulatory proceedings requires deep command of the applicable sector rules. Whitepeak Law combines procedural competence and sector expertise to build an effective defence.

Senior attention on every matter

Every matter is handled by the founding partner. First point of contact, last reviewer. The reputational and financial stakes of regulatory proceedings justify maximum involvement at each stage.

Preventive and curative approach

Whitepeak Law intervenes upstream to prevent regulatory risks and downstream to defend clients in proceedings. This dual approach allows managing regulatory crises in a holistic and coherent way.

Paris Bar·UCLA School of Law·MIT Sloan School of Management·White & Case·Allen & Overy·Former Partner, Beaubourg Avocats

Your regulatory proceedings.

Confidential initial consultation to analyse your situation, qualify the regulatory risks, and define the best defence strategy against the regulatory authorities.

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