Skills > Criminal law

Cabinet Pierrat regularly deals with criminal law cases and has developed recognized expertise in general criminal law (property offenses, intentional and involuntary homicides, etc.) and mores (harassment, sexual assault, etc.).

The criminal law division is headed by Emmanuel Pierrat and Sirma Guner, partners of the firm.

Our team is available to meet the needs of our clients at all stages of the criminal procedure (assistance in custody, preparation for hearings and interrogations, situations, hearings on pre-trial detention, regular visits to custody, etc.) and this, before all the repressive jurisdictions. Cabinet Pierrat is also known to intervene with its clients to advise them upstream in order to avoid the criminal risk.

For his part, Emmanuel Pierrat has acquired a recognized experience in the field of sexual crimes and misdemeanors and has, on several occasions, assisted clients during trial proceedings.

In this regard, Emmanuel Pierrat is the author of a reference essay, entitled Sex and the Law, published in 1996 and repeatedly reprinted (last edition in 2019). He is also a member of the associations Droit et Liberté and France Justice.

Finally, our criminal team, accustomed to sensitive issues, has acquired a real expertise in the media and judicial management of a criminal case, which allows it to offer its clients communication strategies and, in particular, “crisis communication” (right to the image, attack on honor, …) in addition to the classic treatment of a criminal case