With over ten years of experience, Claire Lavarde advises and defends clients in criminal and regulatory matters. Her practice also extends to compliance as well as civil and commercial litigation.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in January 2015, Claire primarily handles pre-litigation and litigation matters in criminal law (financial offences, money laundering, corruption, fraud, alleged misleading commercial practices, etc.) and regulatory law (ACPR, AMF, AFA, DGCCRF, HATVP, CNS), acting for French and international clients, both corporate entities and individuals.
She also has recognised expertise in compliance and assists clients in implementing their anti-corruption programmes (Sapin II) and their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) frameworks, as well as in navigating French and European economic and financial sanctions regimes.
In addition, Claire has significant experience in media law, particularly in combating online hate speech and cyberbullying, and has developed strong skills in civil and commercial litigation.
Before co-founding Orbe Avocats in September 2026 with her fellow lawyers and former colleagues Arthur Merle-Beral and Costanza Mussi, Claire was an associate and then a counsel in the Paris offices of two leading international business law firms.
Qualification:
- Attorney at the Paris Bar
Education:
- Master’s Degree (Master 2) in Business Law, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
- Master in management (“Grande école” Program), EMLYON Business School
Commitments:
- Member of the White Collar Crime Young Practitioners Association (WCCYP)
Distinctions:
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in France™, 2027 Edition, in the “Litigation” and “Criminal Defense” categories