Ophélia Claude

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 3

Corporate Compliance & Investigations

France

3 Years Ranked

Band 4

White-Collar Crime

France

4 Years Ranked

Spotlight

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

France

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Ophélia Claude

France

Practice Areas

Ophélia Claude is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Paris office. Her expertise spans a broad spectrum of white collar crime, compliance, and investigations, with a strong focus on vigilance, corporate sustainability due diligence, and ESG-related litigation. Ophélia's work in these areas has made her an invaluable resource for clients navigating complex regulatory environments and ethical challenges in today’s increasingly ESG-conscious world.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Ophélia co-founded Antonin Lévy & Associés, a leading boutique firm specializing in litigation and investigations. This venture was a natural progression from her earlier experience at Metzner Associés. Her career also includes significant roles in the Investigation, White Collar Crime & Fraud practice at two prominent international law firms in Paris.

Since being admitted to the Paris Bar in 2012, Ophélia has earned a reputation for her exceptional legal acumen. Chambers has recognized her as “an expert in the field,” lauding her as “a very talented lawyer” and “an extremely skilled and competent professional who is both diligent and thorough.” Her dedication to ethical practice and deep understanding of ESG principles make her a key figure in the evolving landscape of corporate responsibility and legal compliance.

Professional Memberships

White-Collar Crime Young Practitionners - Founding Member

Certified Fraud Examiner

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers France

Corporate Compliance & Investigations - France

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ophelia Claude has a growing reputation in the market for her work advising clients on duty of vigilance cases, as well as the implementation of anti-corruption programmes and policies.

Editorial individuel

Ophelia Claude a une réputation croissante sur le marché pour son travail de conseil aux clients sur les dossiers de devoir de vigilance, ainsi que sur la mise en œuvre de programmes et de politiques anti-corruption.

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White-Collar Crime - France

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Ophélia Claude represents a range of corporate and private clients in criminal cases, including politicians, executives, energy and technology companies.

Editorial individuel

Ophélia Claude représente de nombreux types de clients individuels et d’entreprises dans des affaires pénales, notamment des politiciens, des dirigeants, des entreprises du secteur de l’énergie et de la technologie.

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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) - France

Spotlight

Individual Editorial

Ophélia Claude comes highly recommended for her expert handling of devoir de vigilance litigations. She additionally assists with human rights policies, greenwashing claims and CSRD compliance.

Editorial individuel

Ophélia Claude est fortement recommandée pour son expertise dans la gestion des contentieux relatifs au devoir de vigilance. Elle intervient également en matière de politiques relatives aux droits humains, d'allégations de greenwashing et de conformité à la directive CSRD.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Ophélia Claude is a key player in compliance in the Paris market. Her network within Paul Hastings allows her to cover many jurisdictions. Her answers are precise and well-argued.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations respondent
Chambers France

Ophelia Claude is very good and rigorous. She leaves no stone unturned.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations respondent
Chambers France

Ophelia is a team player who works seamlessly with stakeholders. She's really collaborative and easy to work with. She has a reassuring presence and brings a sense of control and calm.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations respondent
Chambers France

Ophélie est une avocate hors pair qui travaille en parfaite harmonie avec les différentes parties prenantes. Elle est très agréable et facile à vivre. Elle dégage une présence rassurante et apporte sérénité et contrôle.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations respondent
Chambers France

Ophélia Claude est une figure incontournable de la conformité sur le marché parisien. Son réseau au sein de Paul Hastings lui permet de couvrir de nombreuses juridictions. Ses réponses sont précises et argumentées.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations respondent
Chambers France

Ophelia Claude est très compétente et rigoureuse. Elle ne néglige aucun détail.

Corporate Compliance & Investigations respondent
Chambers France

She provides really high level advice.

White-Collar Crime respondent
Chambers France

Ophélia is very intelligent, very quick, responsive and stands out for her strategic thinking.

White-Collar Crime respondent
Chambers France

I love working with her. She has a very technical approach and I trust her blindly.

White-Collar Crime respondent
Chambers France

J'adore travailler avec elle. Son approche est très technique et je lui fais une confiance aveugle.

White-Collar Crime respondent
Chambers France

Ophélie est très intelligente, très vive, réactive et se distingue par sa pensée stratégique.

White-Collar Crime respondent
Chambers France

Elle donne des conseils de très haut niveau.

White-Collar Crime respondent
Chambers France

Her main qualities are her deep knowledge of the matters at hand, her proactivity and creativity to find solutions specifically applicable to our activities.

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondent
Chambers France

Ses principales qualités sont sa connaissance approfondie des sujets traités, sa proactivité et sa créativité pour trouver des solutions spécifiquement applicables à nos activités.