LAWYER PROFILE

Paul Fortin

France 2026

A&O Shearman

Ranked in 1 practice area

White-Collar Crime

France

1 year ranked

About

Provided by A&O Shearman

France

Practice Areas

Paul has experience of a wide range of complex litigation matters related to criminal law, commercial law, competition law, and public law.

He has also substantial skills before the Conseil d’Etat and Cour de cassation, and has particular experience of handling major criminal cases before courts (Tribunal correctionnel, Cour d’assises). Paul is now specialized in white-collar crime, and commercial litigation.

Paul was elected First Secretary of the Conférence des avocats du Barreau de Paris in 2014. In this position, he was entrusted during one year with the most complex criminal cases in which the accused could not afford a lawyer.

Paul is a recognized practitioner by "Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch" since 2022 in Criminal Defense.

Chambers Review

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Chambers France

White-Collar Crime - France

Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Paul Fortin has experience assisting banks and corporates with criminal investigations. He has notable experience in criminal tax law.

Editorial individuel

Paul Fortin a une expérience en matière de conseil aux banques et aux entreprises dans le cadre d'enquêtes pénales. Il est particulièrement compétent en droit pénal fiscal.

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Strengths

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Paul is very creative and thinks outside the box.
White-Collar CrimeChambers France
Paul is really brilliant on the technical side, he is very at ease with numbers which is great, knows law by heart and has great knowledge.
White-Collar CrimeChambers France
Paul Fortin is a rising star with great capacity to get into complex topics, he dives into details so quickly.
White-Collar CrimeChambers France
Paul Fortin is great. I saw him in court and thought he was really quite terrific.
White-Collar CrimeChambers France
Paul est très créatif et trouve des solutions alternatives.
White-Collar CrimeChambers France
Paul Fortin est une avocat montant dotée d'une grande capacité à aborder des sujets complexes ; il s'immerge dans les détails avec une rapidité remarquable.
White-Collar CrimeChambers France