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Pierre Zientara

Associate, Investigation & White Collar Defense

pierrezientara@paulhastings.com

Pierre Zientara is an associate in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice and is based in the Paris office.

His practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, both in advisory and litigation proceedings, as well as compliance, ethics and internal investigations, with an emphasis on environmental criminal law.

During his training, he worked for the National Financial Prosecutor (the Parquet National Financier), the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and leading law firms.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, he worked at the law firm Antonin Lévy & Associés.

EDUCATION

The London School of Economics and Political Science, LL.M., 2022

University of Paris I: Pantheon-Sorbonne, M2, 2019

RECOGNITIONS

  • Ones to Watch

    Best Lawyers (2027)

PUBLICATIONS

  • "Droit pénal de l’environnement: un essor et des enjeux de précisions", Le Monde Du Droit, Co-author with Quentin Dreyfus

    July 2024

  • "Directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures: challenges and perspectives", Revue Internationale de la Compliance et de l''Éthique des Affaires n° 03, Co-author with Ophélia Claude

    June 2024