Antonin Lévy is a partner in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Paris office. He is one of the best-known and most highly regarded litigators in France, concentrating on complex criminal litigation and compliance work. His practice focuses on white collar crime litigation, corporate compliance, and internal investigations, with a particular emphasis on corruption, corporate criminal law, and business and human rights. Antonin’s extensive experience includes managing investigations conducted by multilateral development banks and handling high-profile ESG litigation.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Antonin co-founded the leading litigation and investigations boutique, Antonin Lévy & Associés, where he built a reputation for his expertise in complex legal matters. His career also includes serving as a partner at Metzner Associés. Notably, Antonin also established and led the Investigation, White Collar Crime, and Fraud practice at a prominent American law firm in Paris.

With almost 20 years as a member of the Paris Bar, Antonin has consistently provided exceptional legal representation to organizations and individuals before both French and international courts. His work in high-profile cases involving fraud, corruption, human rights, and corporate criminal law has earned him a formidable reputation. Chambers & Partners Europe (2023) recognizes him as “a strong player in this market,” highlighting his role as counsel in some of the most significant cases in these areas. In 2023, Antonin helped an oil and gas company secure a €155 million (US$170 million) settlement with France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) over suspected corruption in Africa, and assisted a Luxembourg-based manufacturing company in resolving a PNF investigation into bribery in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Nigeria, and Libya. Having been involved in multiple joint resolutions in France, the U.S., and Germany, Antonin also has extensive experience dealing with investigations led by the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Investment Bank.

For trial litigation, Antonin is a vigorous litigator, having secured positive verdicts for his clients in high-stakes cases, such as the crash of the Concorde and other significant industrial accidents.

• Chambers Europe – Top Lawyers in White-Collar Crime (Band 1) and Corporate Compliance & Investigations (Band 3)
• Legal 500 – Hall of Fame and Tier 1
• Best Lawyers® – Ranked since 2017 and “Lawyer of the Year” in Criminal Defense in 2023
• Forbes Magazine and Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires – Top 40 Lawyers of CAC40 in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
• Global Investigation Review / Who’s Who Legal – Recognized as Thought Leader in Business Crime Defence – Corporates, Investigations, and Business Crime Defence & Investigations. Recognized as Recommended in Business Crime Defence – Individuals

• University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas – Master in General Private Law, 2005
• New York University – LL.M. in General Studies, 2007
• University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Sciences Po – DESS in Law and Economic Globalisation, 2003
• Sciences Po