Alexandre Bisch is an international counsel in the Paris office and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.
Mr. Bisch focuses on white collar criminal defence and regulatory enforcement. He represents companies and their executives before French authorities in matters involving corruption, tax fraud, insider trading and market manipulation. Mr. Bisch also represents clients on a variety of commercial disputes, including domestic and international litigations and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. He frequently argues cases before civil and commercial courts in the Paris area.
Prior to rejoining the firm in September 2017, Mr. Bisch served for three years as a senior legal officer for the AMF enforcement division, where he worked on cases of financial misconducts, including insider trading and market manipulation.
Prior to joining Debevoise as an associate in 2010, Mr. Bisch trained at the firm (2009). He also trained within the Equity Research team of Exane BNP Paribas in London (2009) and at an international law firm (2008).
The Legal 500 EMEA (2020) recommends Mr. Bisch for White Collar Crime, with clients saying that he has “high potential … his ability in spotting risks within un-reviewed information is remarkable, so is his gift of managing and coordinating teams from different jurisdictions.” He is also recommended by Expert Guides (2020) as a Rising Star in the Litigation and White Collar Crime categories for France. Mr. Bisch was named a Rising Star in the Litigation category at the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Rising Stars Awards (2019).
Mr. Bisch is co-author of “Révolution dans le risque pénal des fusions-absorptions,” Droit & Affaires (December, 2020); “France Makes U-Turn on Corporate Successor Criminal Liability,” Compliance & Enforcement (December, 2020); “The EPPO and the EU’s covid-19 rescue package – Italian anti-mafia report outlines future challenges,” Global Investigations Review (August, 2020); “La souveraineté économique face à l’extraterritorialité du droit,” Option Droit & Affaires (July, 2020); “Corruption: vers une nouvelle limitation de l’application extraterritoriale de la loi américaine?,” Option Droit & Affaires (June, 2020); “Convention judiciaire d’intérêt public: lignes directrices PNF/AFA - Quel encouragement à l’auto-dénonciation?,” La semaine juridique entreprises et affaires (April, 2020); “La communication judiciaire en période d’état d’urgence sanitaire,” Gazette du Palais (April, 2020); “The EPPO and International Co-Operation –– New Kid on the Block,” Compliance & Enforcement (December, 2019); “Policing Your Own Jardin – France Signals Eagerness to Take Control of Its White Collar Enforcement,” Compliance and Enforcement (July, 2019); “French Criminal Procedures— Surprising Features of a French Trial,” Bloomberg Law (July, 2019); “French Criminal Procedures—How Investigations Confound U.S. Practitioners,” Bloomberg Law (July, 2019); “French Anti-Corruption Authority Raises Alarm About M&A Transactions,” Compliance & Enforcement (May, 2019); “New French law expands protections covering trade secrets,” IBA Litigation Newsletter (May, 2019); “France boosts tax fraud prosecution,” Compliance & Enforcement (October, 2018); “Deux insuffisances du mécanisme anticorruption de la loi Sapin II,” La Semaine Juridique (May, 2018); “Deferred Prosecution Agreements – The French Experience,” Commercial Dispute Resolution (March, 2018); and “First French DPAs for Corruption Offences,” Compliance & Enforcement (March, 2018).
Mr. Bisch has also co-authored a number of chapters in industry publications. These include the French chapter in the ICLG Guide to Business Crime (October, 2020); the France chapter in the International Investigations Review (2018- 2020); the France chapter in GIR Know-How: Privilege, part of the Know How series published by Global Investigations Review (2017-2020); the France chapter in the ICLG Guide to Business Crime (2019 and 2020 editions); a new guide to help lawyers navigate the differences between French and U.S. criminal justice systems — 10 Things U.S. Criminal Defense Lawyers Should Know About Defending a Case in France (May, 2019); “Financial & Business Crime in France: an Overview,” Financial & Business Crime Global Guide 2018/19 (November, 2018); and “Financial Crime in France” part of the Practical Law Global Guide Series (November, 2017).
Mr. Bisch holds a master’s in Business Law from the University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne (2006) and a MBA from ESSEC Business School (2010).
Mr. Bisch is a member of the Paris Bar. His native language is French and he is fluent in English.
Alexandre Bisch est International Counsel au sein du département Contentieux du bureau de Paris.
M. Bisch intervient principalement en droit pénal des affaires. Il représente des sociétés et dirigeants devant les autorités françaises, notamment dans le cadre de dossiers de corruption, fraude fiscale et d’abus de marché. M. Bisch intervient également dans le cadre de litiges commerciaux et de contentieux relatifs à la reconnaissance et l’exécution de jugement et sentences arbitrales étrangers. Il plaide régulièrement devant les juridictions françaises.
Entre 2014 et 2017, M. Bisch a travaillé au sein de la direction de l’instruction et du contentieux des sanctions de l’Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) où il a développé une solide expertise du contentieux des abus de marché.
Avant de rejoindre Debevoise en tant que collaborateur en 2010, il y a été stagiaire (2009). Il a également travaillé en tant que stagiaire au sein de l’équipe Equity Research d’Exane BNP Paribas à Londres (2009) ainsi que dans un cabinet d’avocats international (2008).
M. Bisch est recommandé par The Legal 500 EMEA (2020) dans la catégorie White Collar Crime, les clients mentionnant notamment “[his] high potential … his ability in spotting risks within un-reviewed information is remarkable, so is his gift of managing and coordinating teams from different jurisdictions.” Il est également recommandé par Expert Guides (2020) en tant que Rising Star dans les catégories Litigation et White Collar Crime pour la France. M. Bisch a été distingué en tant que Rising Star dans la catégorie Litigation du Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Rising Stars Awards (2019).
M. Bisch est co-auteur de “The EPPO and the EU’s covid-19 rescue package – Italian anti-mafia report outlines future challenges,” Global Investigations Review (août 2020); “La souveraineté économique face à l’extraterritorialité du droit,” Option Droit & Affaires (juillet 2020); “Corruption: vers une nouvelle limitation de l’application extraterritoriale de la loi américaine?,” Option Droit & Affaires (juin 2020); “Convention judiciaire d’intérêt public: lignes directrices PNF/AFA - Quel encouragement à l’auto-dénonciation?,” La semaine juridique entreprises et affaires (avril 2020); “La communication judiciaire en période d’état d’urgence sanitaire,” Gazette du Palais (avril 2020); “The EPPO and International Co-Operation –– New Kid on the Block,” Compliance & Enforcement (décembre 2019); du chapitre consacré à la France dans GIR Know-How : Privilege (novembre 2019); du chapitre consacré à la France dans ICLG Guide to Business Crime 2020 (octobre 2019); du chapitre consacré à la France ainsi que “The Challenges of Managing Multi-jurisdictional Criminal Investigations,” publié par The International Investigations Review (août 2019); “Policing Your Own Jardin – France Signals Eagerness to Take Control of Its White Collar Enforcement,” Compliance and Enforcement (juillet 2019); “French Criminal Procedures— Surprising Features of a French Trial,” Bloomberg Law (juillet 2019); “French Criminal Procedures—How Investigations Confound U.S. Practitioners,” Bloomberg Law (juillet 2019); du guide “10 Things U.S. Criminal Defense Lawyers Should Know About Defending a Case in France” (mai 2019); “French Anti-Corruption Authority Raises Alarm About M&A Transactions,” Compliance & Enforcement (mai 2019); “New French law expands protections covering trade secrets,” IBA Litigation Newsletter (mai 2019); “Financial & Business Crime in France: an Overview,” Financial & Business Crime Global Guide 2018/19 (novembre 2018); du chapitre consacré à la France dans GIR Know-How: Privilege, publié par Global Investigations Review (octobre 2018); “France boosts tax fraud prosecution,” Compliance & Enforcement (octobre 2018); du chapitre consacré à la France dans ICLG: Business Crime 2019, publié par Global Legal Group (septembre 2018); du chapitre consacré à la France dans “The International Investigations Review” (juillet 2018); “Deux insuffisances du mécanisme anticorruption de la loi Sapin II,” La Semaine Juridique (mai 2018); “Deferred Prosecution Agreements – The French Experience,” Commercial Dispute Resolution (mars 2018); “First French DPAs for Corruption Offences,” Compliance & Enforcement (mars 2018); des rubriques “Financial Crime in France”, publiées dans Practical Law Global Guide Series (novembre 2017); et “Privilege 2017” (dans la série Know How publiée par la revue Global Investigations Review en octobre 2017).
M. Bisch est titulaire d’un Master de Droit des Affaires de l’Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (2006) ainsi que d’un MBA de l’ESSEC (2010).
Il est membre du Barreau de Paris. Sa langue maternelle est le français et il parle couramment l’anglais.