Alexandre Bisch

International Counsel

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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 ... Read Full Biography

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Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2006, Master in Business Law
Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales, M.B.A.

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).Mr. Bisch is co-author of the France chapter in the ICLG Guide to Business Crime 2020 (October, 2019); “France Chapter, and The Challenges of Managing Multi-jurisdictional Criminal Investigations,” The International Investigations Review (August, 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); 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); “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); “Financial & Business Crime in France: an Overview,” Financial & Business Crime Global Guide 2018/19 (November, 2018); the France chapter in GIR Know-How: Privilege, published by Global Investigations Review (October, 2018); “France boosts tax fraud prosecution,” Compliance & Enforcement (October, 2018); the France chapter in ICLG: Business Crime 2019, published by Global Legal Group (September, 2018); the France chapter in the International Investigations Review (July, 2018); “Deux insuffisances du mecanisme anticorruption de la loi Sapin II,” La Semaine Juridique (May, 2018); “Deferred Prosecution Agreements – The French Experience,” Commercial Dispute Resolution (March, 2018); “First French DPAs for Corruption Offences,” Compliance & Enforcement (March, 2018); “Financial Crime in France” part of the Practical Law Global Guide Series (November 2017); and “Privilege 2017 – France,” part of the Know How series published by Global Investigations Review (October, 2017).Mr. Bisch holds a Masters 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 co-auteur de “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 mecanisme 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.

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