Christian BUFFAT
Lawyer
Profiles
Christian Buffat was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1969
Formation
Co-founder of the law firm Honig Buffat Mettetal in 1979, he was senior partner of the law firm HPMBC Clyde & Co in Paris that was created further to two successive mergers:
- in 2001 between Honig Buffat Mettetal and Duprey Preel Coulon (named HPMBC)
- thereafter in May 2002 with the international law firm Clyde & Co.
He is now of counsel at HMN & Partners (HONIG METTETAL NDIAYE) since 1st September 2006.
Practice Areas
He is specialised in criminal business law, commercial law, international contracts and insurance law.
Experience
He successfully advised and acted for a large number of institutions in major court proceedings relating to criminal liability of corporations and their managers (in particular with respect to financial criminality) and in directors and officers liability cases.
His main activities in criminal law include:
- handling of criminal proceedings in financial matters: attorney for the victims or ensure the criminal defence of corporations and individuals operating in various business sectors.
- auditing of internal corporate procedures, and advising on vigilance duties in the perspective, in particular, of fighting against money laundering and reducing criminal risks exposure considering the clients’ business sector (financial institutions, aviation manufacturer, insurance companies…).
- Directors and officers liability: misuse of companies’ assets, embezzlement, bribery…
Areas of expertise
Tourism
and Travel Law
Aviation
and Space Law
Industrial
Risks and Product Liability
Directors and Officers liability
insurance and Criminal Business Law
Insurance and reinsurance
International
Litigation and Arbitration
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