Criminal defense lawyer
MaximilienFOURT
A criminal defense lawyer at the Paris Bar, he appears before criminal courts throughout France, at every stage of the proceedings: police custody, judicial investigation, trial and sentence adjustment.
01Criminal defense lawyer in Paris
Maximilien Fourt
Maximilien FOURT is a lawyer registered with the Paris Bar. He practises exclusively in criminal law.
He speaks fluent English and Spanish, and frequently assists foreign nationals (United Kingdom, Netherlands, Colombia, United States…) before the French criminal courts.
Foreign nationals may also be subject to arrest warrants or European arrest warrants, which require the involvement of a French criminal defense lawyer.
Holder of two Master's degrees (Master 2) from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris II Panthéon-Assas universities, he quickly developed a keen interest in criminal law. He devoted his final dissertation to the offence of money laundering.
Trained in white-collar criminal law at the FIDAL law firm, then in general criminal law and criminal procedure alongside leading Paris criminal defense lawyers, he founded his own firm in 2020.
Maximilien FOURT has developed particular expertise in emergency criminal cases (police custody, immediate appearance and judicial investigation), as well as in complex organised crime cases (drug trafficking, criminal conspiracy…) and white-collar crime (fraud, corruption…).
His firm also acts at the sentence adjustment stage, ensuring that prisoners' rights are respected.
The firm assists its clients before all criminal courts (Criminal Court or Assize Court) throughout France, both in mainland France and in the overseas territories.
It acts at every stage of the proceedings (police custody, criminal court hearing, guilty plea, immediate appearance…).
An experienced criminal defense lawyer, he is committed to providing tailored, strategic and human support.
02Criminal emergency
Criminal emergency,24 hours a day.
24/7
Criminal on-call service · Paris & all of France
Police custody, immediate appearance, being brought before the court: every hour counts.
The firm is on the front line, day and night, at weekends and on public holidays, with an immediate presence at police stations, courts and prisons in the Île-de-France region and throughout France.
03A tailored defense at every stage of the proceedings
Practice areas.
01Police custody & voluntary interview
Police custody (garde à vue) is governed by Articles 62-2 et seq. of the French Code of Criminal Procedure. It is a measure depriving a person of their liberty, ordered by a judicial police officer under the supervision of the judicial authority…
02Criminal court & Assize court
Criminal hearings are held before the Police Court for petty offences, before the Criminal Court (Tribunal Correctionnel) for misdemeanours, and before the Assize Court or the Departmental Criminal Court for felonies. Summoned before the criminal court? Maître Maximilien Fourt answers your questions.
03Judicial investigation & pre-trial detention
A judicial investigation (information judiciaire, or instruction) is an inquiry led by an investigating judge and closely regulated by the Code of Criminal Procedure.
04Testimonials
What our clients say.
Maximilien FOURT is an excellent criminal lawyer in Paris. He speaks perfect English which greatly facilitated the follow-up of my husband's case which was subject to a European arrest warrant. I highly recommend !
05Press
In the media.
Called upon by national and regional media for his expertise in sensitive criminal cases.
06Contact us
A question, a case?
Address
43, rue Condorcet
75009 Paris