MEHDY KADRI

Maître Mehdy Kadri is a lawyer at the Paris Bar.

 

A criminal defence lawyer, he acts for public decision-makers, executives and corporate entities in sensitive cases of both national and international scope. His practice covers business and tax criminal law and employment criminal law.

 

Digital criminal law is another focus of his practice: in 2025, before the Paris Judicial Court, he secured the first acquittal handed down in France in a breach-of-trust case involving crypto-assets. He also practises media law and handles matters relating to reputational harm.

 

He regularly appears before the criminal courts and the assize courts, both in mainland France and in the overseas territories.

 

The defence of fundamental rights in criminal proceedings is central to his practice. He regularly files applications for annulment and brings matters before the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Council. His work extends to international criminal law, organised crime and terrorism.

 

Maître Kadri teaches the law of fundamental freedoms at the Institut Catholique de Paris and is the author of articles and commentaries published in leading journals and encyclopaedias. He is a member of the Association of Criminal Defence Lawyers (ADAP) and of the Institute of Tax and Financial Criminal Law (IDP2F).

 

He practises as counsel at the law firm Vigo and works in both French and English.