After pursuing a career with a strong international focus and earning a dual degree in English and French law from King’s College London and the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Aurélia Grignon joined the law firm Soulez Larivière immediately after being sworn in as an attorney in 2007.
She became a partner in 2016 and has co-managed the firm since January 2020.
Aurélia Grignon handles all areas of corporate criminal law (corruption, misuse of corporate assets, embezzlement, fraud, money laundering, deceptive business practices, forgery, and use of forged documents, etc.), representing both corporations and individuals, including executives, political leaders, government officials, and high-ranking civil servants.
Her practice now extends more broadly to the entire spectrum of corporate criminal law, which includes, in particular, prosecutions under criminal labor law—such as harassment, gender-based and sexual violence, obstruction of work, and undeclared labor—as well as all litigation related to criminal accident law (including prosecutions for involuntary manslaughter or injury resulting from workplace accidents) . In this field, Aurélia Grignon has developed recognized expertise by working alongside Daniel Soulez Larivière on sensitive and highly publicized cases involving industrial disasters and aviation accidents (the Erika oil spill, the collapse of Terminal 2E, the Concorde crash, etc.). Furthermore, the range of offenses currently faced by companies and their executives continues to expand, as exemplified by the prosecutions for financing a terrorist organization and complicity in crimes against humanity brought against Lafarge and its former executives.
Aurélia Grignon is also attuned to the developments currently reshaping criminal law, particularly those related to the rise of transnational prosecutions and so-called “plea bargain” agreements, and has been involved for several years in major cases related to these issues. She has a thorough understanding of international and EU legal instruments governing judicial cooperation and regularly handles matters involving extradition and European arrest warrants. She also closely monitors the increased liability faced by companies in the areas of health, safety, and compliance, as well as the widespread use of internal investigations, which raises new questions regarding respect for procedural safeguards, the protection of personal data, and trade secrets, among other issues.
Aurélia Grignon has also developed specialized expertise in aviation law within the firm and has been handling criminal prosecution cases related to aviation accidents and incidents for several years.
Aurélia Grignon is a member of several international groups and associations of criminal defense attorneys, notably the *European Criminal Bar Association* (ECBA) and the *European Fraud and Compliance Lawyer* Association (EFCL), which facilitate the comparison of procedural practices across different countries, fostering the development of new defense strategies and innovative solutions. This same curiosity about the international arena has led her, for the past fifteen years or so, to participate alongside American and British attorneys in think tanks and training sessions on the practice of cross-examination.
Aurélia Grignon has been recognized by *Best Lawyers in France* in Criminal Defense and Aviation since 2019.
She is recognized as a *Leading Partner* in the *Legal 500 EMEA 2026* guide, which ranks the Soulez Larivière law firm in Tier 2 for *White Collar Crime*.
She is also recognized by the Décideurs - Leaders League ranking, which places her in the “Excellent” category for corporate criminal law and “Highly Regarded” for labor criminal law.
