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Diana Burtony advises on corporate crime & investigations and compliance.

Diana assists the firm's clients in criminal litigation and supports them in the assessment and prevention of criminal risk. Diana assists clients on all stages of the relevant legal and regulatory proceedings, in France and abroad. She is mainly involved in corporate crime & investigations and compliance (public or private corruption, tax fraud, money laundering, etc.). 

Diana also assists clients on the necessary tools for the prevention and detection of corruption and in the context of internal investigations. She has assisted several French and international groups in the context of audits by the French Anti-Corruption Agency. 

Based on peer reviews, Diana was named "One to Watch" by the publication Best Lawyers 2024 in France (Litigation).

Background

Diana is Franco-Mauritian. She holds a Master 2 degree in Business Law and a Common Law degree from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas. She has been a member of the Paris Bar since 2015 and is fluent in English. 

Diana has also spent two years as a lawyer in one of the Big 4, prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills, giving her valuable experience on the client side.