Business Crime
ESG
The expanding global web of ESG-related legislation and regulation, coupled with a growing appetite among regulators and law enforcement agencies to call corporate actors and directors to account for ESG failures, means that both individuals and corporate entities are increasingly facing complex ESG-related challenges and potential criminal and regulatory exposure across multiple jurisdictions.
The ECBA’s ESG sub-group is a forum for ECBA members to exchange information and ideas, share their practical experiences, and discuss best practice, with the aim of improving the knowledge and skills of ECBA members so that they can provide effective advice and representation to individuals and entities facing ESG-related challenges.
Coordinator: Salomé Lemasson
Salomé Lemasson is a business crime lawyer admitted to practice in France (Paris) and Germany (Berlin) and a Professional Associate at Outer Temple Chambers in London. Salomé has extensive cross-border experience in complex international criminal matters and sanctions cases. In addition, Salomé also defends clients targeted by investigations by multilateral development banks (WBG, EBRD, AfDB, etc.) into allegations of fraud and corruption.
Coordinator: Vladimir Hrle
Vladimir Hrle is a lawyer with 20 years of experience, widely recognised for his work at the intersection of business crime and corporate criminal liability and international human rights law.
Contact: business.crime.wg@ecba.org
If you are an ECBA member interested in joining a working group, please email us, providing a brief outline of your reasons for wanting to join.
Latest Posts
ECBA Spring Conference 2026, 24 and 25 April in Barcelona, Spain
The conference brought together European criminal defence lawyers for expert discussions on procedural safeguards, fundamental rights and cross-border defence practice.
Writing a new Statement on the Directive on Combatting Corruption
Preparing an ECBA follow-up position on the final EU Anti-Corruption Directive, assessing reforms and remaining defence-rights concerns in Europe’s evolving enforcement framework.
EPPO Webinar
The webinar hosts defence lawyers and academics or magistrates that discuss practical issues and experiences regarding EPPO cases from different countries. Their scope is to describe relevant defense issues and to advise the members of the ECBA on how to handle them.
Update of the Country reports on Bribery and Corruption
Revising Country reports on Bribery and Corruption to reflect new laws, case law, and practice, offering defence-focused insights into evolving bribery enforcement across Europe.
Current and future initiatives
The ECBA Business Crime working group is engaged in a variety of current and future initiatives, ranging from legislative monitoring to practical projects supporting defence rights across Europe. Members are warmly invited to join specific projects within this groups, contributing their expertise and shaping the outcomes together.
Writing a new Statement on the Directive on Combatting Corruption
Preparing an ECBA follow-up position on the final EU Anti-Corruption Directive, assessing reforms and remaining defence-rights concerns in Europe’s evolving enforcement framework.
EPPO Webinar
The webinar hosts defence lawyers and academics or magistrates that discuss practical issues and experiences regarding EPPO cases from different countries. Their scope is to describe relevant defense issues and to advise the members of the ECBA on how to handle them.
Update of the Country reports on Bribery and Corruption
Revising Country reports on Bribery and Corruption to reflect new laws, case law, and practice, offering defence-focused insights into evolving bribery enforcement across Europe.