Spartans Avocats | Matthias Pujos

Founding partner

MENTORS

For ten years, Matthias Pujos has been practicing in the most prestigious law firms in Paris. He spent seven of these years alongside his mentors, Maitres Francois Sureau and Patrice Spinosi, French Supreme Court lawyers.

After graduating from the Pantheon-Assas University in Paris, Matthias Pujos developed a passion for procedural disputes and has since specialized in criminal, civil, and commercial litigation.

PUGNACITY, RESPONSIVENESS & TACTIC

Renowned by his peers for his pugnacity with his opponents and dedication and commitment to the cause of his clients, Pujos works both in France and abroad in the most complex cases that require responsiveness and a strategic approach.

APPOINTED AS “RISING STAR” BY LEADERS LEAGUE

Led by a seasoned lawyer, the firm was founded by Matthias Pujos and has gained a strong reputation after its many successful cases.

In March 2019, Pujos was appointed as “Rising Star” by Leaders League – Magazine Décideurs Juridiques (click here)

Matthias Pujos teaches oratory to senior officers of the French WarSchool–French Ministry of the Armed Forces, since 2016.
He also represents the Hellenic Republic at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in the “Anti-Corruption and Corporate Governance” Commission.

OUTSTANDING JUDICIAL SUCCESSES

05/05/2025

PARIS CRIMINAL COURT OF APPEAL

Criminal - Acquittal of the former deputy head of the French customs intelligence service (DNRED) for embezzlement of public funds, organized fraud, and complicity in the importation/possession of several tons of counterfeit tobacco and coffee (click here)

12/03/2025

FRENCH SUPREME COURT

Exequatur - Successful defense of a Franco-Russian filmmaker against a U.S. film production company that was claiming approximately $10 million U.S. dollars on French soil (click here and here)

07/02/2023

PARIS CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

Exequatur - Successful defense of a Franco-Russian filmmaker against a U.S. film production company that was claiming approximately $10 million U.S. dollars on French soil (click here).

26/01/2022

PARIS CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

Tax interim seizures (L16B) - Victorious defense of a Luxembourg company which is now cleared from fraudulent accusations & restitution of all IT and hard copies illegally seized (click here)

27/10/2021

CAEN CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

Tax interim seizures (L16B) - Victorious defense of a Luxembourg company which is now cleared from fraudulent accusations & restitution of all IT and hard copies illegally seized (click here)

10/06/2021

PARIS CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

Shareholders dispute - Defense of reinsurance company COVEA in its dispute with SCOR following the attempted friendly takeover bid in August 2018 (stake : 1 Bln. €)

03/11/2020

PARIS CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

Exequatur - Victorious defense of a Turkish tycoon to whom the Republic of Turkey was claiming, before French courts, 380 million Euros (click here)

17/09/2020

FRENCH SUPREME COURT

International preventive seizures (landmark case) - Définitive release of preventive seizures carried on by a foreign State, in France, over assets worthing 2.1 billion euros (click here)

02/07/2020

LYON CRIMINAL COURT

International money laundering organization - Immediate release of the dean member of a money laundering organization between France, Italy, Algeria and Dubaï - financial stake over 70 million euros (click here)

04/07/2019

PARIS CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

International preventive seizures - Release of preventive seizures carried on by a foreign State, in France, against a business man (click here)

27/03/2019

PARIS CIVIL COURT

Exequatur - Victorious defense of a Turkish tycoon to whom the Republic of Turkey was claiming, before French courts, 380 million Euros (click here)

18/12/2018

PARIS CIVIL COURT

International preventive seizures - Release of preventive seizures carried on by a foreign State, in France, over assets worthing 2.1 billion euros (click here)

17/10/2018

CRIMINAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CORSICA (AJACCIO)

Criminal - Innocence granted to a Corsican independantist indicted on homicide charges (click here)

06/09/2018

PARIS CIVIL COURT OF APPEAL

International preventive seizures - Release of preventive seizures carried on by a foreign State, in France, over assets worthing 2.1 billion euros (click here)

14/10/2016

FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL

White collar crime - Victorious defense of 200 plaintiffs in the context of a "priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality" relating to a criminal French law provision (click here)

21/03/2014