Elena Velez de la Calle - Avocate au Barreau de Paris

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Approach

Facing the justice system is a challenge for any citizen and requires rigorous and demanding assistance.
This is all the more necessary in a society where judicialization keeps increasing and where litigants are often left without any explanation.
Demanding and passionate, I practice with determination and great humanity.
I am committed to providing full availability and transparency to support, assist and defend you effectively.

About

Elena Velez de la Calle is a member of the Paris Bar and practices criminal law, international criminal law and litigation in general.

She advises and assists French and foreign clients in complex and varied litigation.

Me Velez de la Calle regularly pleads before various courts, from the Criminal Court to administrative courts, via civil courts, and simultaneously teaches criminal law and criminal procedure at Paris X University (Nanterre).

After an experience with the criminal lawyer Laure Heinich, Elena Velez de la Calle joined the office of the Bâtonnier Charrière-Bournazel where she practiced for more than four years.

Previously, she was a member of the law firm Parra Rodriguez Abogados in Bogotá and worked with the former Minister of the Interior of Colombia as well as in Lisbon, Portugal with the renowned law firm PLMJ. Elena has also worked at l’UNESCO and with diplomats from various Latin American countries.

She has significant experience in Portuguese and English speaking countries and has maintained correspondents in various parts of the world to provide unfailing support in national and international litigation.

Elena Velez de la Calle regularly practices in immigration law and gives lectures on the numerous legal reforms.

She is also a member of the association of Franco-Colombian jurists.

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Expertise

General criminal law

Offences and crimes committed against people and property, Me Vdlc intervenes in the defense of defendants as well as in the accompaniment of complainants and victims throughout the criminal proceedings

Immigration law

Regularizations, work permits, residence permit renewals, resident cards, OQTF (Obligation to Leave French Territory) and nationality. Me. Velez de la Calle assists you before prefectures and administrative courts, providing guidance throughout the procedures to help speed them up.

International criminal law

Extraditions and offences committed or taken place abroad

Litigation

Bodily injury, private international law, human rights, family law.