Showcasing demonstrable expertise across the military and defence, aerospace, banking and finance, tobacco, pharmaceuticals and energy sectors, the ‘innovative, pragmatic and efficient’ team at August Debouzy advises on compliance audits and risk mappings, in addition to assisting clients in corporate investigations led by French and foreign regulators. Eminent practitioner Bernard Cazeneuve continues to handle business ethics issues, corporate governance and duty of vigilance mandates, while Olivier Attias focuses on compliance, white-collar crime, and financial disputes, with particular experience in economic sanctions and export control regulations. Cazeneuve and Attias lead the team alongside Astrid Mignon Colombet, who ’stands out’ for her prowess in criminal defense cases, and Valérie Munoz-Pons, who advises on compliance matters in relation to the deployment of French regulations. Anaïs Coviaux assists clients with the implementation of compliance programmes, in addition to investigations and audits, and is another key contact in the group.
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Témoignages

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  • 'Innovative, pragmatic and efficient.'

  • 'The team has been very helpful when advising on sanctions matters. They have been very responsive to client requests, and effective in engaging with regulators.'

  • 'The team is absolutely remarkable and is certainly one of the most efficient in the market. Very high professionalism and a keen sense of risks. The level of advice and trust between the lawyer and his client is also very high.'

  • 'Astrid Mignon Colombet stands out in particular, as does Bernard Cazeneuve. Valérie Munoz-Pons and Olivier Attias are also very good in the field of sanctions and customs law. '

Points forts

  • Assisting a major French luxury company on anti-corruption compliance matters with the implementation of its action plan following a French Anti-Corruption Agency audit and their daily compliance issues.
  • Assisting a leading company in the energy sector, with an audit conducted by the French Anti-Corruption Agency.
  • Defending a French company accused of having failed in its obligations under the French Duty of Vigilance law.

Avocats

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Responsable de la pratique

Bernard Cazeneuve; Olivier Attias; Astrid Mignon Colombet; Valérie Munoz-Pons

Autres avocats clés

Anaïs Coviaux