Valérie Munoz-Pons > August Debouzy > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

August Debouzy
7 rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris
France

Work Department

Litigation Arbitration White-collar crime

Position

Partner

Career

Valérie Munoz-Pons has been a member of the Paris bar since 2007. She is a partner in the Litigation – Arbitration – White Collar Crime department. Her practice focuses on white-collar crime, investigations, and compliance.

Valérie assists her clients with criminal cases initiated by judicial and regulatory authorities, at all stages of proceedings, from investigations to final hearings.

She has particular expertise in white-collar crime cases (corruption, favouritism, illegal taking of interest, tax fraud, publishing of false financial statements, misuse of corporate assets) and environmental criminal law.

She also assists French and international clients with internal investigations and compliance issues (preparing risk mapping, conducting “Sapin II Law” audits, training, etc.) in connection with French regulations (“Sapin II” Law and “duty of care” law) and the extraterritorial application of American (FCPA) and British (UKBA) regulations.

Valérie worked in the Paris office of the American law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP for several years.

Valérie teaches Compliance, International Regulation and Business Ethics at the Institute of Political Studies, also called Sciences Po. She also teaches at the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN), after several years of teaching at HEC business school.

Languages

French | English

Memberships

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2007

Education

Master in Management, specialization in International Legal and Tax Strategy, HEC Paris business school, 2005

Post-graduate degree (DESS) in International Taxation, University of Paris 2 Assas, 2005

Lawyer Rankings

France > Dispute resolution: White-collar crime

August Debouzy has a large and experienced able to assist clients at various stages, from early compliance to prosecution phases. The firm represents leading companies specialising in various industries (retail, defence, engineering, banking), as well as senior executives and some elected officials. Its caseload is as diverse and encompasses illicit advertising, insider dealing, corruption, fraud and money laundering offences. The team has gained particular expertise assisting companies negotiating deferred prosecution deals (CJIP) – it assisted clients in signing two CJIP in 2023 including a very high-profile one. The team also has strong knowledge of international sanctions and of companies’ criminal liabilities linked to conflict areas. Astrid Mignon Colombet has extensive experience and jointly leads the practice alongside Benjamin van Gaver, who litigates in all types of disputes, Valérie Munoz-Pons and Olivier Attias.