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

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