Well placed to collaborate with its US offices on multijurisdictional mandates, the ‘competent and business oriented’ at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP handles a broad range of matters, from compliance with anti-corruption, economic sanctions and export controls to anti-money laundering, data protection and ESG considerations, in addition to internal and regulatory investigations. ’Experts in compliance’, Anne Gaustad and Marie-Agnès Nicolas jointly lead the team; Gaustad assists clients in conducting anti-corruption compliance reviews and risk assessments, internal investigations, third-party due diligence, and designing and implementing risk-based corporate compliance programmes, while Nicolas’ practice covers anti-corruption compliance, business and human rights, economic sanctions and export controls, ethics and corporate governance issues. Jan Dunin-Wasowicz left the firm in October 2024, while Nicolas Tollet departed in July 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Competent and business oriented.’

  • ‘Very professional team with international compliance experience.’

  • ‘Efficiency and availability.’

  • ‘Marie-Agnès Nicolas is excellent in every way.’

  • ‘Excellent technical mastery combined with impressive knowledge of the network.’

  • ‘Exceptional availability of team and great sense of customer service. Relevant and effective responses.’

  • ‘Marie-Agnès Nicolas and Anne Gaustad are our leading advisers. They are both great experts in compliance and submit relevant and adapted analyses.’

Key clients

  • Airbus

Lawyers

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Marie-Agnès Nicolas

Practice head

Anne Gaustad; Marie-Agnès Nicolas

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