Below is a selection of key cases where I assisted my clients in the field of compliance since 2011.
Expert witness
• Testifying as expert witness in international commercial arbitration proceedings, at the request of a leading multinational group in the luxury business.
• Providing an independent expert report to the Paris Court of Appeal, in a recourse against an ICC arbitration award, at the request of a foreign Government.
Monitorships
• Senior Counsel in two monitorships: Alcatel Lucent (FCPA, US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission) and French engineering group (World Bank Group).
• In both cases: end-to-end follow-up of all aspects of the case, during the full length of the mandates. Review of the companies’ compliance programs. Periodic recommendations and reports to the authorities. Numerous integrity audits conducted in Middle Eastern, African and Asian subsidiaries.
Advisory
• Over ten years of experience in advising multinational corporations in drafting and enhancing their compliance programs, in response to French, European and international standards and risks.
• Experience in a wide variety of sectors, including food, construction, space, security, defense, civil nuclear, transport, industrial services or trading.
• Advice on all aspects of compliance: risk mapping, intermediaries and other third party due diligence and risk mitigation, codes of conduct and internal procedures, hospitality, alerts, training, M&A integrity due diligence, controls, reporting, internal investigations, crisis management, dealings with enforcement authorities, etc.
