Olivier Attias
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PositionPartner
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Emailoattias@august-debouzy.com
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Phone Number+33145618833
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LanguagesEnglish, French, Greek
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LocationParis
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BarreauBarreau de New - York, Barreau de Paris
Practice Areas
- Arbitration and ADR
- Commercial and Corporate Litigation
- Compliance and Investigations
- Environmental and ESG Litigation
- European Law
- European Litigation
- International Sanctions and Export Controls
- Securities Litigation
- White-Collar Crime and Investigations
Biography
Olivier Attias has been a partner at August Debouzy since 2018. His practice focuses primarily on litigation, with a strong emphasis on compliance and business criminal law.
He is a recognized expert in anti-corruption compliance, international economic sanctions, and export control regulations. He advises and represents multinational corporations, financial institutions, and senior executives in high-stakes compliance matters, internal investigations, and regulatory proceedings, both in France and internationally.
He holds degrees from ESSEC, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, and New York University (LL.M.). Admitted to the Paris and New York Bars, he previously spent ten years with the International Litigation and Arbitration team in the Paris office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
For Olivier Attias, no question is an issue. He knows very well how to give a precise response - Chambers and Partners
Olivier Attias is top-notch on sanctions advice - Legal 500
Background
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2007NYU - New York University | LLM in General Studies
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2005Paris 1 - Université Panthéon Sorbonne | Master's degree (DEA) in International Business Law and International Trade Law
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2004Paris 1 - Université Panthéon Sorbonne | Post-graduate degree (Maitrise) in Business Law – International Law
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2004ESSEC - ESSEC Business School | ESSEC Grande École
Rankings and Recognition
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(01)Chambers and Partners
2026
Corporate Compliance & Investigations
Band 1
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(02)Chambers and Partners
2025 - Global
Corporate Compliance & Investigations
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(03)Legal 500
2025 - Global
Compliance