International Sanctions
and Export Controls
Compliance, Risk, and Disputes
Sanctions and export control work is no longer solely a compliance discipline. Enforcement is intensifying across all major jurisdictions, and companies now face administrative and criminal proceedings before French or foreign regulators when a violation is alleged or suspected.
Our team handles both upstream compliance and downstream enforcement. We advise on compliance program design, risk mapping, due diligence, internal investigations, and sanctions issues in M&A transactions. Where most practices focus on screening and policy design, we regularly act as counsel in contentious proceedings arising from actual or suspected breaches: customs disputes, enforcement actions, and cross-border investigations.
We represent clients before the French Treasury (DGT), the Dual-Use Goods Authorities (SBDU and ANSSI), customs authorities (DNRED), and competent courts, in high-stakes matters where regulatory and criminal dimensions overlap. Our multijurisdictional experience enables us to coordinate defense strategies across UN, EU, U.S., and U.K. regimes, with partner firms in over 120 countries.
our Interventions
We assist clients across the full sanctions lifecycle, with particular depth in managing enforcement situations and contentious proceedings. This includes compliance with EU, U.S., U.K., and UN sanctions regimes, risk mapping and internal policies, asset freeze and restrictive measures, licensing and exemption requests, internal investigations and remediation. We regularly represent clients before competent authorities in sanctions-related enforcement proceedings, combining regulatory expertise with contentious defense capabilities.
We advise on export control regulations applicable to controlled goods, technologies, and sensitive transfers, and act as counsel when those regulations give rise to disputes or enforcement actions. Our work covers classification of goods and technologies, export licensing and authorizations, compliance programs and internal procedures, customs controls and inspections. We represent clients in customs disputes and enforcement proceedings before the competent authorities, ensuring both regulatory compliance and effective defense strategies.
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our References
French Energy Group – Export Control Compliance Program
Advice to a leading French energy group on establishing and strengthening internal compliance procedures concerning export controls and international sanctions.
Technology Company – Export Control Regulations
Advice to a technology company on analyzing export control laws and restrictions under international sanctions frameworks.
Global Chemical Leader – Sanctions Compliance
Advice to a global leader in the chemical sector and its subsidiaries in navigating international sanctions regimes issued by the European Union, Switzerland, and various national authorities, as they relate to ongoing business operations.
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