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Graduated from ESSEC Business School, Paris I - Pantheon-Sorbonne University and from New-York University (LLM), lawyer at the Paris and New-York bars, Olivier Attias joined August Debouzy in 2018 after working for ten years within the Litigation and International Arbitration team of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Paris Office.
His main activity is litigation. He litigates in compliance and white-collar crimes as well as financial litigation. Olivier Attias also has extensive experience in economic sanctions and export control regulations.
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August Debouzy franchit un nouveau cap avec la cooptation de 3 associés : Valérie Munoz-Pons, Olivier Attias et Lionel Martin
Le cabinet August Debouzy consolide sa pratique contentieuse et élève au rang d’associés Valérie Munoz-Pons, Olivier Attias et Lionel Martin. Cette annonce témoigne de la volonté de valoriser les profils experts et engagés du cabinet.
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August Debouzy advises Cameco on French law aspects of acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company
August Debouzy, in coordination with Covington & Burling, is advising Cameco Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company and a cornerstone of the Canadian nuclear industry, on the French aspects of a contemplated acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company, one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, for an enterprise value of $7.875 billion and an estimated $4.5 billion equity cost. Covington & Burling assisted Cameco with the general coordination of the transaction and the US law aspects.
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Loi de mobilisation russe : quelles conséquences pour les entités locales de sociétés françaises toujours présentes en Russie ?
A l’heure où le 8ème paquet de sanctions européennes entre en vigueur, durcissant un peu plus encore les relations entre les opérateurs européens et l’ensemble des entités russes , les groupes français ayant conservé une activité en Russie doivent également analyser les conséquences de la mobilisation partielle décrétée par le Président Poutine.
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August Debouzy advised the Swiss group Holcim on the acquisition of the PRB group
August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised the Swiss group Holcim, a major player in innovative and sustainable construction solutions, on the acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.
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État des lieux des sanctions européennes en réaction à la guerre en Ukraine au 17 mars 2022 – Focus : Conséquences des mesures visant les oligarques sur les activités commerciales des entreprises
Un premier paquet de sanctions entériné par le Conseil de l’UE le 23 février via 4 décisions et 5 règlements a institué des mesures ciblées de gel des avoirs et des ressources économiques à l’encontre de près de 400 personnes physiques et morales et des mesures restreignant considérablement les activités commerciales entre l’UE et les régions du Donbass.
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De l’(in)opportunité de former un recours à l’encontre d’une décision de la commission des sanctions de l’AMF.
Le conseil constitutionnel s’est prononcé le 11 mars sur une question relative aux recours incidents formés par le Président de l’AMF à l’encontre des décisions de sanction prononcées par la Commission des sanctions de la même autorité.
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Summary as of March 10, 2022 of EU and UK Sanctions in reaction to the war in Ukraine - Practical recommendations for pending contracts
EU Sanctions A first package of sanctions endorsed by the EU Council on 23 February via 4 decisions[1] and 5 regulations[2] introduced targete
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Summary of March 3rd, 2022 of the economic sanctions adopted by the EU in response to the war in Ukraine: impacts on the activity of Russian subsidiaries of European groups and possibility of using the force majeure shield
On February 21st, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree recognizing the independence and sovereignty of the two separatist Ukrainian republics in the Donbas region, the republics of Donetsk and of Luhansk, and decided to send in troops to Ukraine. The European Union reacted immediately, through the voice of its High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, by announcing as of February 22nd the unanimous adoption by the 27 Member States of several successive packages of sanctions targeting the Russian economy.
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International economic sanctions adopted in response to the situation in Ukraine as of February 28th, 2022 and possible invocation of force majeure in the context of contracts in progress
On February 21st, 2022, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree recognizing the independence and sovereignty of the two separatist Ukrainian republics in the Donbas region, the republics of Donetsk and of Luhansk, and decided to send in troops to Ukraine. The West reacted immediately to these manifest violations of international law and multilateral agreements by adopting a set of economic sanctions.
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International economic sanctions adopted in response to the situation in Ukraine – Status as at February 24th, 2022
Monday, February 21st, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree recognizing the independence and the sovereignty of the two separatist Ukrainian republics in the Donbas region, the republics of Donetsk and of Luhansk. This decision to recognize them as being independent and separate from Ukraine and the subsequent decision to send in military forces constitutes a clear violation of international law and numerous multilateral agreements that has brought about an immediate reaction from the West and the progressive adoption of a series of economic sanctions.
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