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.
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Compliance
European Law
Highlights
Banking - Finance
Aeronautics & Defense
European Law and Public Policy
Education
LLM in General Studies, New York University, 2007
Post-graduate degree (DEA) in International Business Law and International Trade Law, Paris I – Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 2005
Master’s degree (Maitrise) in Business Law – International Law, Paris I – Pantheon-Sorbonne University, 2004
ESSEC Business School, 2004
Admitted to the bar
New York, 2007
Paris, 2005
Languages
French I English I Greek
Publications
« Sanctions et contrôle des exportations : ce que la nouvelle doctrine du DOJ change pour les entreprises françaises et européennes », Olivier Attias, Noureen Nhari － 16/04/26
« Lutte contre le contournement des sanctions : l’OFAC formalise une lecture substantielle du contrôle au-delà de la règle des 50 % », Olivier Attias, Dahlia Brazi － 16/04/26
« August Debouzy advises Fisk Alloy on the acquisition of Thermo Technologies’ Specialty Wire business », Valéry Denoix de Saint Marc, David Neuwirth, Vincent Brenot, Fabienne Haas, Alexandre Dumortier, Alexandra Berg-Moussa, Thibaut Amourette, Philippe Lorentz, Elie Bétard, François Pochart, Geoffroy Thill, Olivier Attias, Florence Chafiol, Boris Léone-Robin, Charles Maurel, Guillaume Aubatier, Juliette Vachet, Alexandre Mennucci, Alix Kianpour, Vincent Fromholz, Pierre Pérot, Inès Bouzayen, Catherine Mintégui, Ghislain Minaire, Matthieu Le Cacheux, Robin Nini, Jennifer Hinge, Pauline Desplas － 10/04/26
« August Debouzy advises Verdoso on the contemplated acquisition of Globecast from Orange », Philippe Lorentz, Coralie Foucault, Elie Bétard, Vincent Brenot, Virginie Devos, Alexandra Berg-Moussa, Thibaut Amourette, Florence Chafiol, Olivier Attias, Boris Léone-Robin, Charlotte Chen, Guillaume Aubatier, Alix Kianpour, Alexandra Antalis, Pierre Pérot, Inès Bouzayen, Etienne Mathey, Dorra Chedli, Elina Alfarmini, Jennifer Hinge, Pauline Desplas, Joël Fernandez, Victoire Le Calvez, Hortense Coulon, Mathilde Saltiel － 02/04/26
