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
« 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
« Transatlantic litigation: when U.S. discovery clashes with French international public policy », Olivier Attias, Laura Bol － 17/03/26
« August Debouzy advises GazelEnergie on exclusive discussions for the acquisition of green energy supplier ilek », Vincent Brenot, Olivier Attias, David Neuwirth, Florence Chafiol, Julien Aucomte, Virginie Devos, Alexandra Berg-Moussa, Boris Léone-Robin, Guillaume Potin, Aurélien Micheli, Charlotte Chen, Ergen Ege, Malvina Dahan, Guillaume Aubatier, Audrey Thomas, Ariane Seyed-Movaghar, Pierre Pérot, Inès Bouzayen, Albane Shehabi, Coralie Vodarzac, Jennifer Hinge, Pauline Desplas － 08/01/26
« August Debouzy advises SPIE on the signing of an agreement for the contemplated acquisition of Artemys », Thibaut Amourette, David Neuwirth, Olivier Attias, Virginie Devos, Florence Chafiol, Alexandra Berg-Moussa, Boris Léone-Robin, Charlotte Chen, Laura Bol, Alexandra Antalis, Pierre Pérot, Inès Bouzayen, Etienne Mathey, Elina Alfarmini, Jennifer Hinge, Pauline Desplas － 19/12/25
