Morgan Lewis Adds Five-Lawyer International Trade and Investigations Team in Paris

PARIS, 26 March 2026: Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce the arrival of a five-lawyer team to the firm’s Paris office, adding depth to its international trade, economic sanctions and export control, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, ESG, and cross-border investigations capabilities. Partners Marie-Agnès Nicolas and Anne Gaustad-Hanken, of counsel Mathieu Rossignol, and associates Lorenza Nava and Timothé Radosavljevic join from Hughes Hubbard, where Marie-Agnès and Anne served as co-chairs of the global investigations, enforcement, and compliance practice in Europe.

The team’s experience further enhances Morgan Lewis’s coordinated transatlantic trade enforcement and export controls platform, building on the recent addition of partner Michael Huneke in Washington, DC, who also joined from Hughes Hubbard.

“Our clients worldwide are navigating intensifying geopolitical tension, evolving sanctions regimes, and heightened cross-border enforcement risk,” said Firm Chair Jami McKeon. “This team brings a sophisticated perspective that reinforces our ability to guide clients operating at the intersection of international commerce, enforcement exposure, and national security regulation.”

Marie-Agnès assists and represents multinational organizations in complex cross-border enforcement and French regulatory matters related to anti-corruption compliance, economic sanctions, ESG, and French blocking statute issues and discovery. She has extensive experience leading cross-border internal investigations and advising on the design and enhancement of global compliance programs, including risk assessments, audits, and third-party due diligence reviews. She also counsels banks and financial institutions on complex contentious matters involving investment products, including derivatives and structured products.

Anne advises multinational clients on cross-border enforcement matters involving economic sanctions, export controls, anti-corruption compliance, business and human rights risk, and corporate governance. She represents global companies in investigations and regulatory proceedings before US and European authorities, multilateral development banks, and other international institutions, and advises on compliance program development, internal and regulatory investigations, third-party due diligence, and risk assessments.

“As regulatory regimes evolve in response to geopolitical developments, clients require seamless, cross-border counsel,” said Troy Brown, leader of the firmwide litigation practice. “The team, led by Marie-Agnès and Anne, guides complex multijurisdictional investigations involving US and European authorities, and their experience will be critical to clients managing coordinated scrutiny across borders.”

“Paris is an increasingly important hub for cross-border compliance and enforcement work,” said Dana Anagnostou, Paris office managing partner. “This talented team adds meaningful depth to our compliance and investigations capability here and enhances our ability to serve clients navigating complex regulatory expectations across France and the broader European market.”

Morgan Lewis continues to build on its longstanding presence in Paris, including the addition of a 54-strong lawyer team in 2025. The Paris office advises clients on a range of domestic and cross-border matters, including public and private transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions and private equity; banking and finance; intellectual property and privacy; investment management; multijurisdictional employment issues; real estate; corporate compliance and investigations; and international arbitration and litigation, among other areas.