Morgan Lewis Paris Welcomes Marie-Agnès Nicolas and Anne Gaustad-Hanken to Strengthen Compliance and International Investigations Practice, Décideurs Juridiques
March 26, 2026Décideurs Juridiques profiled the arrival of partners Marie-Agnès Nicolas and Anne Gaustad-Hanken at Morgan Lewis’s Paris office, highlighting the firm’s continued expansion in compliance and international investigations.
The article details the pair’s experience advising multinational companies on cross-border investigations, sanctions, and regulatory compliance, as well as their work with financial institutions on complex matters at the intersection of transactions, disputes, and regulations. Marie-Agnès focuses on corruption, economic sanctions, and ESG-related compliance, while Anne advises on international sanctions, export controls, governance, and human rights risks. Commenting on their move, Marie-Agnès and Anne noted, “What really appealed to us about Morgan Lewis is the firm’s collaborative approach . . . beyond its broad, multijurisdictional platform, it is the firm’s human culture and the way decisions are made, even on very practical matters, that make the difference.”