Admitted to the Paris bar, Aurore Maroteau is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s Paris office and a member of the firm’s Sanctions, Export
Controls & Anti-Money Laundering and Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practices.
Aurore assists
clients with matters involving French, U.S. and U.K. anti-corruption laws,
including the performance of compliance reviews, third-party due diligence, internal
investigations, and the implementation of anti-corruption compliance programs.
Aurore also developed specific
expertise in EU and U.S. sanctions and export controls compliance. She assists
clients in the deployment of sanctions and export controls compliance programs,
the conduct of risk assessments and audits, the development of policies and
procedures, the conduct of internal investigations, third-party and transaction
due diligence, contractual negotiation and review, classification of products, mergers
and acquisitions, licensing, and training. From March 2022 to December 2022,
she was seconded to the branch sanctions and export controls department of a
multinational energy company. Aurore has advised national and international
companies active in various sectors, such as the energy, aviation, aeronautics,
mining, retail, luxury, and transport industries.
Prior to joining Hughes
Hubbard, Aurore interned at French and international law firms in Paris, where
she assisted with matters relating to white collar crime, internal
investigations and compliance, with a particular focus on anti-corruption,
human rights and anti-money laundering issues. She also interned in the legal
department of a French subsidiary of a multinational construction group, where
she worked on various compliance matters, in particular the implementation of
the Sapin II anti-corruption compliance program, economic sanctions compliance,
as well as data protection issues (GDPR).
Highlighted Publications
“Developments in EU Sanctions & Export Controls (July 1, 2023 – September 12, 2023)”, Revue Internationale de la compliance et de l’éthique des affaires, October 2023 (with Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Lorenza Nava)
“Developments in EU Sanctions & Export Controls (May – June 2023)”, Revue Internationale de la compliance et de l’éthique des affaires, July 2023 (with Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Mélinée Aprikian)
"An Update on EU sanctions against Russia (May – September 2022)”, International Review of Compliance and Business Ethics, October 2022 (with Jan Dunin-Wasowicz and Nicolas Burnichon)
“EU hits Russia with further sanctions”, Export Compliance Manager, June 2022 (with Jan-Dunin-Wasowicz and Nicolas Burnichon)
“An Update on EU sanctions against Russia (October – December 2022)”, Revue Internationale de la compliance et de l’éthique des affaires, February 2023 (with Jan Dunin-Wasowicz et Nicolas Burnichon)
Professional Activities
Member of the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists
Highlighted Lectures
Speaker, “An Introduction to Economic Sanctions”, Diplôme d'université Compliance Officer, Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, 15 September 2023 (with Jan Dunin-Wasowicz)
University of Versailles, Diploma, Compliance officer (AML/CFT), 2019, Honors, Compliance officer (AML/CFT)
University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master II, International Criminal Law & White Collar Crime, 2019, Honors, International Criminal Law & White Collar Crime
University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas, Diploma, Law & New Technologies, 2018, cum laude, Law & New Technologies
University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas, Master I, Private Law, 2018, Private Law
University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas, Law Degree, 2017