Marie-Agnès Nicolas is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s litigation department and a member of the firm’s Anti-corruption & Internal Investigations group. Within the framework of her litigation practice, she has developed a particular expertise in white-collar crime law, banking & Finance law, company law and contract and tort law.
In connection with her anti-corruption work, Marie-Agnès Nicolas advises clients on a range of anti-corruption issues, including designing anti-corruption policies and programs, performing compliance audits, internal investigations and due diligence reviews on third party agents and joint venture or business partners around the world, including in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Professional Activities
European Law Network, editorial committee member (2007)
Sciences Po’s Jurists Association, member (2006 – 2007)
Highlighted Publications
“La Convention Judiciaire d’Intérêt Public : Quelle compatibilité entre intérêt public de la Société et intérêt privé des sociétés?” (“The Judicial Public Interest Agreement: Is the Public Interest Compatible with Companies’ Private Interest?”), article published as part of the Article series “Loi Sapin 2, FCPA, UKBA, CCA: Comment ne pas se perdre dans le dédale de la conformité?” (“Loi Sapin 2, FCPA, UKBA, CCA: How Not to Get Lost in the Compliance Maze?”), Cahiers de Droit de l’Entreprise n° 2, March-April 2017 (article co-authored with Anne Hukkelaas Gaustad)
"L’Agence française anti-corruption et la corruption : Vaccin, antidote ou placebo?," Revue internationale de la compliance et de l’éthique des affaires / International Review of Compliance and Business Ethics (March 2017) (article co-authored with Anne Hukkelaas Gaustad)
“Finance, Corporate and Capital Markets Law Review,” of an article to be published (co-author)
Highlighted Matters
Currently representing a multinational “supermajor” oil and gas company in connection with a worldwide risk assessment and compliance audit, in coordination with a compliance monitor
Assistance to a leading French bank in a multi-claimants procedure (more than 500 claimants) before civil, criminal and regulatory courts in relation with the alleged liability of the bank in the absence of performance of financial products (one of the biggest banking case ever in French judicial history).
Assistance to a leading international telecommunication group in relation with an industrial worldwide expertise concerning a 80.000.000 euros potential claim.
Assistance to a leading French bank in a multi-million euros dispute relating to the financing of the international trading of petroleum products.
Assistance to European institutions in relation to criminal proceedings for bribery, fraud, forgery and misuse of assets.
Assistance to a Bank whose liability is triggered by clients following the purchase of financial products
Defending a leading French bank in a suit brought by clients claiming that they were not correctly informed about the financial products they were sold
Assisting a leading French bank in the context of French criminal proceedings for alleged misleading advertising
Defending a credit institution in the context of judicial actions regarding loans it granted as part of financial leverage operations
Assisting a leading French bank in the context of a judicial action regarding the financing of commodities trading operations
Assisting several European institutions in French criminal proceedings in connection with allegations of fraud and corruption relating to the financing of commercial operations in Africa
Defending one of the former directors of a bankrupt corporation sued for alleged financial mismanagement in France
Advising a leading French bank in the context of discovery proceedings in the U.S
Assisting a leading French bank, in connection with French civil and criminal proceedings relating to the misappropriation of funds carried out by one of its employees
Assistance to a leading French bank in a multi-claimants procedure (more than 500 claimants) before civil, criminal and regulatory courts in relation with the alleged liability of the bank in the absence of performance of financial products (one of the biggest banking case ever in French judicial history).
Assistance to a leading international telecommunication group in relation with an industrial worldwide expertise concerning a 80.000.000 euros potential claim
Assistance to a leading French bank in a multi-million euros dispute relating to the financing of the international trading of petroleum products.
Assistance to European institutions in relation to criminal proceedings for bribery, fraud, forgery and misuse of assets.
