Olivier Dorgans
Partner - Avocat au Barreau de Paris
Olivier is a Partner who advises on defence, dual-use and strategic industries on sanctions, export controls and economic security. He has over 17 years of experience across French and EU regulatory regimes.
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Biography
Languages - French, English and Spanish
Olivier has close to two decades of experience advising on compliance, internal investigations, and financial and regulatory crime, with a strong focus on economic security and the defence and strategic industrial sectors. At Stephenson Harwood, he is a partner in the firm's Ethics, Investigations and Defence (EID) practice in Paris, acting for a broad international client base that includes defence and dual-use manufacturers, large industrial groups operating in sensitive sectors (aerospace, nuclear, semiconductors, critical materials, energy, telecoms), financial institutions, and public entities.
His work spans a wide range of criminal and regulatory issues, including: economic sanctions and export controls (dual-use and military goods); anti-corruption; anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT); foreign investment screening (FDI) and protection of strategic assets; ESG, business and human rights, and duty of vigilance; trade, customs, and tariff matters; and cybersecurity and protection of scientific and technical potential (PPST/ZRR).
EXPERTISE
Energy Transition & Infrastructure
Technology
Transportation & Trade
Maritime & Offshore
Corporate Internal Investigations
Criminal & Regulatory
Finance Litigation
Foreign Direct Investment
Regulatory & Investigations
Regulatory Disputes
Sanctions
Sovereigns
