Cases
Experience: Julien's recent work includes: Sanctions: Advised French car rental company on compliance with U.S.
EU sanctions on Iran.
Advised Italian finance
insurance bank on compliance with U.S. sanctions on Iran, Sudan,
Russia
Advised multinational engineering firm on pipeline project in joint venture with Russia
Designed compliance measures for satellite communications company to provide services to ships entering territorial waters of sanctioned countries
CFIUS, Cross-Border Transactions
Due Diligence: Advised French conglomerate on a 850 million strategic acquisition of a U.S. renewable energy company
Customs
Free Trade Agreements: Resolved various country of origin, classification
valuation cases involving imports in the U.S., EU,
South America.
Assisted food
beverage companies with Customs classifications
country of origin markings under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Advised several U.S. manufacturers on submitting comments on
requesting exemptions from the imposition of Section 301 tariffs on products
components from China
Antibribery investigations: Advised a French CAC 40 company in the design
implementation of its corruption risk mapping in response to a potential audit by the French anticorruption agency (AFA)
EU Competition: Advised a Danish variety store chain on merger filing in France
Advised a Japanese electronics company on an internal audit
strategy on leniency
EU Regulatory: Advised Air France-KLM in securing the European Commission's approval for up to 4 billion in French State aid to recapitalise Air France to help it overcome the impact of the COVID-19 crisis
plan for the future.
Advised a Dutch medical device company on French market entry strategy
the appropriate regulatory pathway
Advised a French pharmaceutical laboratory on compliance with requirements affecting the launch of medical devices under Directive 93/42/EEC
Advised a Canadian bike manufacturer on product liability issues affecting products sold in several Member States
EU Litigation: Assisted in the representation of an EU citizen challenging the EU Commission's decision prohibiting a Member State from paying damages ordered under an arbitral award
