Alexis Ollivier, Associate

His experience includes advising: 

• A leading French investment bank in the course of an investigation conducted by the AMF, the French financial markets regulator, and pertaining to its financial disclosure following a market incident; 
• A global mining and smelting company in the course of an investigation and subsequent enforcement proceedings before the FSMA, the Belgian financial markets regulator;  
• Several leading international financial institutions in the context of the European and French sanction laws targeting business relationships with Russian entities;
• A global pharmaceutical company in the course of negociations with a minority shareholder;
• A global investment management organisation in the context of the restructuring of a leading listed French senior residential care company; 
• A leading French investment bank in proceedings against its former chief executive officer and pertaining to the restitution of his severance package under the French Say on Pay legal regime;
• An international industrial services company in the course of an internal investigation; 
• A global luxury company in the course of negotiations with a minority shareholder;
• A leading French energy company in enforcement proceedings pertaining to its financial disclosure, before the AMF and the Paris Court of Appeal;
• A global automotive manufacturing company in civil and criminal proceedings resulting from allegations that the company intentionally and deceptively programmed certain diesel engines to selectively circumvent emissions controls;
• A financial services company in a dispute against an alleged business partner and pertaining to an alleged sudden termination of business relationships;
• A technology company in the course of an investigation conducted by the AMF and pertaining to suspicions of insider dealings;
• A global higher education institution in the course of several internal investigations; 
• An agribusiness company in a dispute pertaining to the dismissal of its former chief executive officer;
• A leading French banking group in the course of an investigation conducted by the AMF and pertaining to suspicions of market abuse;
• A nuclear equipment manufacturer in the course of an investigation pertaining to a data breach;
• A stakeholder in the course of disputes pertaining to a takeover bid targeting a leading listed French waste management company;
• A leading French investment bank in the context of pre-trial discovery proceedings initiated by a self-described whistleblower;
• A technology company in the course of negotiations with one of its shareholders pertaining to governance and allegations of capturing of business opportunities and misuse of corporate assets; 
• A natural gas storage company in a dispute against building contractors following an industrial incident.

Education

• University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Master's Degree in Business and Tax Law)
• Agrégation (Classics)
• École normale supérieure de Paris
• University of Cambridge (French Lector, Jesus College)
• University of Paris IV Sorbonne (Master's Degree in Classics)
• University of Paris III Sorbonne-Nouvelle (Bachelor's Degree in English)
• University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (Bachelor's Degree in Geography)

Professional qualifications

• Admitted to the Paris Bar