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Nicolas Burnichon is a Counsel based in the firm’s Paris office. Nicolas advises on the full range of economic sanctions and export controls matters, assisting clients when creating and deploying tailored-made compliance programs, conducting investigations and audits, as well as interacting with the relevant government authorities (voluntary disclosures, licensing, and other regulatory requests).
Nicolas has significant external and in-house experience advising companies of all sizes, including multinational corporations, from various sectors, such as energy, aviation, retail, luxury, insurance, and finance, which enables him to have a transversal view and a pragmatic approach.
Nicolas is a founder of the French Chapter of the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists. He is a regular contributor on sanctions topics to the International Review of Compliance and Business Ethics.
He started his career in the sanctions team of a major French bank in Paris and New York, dealing with U.S. and EU sanctions and export control issues before working several years at other international law firms in this field. Prior to joining Bennink Dunin-Wasowicz in 2024, Nicolas was an associate in the sanctions and export controls practice group of a New York law firm, based in Paris.