People default image

Alexandre Sandoz

Associate
Paris
About

Alexandre Sandoz is an associate in DLA Piper’s Litigation & Regulatory department, within the Compliance, Investigations & White-Collar Defense team. His practice covers compliance, internal investigations and white-collar criminal litigation. He advises legal departments, compliance functions and senior management of French and international groups on the full range of business ethics issues, including the prevention and detection of corruption, anti-money laundering, whistleblowing and the conduct of internal investigations, as well as ESG matters.

Alexandre also assists companies and their executives in proceedings and investigations conducted by French and foreign judicial, administrative and regulatory authorities (AFA, PNF, AMF, DGCCRF and others), at every stage of the proceedings, and supports them in managing legal and reputational risks as well as crisis situations.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsRegulatory and Government AffairsComplianceAnti-Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Compliance and EnforcementWhite Collar and Corporate CrimeFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Paris Bar
Education
  • Haute École des Avocats Conseils – HEDAC (2025), Major in Criminal Law (Avocat Conseil), with honors (mention Bien)
  • Université Paris-Saclay, in partnership with HEC and École 42 (2024), Master 2 in Business Law, Entrepreneurship & Digital – Highest Honors (mention Très Bien), Valedictorian
  • University of Cambridge (2022), Sustainability Essentials for Business Certificate
  • NEOMA Business School – Grande École Program (2016), Master 2 – Corporate Finance, M&A, Audit
  • Université Jean Moulin Lyon III (2012), Bachelor’s and Master 1 in Business Law

EXPERIENCE

  • Designed and implemented comprehensive anti-corruption risk mapping for a listed company, including client workshops, operational advice and a synthesis to the Executive Committee.
  • Led a comprehensive audit of the anti-corruption and international sanctions compliance framework of a listed energy group, in the context of a post-control review initiated by the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA), with presentation of findings, recommendations and a strategic roadmap to the Compliance Executive Committee.
  • Assisted clients in preparing for investigative measures, including the design of defense strategies and anticipation of the expectations of the competent authorities.
  • Conducted internal investigations relating to allegations of corruption, harassment and misuse of corporate assets (conducting interviews, legal risk analysis and drafting of summary reports).
  • Assisted clients in criminal proceedings (legal research, oral hearings, filing of complaints and deliberations) in connection with breach of trust and misuse of corporate assets offenses.
  • Reviewed and enhanced the international sanctions compliance framework of a listed group, with a particular focus on third-party due diligence.
  • Advised a SaaS company on the regulations applicable to dual-use goods, to ensure compliance with European and U.S. export control rules.
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Polish

Publications

  • "France: new regulations and reporting requirements to strengthen anti-money laundering laws", Global Investigations Review (GIR), 30 June 2026
  • Revue de droit bancaire et financier, September–October 2025, “The AMLA, National Authorities and Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)”, in the special issue “The 2024 European Reform of the AML/CFT Framework”, edited by Professor Thierry Bonneau, with Olivier Lyon Lynch, Bernard Cazeneuve, Jérôme Lasserre Capdeville, Solène Clément, Martin Le Touzé and Antoine Gaudemet

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Alexandre spent close to ten years with a leading banking group, where he held several exposure roles in Compliance, Internal Audit (Inspection Générale) and Strategy Consulting.

Connect

Phone

+33140152432
(Work, Paris)
+33607540302
(Mobile)
CallvCardLinkedInPrint