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Aline Doussin

Hogan Lovells
Aline Doussin leads the International Trade and Investment team in London. As a triple-qualified lawyer (Paris, England and Wales, and Milan), she represents companies on the full range of international trade law and policy issues, including export controls, sanctions, anti-money laundering, customs and tariffs, trade remedies. 

Additionally, Aline advises companies with respect to Foreign Direct Investment screening in France and the UK, as well as advises on national security laws in those jurisdictions. She provides clients with the full spectrum of support ranging from advisory, advocacy, audits, investigations, and litigation, and has established deep relationships and contacts with the key decision-makers in various government jurisdictions. 

Aline has a wide network through her membership of the Policy Committee of British American Business (BAB), and involvement with the HM Government's Professional Business Services advisory group (TTG), and the Franco British Chamber of Commerce. 

Aline regularly appears on major television networks such as the BBC, Bloomberg, and more, discussing noteworthy developments in the international trade and investment landscape. Additionally, she is featured in various publications such as Politico and Global Trade Review.

In 2019, she was appointed by the UK Government to the Department of International Trade ("DIT") – Expert Trade Advisory Group.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Experience

  • Squire Patton Boggs (Partner) (2014 - 2018)
  • DLA Piper (Associate) (2010 - 2014)
  • World Trade Organization (Consultant) (2009 - 2010)
  • Japan Tobacco International (IP Manager) (2008 - 2009)
  • Howrey (Trainee) (2008 - 2008)
  • European Commission (Trainee) (2007 - 2007)
  • Linklaters (Trainee) (2007 - 2007)
  • Ministère de la Justice France (Trainee) (2004 - 2004)

Membership

  • ADS: Premier Trade Organisation for companies in the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors
  • EGADD: the UK Export Group for the Aerospace, Defense & Dual-use
  • BAB: British American Business
  • Tech UK

Qualifications

  • Qualified Lawyer Transfer Scheme (QLTS), England & Wales Qualification (BPP) (2013)
  • Bar Certificate, Law (Paris Bar) (2008)
  • LLM, IP Law (Assas) (2006)
  • LLM, European Law (Sorbonne) (2005)
  • Masters, Lawyer Linguist (ISIT) (2004)
  • Masters, International & European Law (Paris XI) (2004)
  • Undergraduate Law (2003)

Education

  • BPP Law School (2013)
  • Paris Bar School (2008)
  • Paris Pantheon Assas University (2006)
  • University of Paris I : Panthéon Sorbonne (2005)
  • Institut Supérieur d’Interprétariat et de Traduction (2004)
  • Paris Sud University (Paris (XI) (2004)
  • University of Leicester (2003)

1 Contributions by Aline Doussin

EU financial sanctions for financial institutions: asset freezes, ownership/control, transaction bans, licences and exemptions, enforcement and penalties, EBA/AMLA oversight, AML/CTF integration, with Russia and Iran examples
PRACTICE NOTES
EU financial sanctions for financial institutions: asset freezes, ownership/control, transaction bans, licences and exemptions, enforcement and penalties, EBA/AMLA oversight, AML/CTF integration, with Russia and Iran examples
This Practice Note summarises the principal European Union financial sanctions relevant to financial services providers. It covers EU sanctions—most notably asset-freeze measures—and the intersecting elements of the EU anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) framework. For practical guidance on the EU AML/CTF framework for financial services, see: Financial crime and sanctions (EU Law)—overview. For UK-focused guidance, see: Sanctions compliance—overview and Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF)—overview. Key points EU financial services firms must comply with a broad and increasingly complex range of sanctions. Given their risk exposure, they are expected to maintain robust sanctions compliance controls and procedures, and to meet any compliance standards set by their national regulators. EU sanctions apply across the EU, but each Member State and its financial services regulators may issue their own guidance, compliance best practice, and expectations. This sanctions environment includes the sweeping economic blocking measure of EU asset-freeze sanctions, alongside other measures especially relevant to financial services firms, such as transaction bans, capital market restrictions, prohibitions on funds transfers, loan and credit restrictions, and prohibitions on facilitating...
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