Sara SUSNJAR

With more than 15 years of experience appearing before U.S., E.U., and French regulators, Sara has consistently guided clients through the intricacies of domestic and cross-border regulatory matters. Her practice encompasses advisory services, implementation, investigations, and disputes—most notably in the financial services and banking, healthcare, technology and new media, and telecommunications sectors.

Sara is a multi-lingual attorney and concentrates her primary practice on global investigations, compliance, and regulatory enforcement matters. Sara assists clients in matters involving economic sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, E.U./French regulatory approvals across various sectors, data protection and privacy, AI, anti-bribery/anti-corruption, and digital assets/blockchain. She regularly counsels on governance and compliance issues, including the development of policies and procedures, due diligence relating to third parties and joint venture partners, and internal reviews and audits of global operations. Sara has also represented many of her clients in high profile arbitrations (International Court of Arbitration, London Court of International Arbitration, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and other institutions) and cross-border litigations and is recognized as a leader in the field.

She concentrates her secondary practice on complex cross-border business transactions with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity. She has advised and represented some of the biggest technology and media-market players—including private and public corporations, equity funds, and portfolio companies—as well as clients in industries such as business & financial services, consumer products, manufacturing, and health care.