Sapin I to II – French anti-bribery law, an evolution

Quinton Newcomb (+44 (0)20 7186 0420, quintonnewcomb@fulcrumchambers.com) is a barrister and director of Fulcrum Chambers (www.fulcrumchambers.com); Olivier Lopez (+33 (0) 177 379 484, olopez@tslavocats.com) is founding partner of TsL Avocats (www.tslavocats.com).

From its position as a corruption enforcement ‘also ran’, with Sapin II legislation France has sought to place itself firmly on the enforcement map and to create a regulator and prosecutor with real teeth, says Quinton Newcomb of Fulcrum Chambers and Olivier Lopez of TsL Advocats.