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Sophie was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2013. In 2016, Sophie set up and managed the Iranian subsidiary of a Parisian law firm in Tehran. During this two-year mission, Sophie audited and assisted a large number of public and private companies, as well as NGOs, to enable them to set up or continue their activities, in Iran, in compliance with the economic sanctions in force. Sophie also assisted a major French car manufacturer, an international group in the energy sector, and the world leader in construction concessions in drafting joint venture agreements, share acquisitions, as well as all ancillary commercial agreements with their Iranian partner, taking into account the risk of sanctions re-imposition. Sophie also set up a legal watch on international sanctions for embassies and European industrialists based in Iran. Sophie became a partner in 2019. Since then, she trains her clients (i.e., banks and industrials) to identify and manage the risks associated with economic sanctions. She audits their activities and set up appropriate compliance programs and procedures. She also drafts legal opinions on the compliance of certain operations with the economic sanctions' regimes in force, in order to convince banks, where necessary and possible, of the legality of the operation. She also provides a legal watch on economic sanctions around the world for several of her clients, which she adapts to their activities.