Risk Mapping Solution

By combining legal expertise with operational skills, Soulier Avocats and FCconsulting offers a holistic and integrated approach to risk management under the Sapin 2 Law.

Risk management, in particular compliance risk management, has become a major concern for companies that are facing an increased criminalization of their business activities and a surge in ever-complex regulations (Sapin 2, GDPR, due diligence duty, NIS2, etc.).

Faced with this reality, they must protect themselves effectively and efficiently against compliance, financial, and operational risks to avoid impeding business growth and development.

Mapping compliance risks, and more specifically corruption risks under the Sapin 2 Law, helps achieve these objectives. A compliance risk map will ensure that the management strategies implemented by your organization match the risks that are inherent to your business model.

Our risk mapping solution, which is the result of a strategic partnership between Soulier Avocats and FCconsulting, a consulting firm specialized in compliance, is designed to meet these new challenges, using a proven methodology.

Business Challenges and Associated Risks

Regulatory Complexity

Businesses must navigate an increasingly sophisticated regulatory environment and comply with a multitude of challenging national and international legislations. Risk mapping helps prioritize the regulations businesses must address on a priority basis.

Risk Alignment vs Management Strategies

Most companies do not have unlimited resources to implement compliance actions. Risk mapping helps them allocate resources where it is most IMPORTANT, thereby offering economic advantages and enhancing employee engagement.

Reducing Non-Compliance Risks

Non-compliance can lead to:

Substantial fines (criminal, civil, administrative);
Irreversible damage to image and reputation, resulting in a loss of business opportunities;
Financing difficulties (increased “risk premium”, exclusion from certain investment strategies, etc.);
Major managerial issues (loss of attractiveness, departure of C-level executives and management teams, lack of time for teams and customers due to time spent with regulatory, judicial, or administrative authorities, etc.);
Direct loss of contracts (due to “compliance clauses”, the breach of which can lead to automatic termination).
These risks can adversely affect the growth, profitability, and even the viability of the relevant company.

Complementarity and Synergies between Soulier Avocats and FCconsulting

Legal Expertise

Soulier Avocats offers its expertise in the set of laws and regulations governing the industry(ies) in which your company operates, and brings its extensive knowledge of the obligations imposed thereunder. This makes Soulier Avocats a key partner for identifying, assessing, and minimizing legal risks.

Where necessary, Soulier Avocats also defends the interests of the company and its executives before the relevant courts and regulatory authorities, and offers a regulatory watch service to ensure proactive compliance over time.

Operational Analysis

FCconsulting uses a risk-mapping methodology and tools adopted by over 50 clients since 2014. These methodology and tools apply to compliance areas (Sapin 2, GDPR, Antitrust, etc.) and enable for EACH REGULATION to:

Assess risk factors that are specific to your business model (dozens of factors analyzed for each relevant regulation),
Quantify your MATURITY level.

Integrated Process and Synergy of Skills

Merging Soulier Avocats’ legal expertise into FCconsulting’s risk mapping tools guarantees an exhaustive legal and operational risk assessment and contributes to a comprehensive and effective risk management approach, thereby ensuring the production of a complete, formalized, and evolving risk map that meets the numerous legal requirements and facilitates operational decision-making.

Defining Adapted Policies and Procedures

Together, Soulier Avocats and FCconsulting design and participate in the coordinated downstream implementation of a comprehensive compliance program comprising the various devices required, in particular, under the Sapin 2 Law, standardized operating procedures in line with legal and regulatory requirements, and awareness and training programs to reinforce the anti-corruption culture, and more generally the compliance culture, within the company.

Crisis Response and Incident Management

If a crise arises, our partnership also guarantees a rapid and coordinated response to minimize negative impacts and ensure business continuity.

Our methodology

We use a proven method to map compliance risks by analyzing risk factors specific to the company’s business model and assessing its maturity across more than 380 control points.

Click on the image below for a more detailed overview of our methodology.

By combining legal expertise with operational skills, we provide a unique solution that guarantees your company’s proactive and effective compliance, a perquisite for growth and long-lasting success.

Your Key Contacts

You can also contact us at the following address: compliance@soulier-avocats.com.


Jean-Luc Soulier jl.soulier@soulier-avocats.com Member of the Paris Bar Managing Partner	Claire Filiatre c.filliatre@soulier-avocats.com Member of the Economy and Business Committe and the Compliance Committee of the Lyon Bar	Frédéric Cordel fcconsulting@outlook.com Founder of FCconsulting Trainer and Speaker on Sapin 2 / GDPR Compliance / Cybersecurity