Career
He took part in the negotiations concerning many important international contracts, and represented, among others, the interests of Elf, Thomson Cerebrospinal fluid and Dumez. He was the inventor of the "Gazogene", a type of gas producer for automobiles. Léandri was involved in various political scandals, such as the Sofremi affair, for which Pasqua has been indicted, and the affair concerning the moving of the headquarters of the General Electric Company-Alsthom Transport firms (for which Pasqua has also been indicted).
In 1994 the second affair concerning Alstom generated a commission of 5.2 million Francs (790,000 Euros) paid by Pasqua to Étienne Léandri.