White Collar Crime Associate/Senior Associate

Join a growing, highly regarded White Collar Defence & Investigations practice in central London, advising major corporates, financial institutions and senior individuals on sophisticated, high-value and often cross-border matters.

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The team has a particular focus on corporate financial crime, compliance and investigations, covering sanctions, AML, anti-bribery and corruption, financial crime risk and internal investigations. As part of a lean and collaborative team, you will work closely with senior lawyers and have genuine responsibility from an early stage.

The Role

• Advising corporates, financial institutions and individuals on white collar crime, financial crime and regulatory risk.
• Advising on sanctions, AML and anti-bribery and corruption, including compliance frameworks, risk assessments and policies.
• Advising on UK and international sanctions and export controls.
• Conducting corporate due diligence in relation to M&A, investments, joint ventures and other strategic transactions.
• Supporting internal investigations into fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering, sanctions breaches and other financial misconduct.
• Advising on remediation, risk mitigation and compliance enhancement.
• Advising on regulatory and enforcement risk, including engagement with authorities such as the SFO, FCA, NCA and HMRC.
• Working on complex multi-jurisdictional matters and coordinating with international counsel.

Requirements

• England & Wales qualified with 2-6 years PQE
• Strong experience in white collar crime, corporate crime, investigations, financial crime and/or regulatory work.
• Meaningful experience across sanctions, AML, ABC, corporate due diligence or financial crime compliance.
• Experience advising sophisticated corporate or financial institution clients.
• Experience advising individuals in white collar, criminal, regulatory or internal investigations would be advantageous. xwzovoh
• Experience of regulatory enforcement, M&A-related compliance due diligence or working with regulators would be particularly valuable.