Risk Management and Investigations
Our government enforcement and investigations team advises on the full range of government and regulatory matters including bribery and corruption , trade and financial sanctions , money laundering , fraud , modern slavery and other financial crimes . We have deep experience providing conducting internal investigations , defending clients from government investigations , and providing compliance and advisory services .
The team has handled matters brought by the full range of UK authorities including the Serious Fraud Office ; National Crime Agency ; City of London Police ; Health and Safety Executive ; Financial Conduct Authority ; among others , and has appeared in both Crown and Magistrates ’ Courts Matters .
We are composed of lawyers with deep contentious and non-contentious experience including lawyers with prosecutorial , defence , judicial , and in-house experience . We also work closely with our highly-regarded US team to provide cross-jurisdictional advice in the most complex of matters .
• DOJ / SEC / CFTC — represented various clients in connection with investigations by US Federal criminal and civil regulators
• SFO — represented various clients in connection with investigations , prosecutions and settlement discussions with the UK Serious Fraud Office
• Internal investigations — conduct internal investigations into bribery and corruption , money laundering , sanctions violations , health and safety violations , and export control violations for various clients across the energy sector
• Sanctions — advised an oil major on all financial and trade sanctions matters relating to its exit from Russia , and other business related to Russia , following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Reporting obligations to FCA , OFSI and NCA — advised multiple commodity traders in relation to reporting sanctions and money laundering concerns to the FCA , OFSI and NCA
• Private equity — represented various private equity clients and portfolio energy companies in relation to compliance programmes and transactional diligence
• Pro-Active reviews — conduct proactive reviews into corruption and bribery compliance for various organisations in the Energy and Pharmaceutical sector
• Transactional due diligence — conduct transactional due diligence into compliance matters for a range of clients in the energy and financial services sectors
• Compliance programmes — acting for a wide range of clients : conducting risk assessments , designing and implementing compliance programmes , including training , communication plans , drafting policies and procedures , and programmatic testing
• Major bank — advised a major bank on updating money laundering controls , including designing new onboarding procedures and training staff
• 7 / 7 Bombing Inquest — represented families of victims in the 7 / 7 London Bombings Inquest
• Corporate homicide — represented a major energy company in relation to a prosecution for corporate homicide arising from a health and safety failure , including associated inquest and civil claims
• Health and safety prosecution — advising on dredging and navigational safety matters for a strategic UK oil storage site
• HSE prosecution — advising an oil major in relation to a prosecution for a refined product storage tank leak into a local waterway
• Joint enterprise murder — assisting a convicted murderer in having his case reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission
• Various oil and gas companies — potential risks and mitigations , preparing compliance policies and providing training on ABC / AML issues
• Global banking and investment company — advice on the impact of Russian sanctions on a proposed investment in a gas pipeline project bracewell . com