David Slim

Banking and Finance, Global Compliance and Investigations, Energy, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Financial Regulation, White Collar and Government Investigations

David Slim is a senior associate in the Compliance and Investigations practice in Dentons' Dubai office. He has nine years of experience working on a wide range of regulatory matters and investigations in the US, EU and Middle East. He is also a member of Dentons' International Trade and Regulatory groups.

David assists multinational corporations and financial institutions on various cross-border regulatory proceedings, internal investigations and crisis management issues. He has advised clients from various sectors and industries on US sanctions, export controls and financial crime issues, including money laundering, financing terrorism, bribery and corruption.

In addition, David has assisted clients in designing and implementing robust compliance procedures, retail conduct practices, risk mitigation strategies and screening solutions in response to US, UAE, DFSA and ADGM financial policies and international sanctions regimes.

In particular, David has represented clients in enforcement actions by the US Department of Commerce and Treasury, as well as by the DFSA and the Central Bank of the UAE, into alleged violations of sanctions, export controls, anti-boycott, AML and CTF regulations.

Prior to joining Dentons, David worked for US international law firms in Washington, DC and Dubai. He is trilingual and experienced in drafting and negotiating in English, Arabic and French.

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2015, LL.M.

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015

University of Montréal, 2009, LL.B.