Rising stars

Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Chiara Klaui

Chiara Klaui

Akin

Chiara Klaui is known for her pragmatic and to the point advice on EU trade compliance matters addressing anti-bribery, anti-money laundering, customs, export controls, foreign direct investment as well as economic sanctions.  She provides compliance trainings, conducts internal investigations, assists with voluntary self-disclosures, and develops internal compliance programs for clients in the aviation, commodities, cyber-surveillance, defense, industrial, investment funds, IT, leisure, offshore, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and shipping sector. To learn more about Ms. Klaui, please visit her full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/chiara-klaui.html

Roger Matthews

Roger Matthews

Dentons

Roger leads the UK International Trade practice at Dentons, and is a member of the Trade, Regulatory and Government Affairs practice group and the Financial Crime team. Roger advises clients from all sectors on financial and trade sanctions, export controls, WTO law and the UK's web of trade agreements, trade remedies and customs, foreign direct investment restrictions and supply chain analysis. He also advises on financial crime issues, including money laundering, and bribery and corruption. His practice ranges from advisory, strategic, contractual and compliance advice, through engaging with regulators and making license applications, to investigations and contentions advice. He advises on the range of trade and regulatory issues arising out of the UK's post-Brexit trade and regulatory environment, including for clients trading both into and out of the UK. His clients include businesses in manufacturing, financial services, energy, mining, retail, pharmaceuticals and IT services, as well as government bodies. In addition to many years in private practice, Roger has previously served as a national expert on sanctions and certain trade policies at the European Commission, in the HM Treasury sanctions and financial regulatory teams and in the PRA legal team at the Bank of England. Roger is a sanctions expert on the Law Society’s Money Laundering Task Force, and writes regularly on trade, sanctions matters and export control matters.

Leading individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jason Hungerford

Mayer Brown

Jason Hungerford is a US and UK-qualified investigations and regulatory partner based in Mayer Brown's London office. Previously based in Washington DC, Jason advises corporates and financial institutions on economic sanctions and export controls, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering in the context of investigations, complex transactions and compliance programme development and testing. Jason advises corporates across a range of sectors, in particular aerospace and defence, oil and gas, mining, shipping, transportation, engineering and heavy machinery, and FMCG. He also works closely with a range of financial institutions, insurers and brokers. Jason's investigations and compliance work has included mandates in China, Southeast Asia, Russia, Brazil, the United States, the Middle East, the Nordic region and throughout Europe.