Noted for its ‘strong grasp of cross-border enforcement trends’, Baker McKenzie's team assists highly regulated regional and international entity clients, amongst others, with multi-jurisdictional civil and criminal regulatory issues. Team head Mini vandePol handles sensitive white-collar matters, and has a particular strength in handling complex internal investigations, with a particular specialism in India-related mandates. Christine Cuthbert is also a key member of the team and excels in representing financial services and energy clients in cross-border governmental and internal investigations regarding issues of financial fraud, bribery and corruption, as well as advising on risk management strategies.
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Testimonials
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- 'Mini Vandepol is highly adept at handling sensitive white-collar matters, bringing a solutions-oriented approach and particular strength in internal investigations involving complex factual matrices and regulatory overlaps.'
- 'Mini Vandepol offers exceptional insight and judgement, combining a nuanced understanding of Indian enforcement priorities with a strong appreciation of global compliance expectations.'
- 'Mini Vandepol is an excellent team leader and communicator. Able to deploy resources across multijurisdictional issues to get to good solutions.'
- 'Their strong grasp of cross-border enforcement trends, combined with seamless co-ordination across global offices, enable clients to develop a holistic and well-informed view of white-collar issues in specific jurisdictions.'
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Practice head
Mini Menon vandePol
Other key lawyers
Christine Cuthbert; Gerald Lam