Ian Hargreaves and David Lorello jointly lead the white-collar defence, compliance, and investigations team at Covington & Burling LLP, which stands out for its strength in corporate compliance work and regulatory enforcement matters concerning export controls, AML, and bribery allegations. Hargreaves is a fraud specialist and also has extensive knowledge of corporate governance and risk management issues, while clients describe Lorello as a ‘true sanctions expert’. Ian Redfearn takes point on bribery and corruption mandates, while Sarah Bishop, dual-qualified in the UK and the US, is the name to note for ethics and compliance matters.
Testimonials
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‘Broad experience within all economic crime areas (money laundering, corruption etc) and practical approach. Understand our business and our standards.’
‘Outstanding law firm who have the expertise and diligence when acting for corporate entities.’
Work highlights
- Advising a US/UK financial institution on asset tracing following an investment into an African business entity and proceedings in the English High Court.
- Provided sanctions and anti-corruption compliance advice to an energy company on a range of matters relating to its operations.