Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Client Satisfaction

Highly regarded for its risk advisory capabilities, the government, regulatory, and internal investigations offering at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP stands out for its strength in handling non-financial misconduct investigations, an area of recent focus for the group. Marcus Thompson leads the team and is a seasoned financial crime specialist, with particular expertise advising private equity clients on business crime and risk mitigation. Patrick Navein’s expertise encompasses corporate compliance, money laundering issues, and economic sanctions; the latter is another core pillar of work for the group, with Shruti Chandhok being another name to note here. Satnam Tumani and Andrew Butel left the team in December 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘By far the strongest team in the market on risk advisory and we do not use anyone else. Responsive, measured and commercial. The best there is for risk advisory work.'
‘Marcus Thompson is the best lawyer in Europe for risk advisory work. I would not call anyone else. He is super responsive but always calm. He is the only person I call in a crisis as his controlled and balanced view is highly regarded by all in our organisation.’
'Shruti Chandhok is a rising star in the sanctions world. She is experienced across a range of transactions and structures and is able to give clear, focused advice.'
‘The K&E team's strength is their ability to quickly distil issues and risks identified and come up with a clear plan to understand the practical and legal risks of those identified issues and risks. They also work with many other financial sponsors so they have a great deal of knowledge in terms of how to approach issues and how to solve them.’
‘Great team adept at dealing with complex sanctions issues across multiple jurisdictions.’
‘I have worked with Patrick Navein extensively. He is smart, strategic, reliable, easy to deal with, and a very clear communicator of complex issues.’
‘Patrick Navein is very pleasant, intelligent and developing a real expertise in money laundering and insider trading.’
‘Very hard-working, practical, solution-focused and committed.’