England - London • Risk advisory
Ropes & Gray
Displaying a ‘broad breadth of experience’, the Ropes & Gray LLP anti-corruption and international risk practice is comprised of lawyers with deep expertise in money laundering, fraud, and sanctions violations. The firm’s strength and depth in the UK, US, and Asia, means the group is well equipped to deal with multi-jurisdictional investigations brought by domestic and international enforcement agencies. Amanda Raad leads the London-based offering, specialising in internal and regulatory proceedings concerning FCPA risk and global corruption risk, while US-trained lawyer Sean Seelinger focuses on government inquiries and whistleblower allegations. Paige Berges concentrates on AML matters and economic sanctions issues.
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‘The team is well placed to give a wide range of advice. Lots of private equity portfolio company work means a very broad breadth of experience at not only the law, but how to make a compliance programme actually work in practice.’
‘Amanda Raad - super smart, capable of being practical beyond the legal position.’
‘Ropes & Gray is currently discussing how to regulate and incorporate artificial intelligence on a more direct base in light of recent innovative open language models (such as Chat GPT).’
‘We have worked closely with Ryan Rohlfsen, Amanda Raad, and Sean Seelinger on several internal investigations and additional compliance-related matters. All three of the aforementioned demonstrate consistently a results-oriented mentality, and mental agility to provide efficient and diligent solutions to clients undergoing an internal investigation. Sean Seelinger has worked extremely close with our firm and has demonstrated extensive technical knowledge of FCPA Regulations, providing accurate and practical advice to clients.’
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Amanda Raad, Maria Gonzalez Calvet, Ryan Rohlfsen