DLA Piper houses a robust white-collar crime team, boasting considerable expertise in compliance reviews, regulatory issues and internal and regulatory investigations, alongside fraud, anti-bribery and anti-corruption mandates. The team regularly advises multinational companies and acts as a regional go-to contact for bet-the-company mandates, with noteworthy cross-border capabilities and experience in crisis and media management issues. Recently, the team has also seen a strong pipeline of ESG and sanctions-related matters, in addition to cybercrime work. Maurice Burke spearheads the investigations practice and boasts a wealth of expertise in corporate compliance and regulatory issues such as fraud and corruption, alongside ESG-related matters. Nathan Bush, who handles enforcement, regulatory and reputational risk matters across the APAC region, notably in China, is another key contact in the group.
Work highlights
- Engaged by a number of conglomerates to assess the ESG risk associated with various projects, and in parallel conduct ESG “gap analysis” exercises for partners and project companies.
- Assisted a Japanese trading house with anti-bribery and sanctions due diligence for multiple projects in Asia and Europe, including Portugal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.