Practice & Industry Groups

Compliance & Investigations

Members of WLG's Compliance & Investigations Group focus on anti-corruption and anti-bribery, white-collar crimes, anti-money laundering, internal investigations related to the aforementioned topics, and compliance programs.

Lawmakers and regulators around the globe have demonstrated an increased focus on preventing, investigating, and prosecuting: (i) corruption and bribery, (ii) white-collar crimes, (iii) money laundering, and (iv) fraud in government contracts and procurement, both in the national and international scenes. Lawyers in WLG's Compliance & Investigations Group help corporations develop strong compliance programs, not only focused on prevention of this conduct, but also on training, auditing, and investigating any corporate misbehavior.

The group is also a platform to share knowledge and insights into investigations happening in their jurisdictions, and best practices to implement in anticipation of similar investigations in other jurisdictions. They meet regularly via virtual meetings, and collaborate on webinars and global comparative guides.

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Resources

Member Firm News

The series of panels organized by the UN Global Compact in Brazil, with the support of TozziniFreire Advogados, addresses the latest trends in public and corporate integrity.

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Members
Main Contacts Members
Charilaos Agathos Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners Athens, Greece ch.agathos@bahagram.com
Suegene Ang WongPartnership LLP Singapore, Singapore suegene.ang@wongpartnership.com
Yahel Arbes Herzog Fox & Neeman Tel Aviv, Israel arbesy@herzoglaw.co.il
Desiree Barahona Arias San Jose, Costa Rica +50640362800 desiree.barahona@ariaslaw.com
Ferdinand Benitez fsb@fsblaw.ph
Carlos Brehm Santamarina y Steta S.C. Monterrey, Mexico 8181336021 cbrehm@s-s.mx
Samanta Burgos Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina sburgos@alfarolaw.com
Elizabeth Casey Faegre Drinker Philadephia, U.S.A. - Pennsylvania (570) 983-4245 elizabeth.casey@faegredrinker.com
Beth Castro District of Columbia, U.S.A. - Washington, DC +12029042477 bcastro@theworldlawgroup.com
Roberto Cordero Arias Alajuela, Costa Rica (506) 833-5839 roberto.cordero@ariaslaw.com
Íñigo de Ros Cuatrecasas Barcelona inigo.deros@cuatrecasas.com
Bart-Adriaan De Ruijter CMS Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands +31203016426 bartadriaan.deruijter@cms-dsb.com
Björn Demuth CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +497119764488 bjoern.demuth@cms-hs.com
Ajitkumar Deshpande adv.ajitkumar@yahoo.com
Melany Di Polvere Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina mdipolvere@alfarolaw.com
Ulf Djurberg Setterwalls Stockholm, Sweden ulf.djurberg@setterwalls.se
Jeremy Durston Campbells Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 1345-949-2648 jdurston@campbellslegal.com
Hassan Elhais Dubai, United Arab Emirates hassan@professionallawyer.me
María Fábrega Arias Panama, Panamá Maria.Fabrega@ariaslaw.com
Ileana Falla Greenberg Traurig, LLP Miami, U.S.A. - Florida 3055797862 fallai@gtlaw.com
Yuxin (Yukie) Fang Zhong Lun Law Firm Shanghai, China (136) 718-9293 fangyuxin@zhonglun.com
Sabrina Faraone Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina sfaraone@alfarolaw.com
Adriana Ferreira Tavares TozziniFreire Advogados Plantation, Brazil (119) 748-6981 adferreira@tozzinifreire.com.br
Katherine Francis Campbells Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands +13459492648 kpowell-francis@campbellslegal.com
Marc-Joseph Gansah Faegre Drinker New York, U.S.A. - New York +19735497035 mj.gansah@faegredrinker.com
Heriberto Garza C. Santamarina y Steta S.C. Monterrey, Mexico 52 81 8133 6010 hgarza@s-s.mx
Madelaine Geuzi Karaian Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina (011) 953-6132 mgeuzikaraian@alfarolaw.com
Peter Giese CMS Germany Stuttgart, Germany +491742407905 peter.giese@cms-hs.com
Claudia Gomez Arnold & Porter District of Columbia claudia.gomez@arnoldporter.com
Joel Hammerman Faegre Drinker Chicago, U.S.A. - Illinois 1-312-356-5060 joel.hammerman@faegredrinker.com
Ahmed Hankawi s.aziz@etihad-law.com
Paul Kennedy Campbells Yangoon, Cayman Islands 1 345 914 5872 pkennedy@campbellslegal.com
Jeena Kim Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Seoul, South Korea jeena.kim@bkl.co.kr
Katariina Kuum Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia katariina.kuum@sorainen.com
Pranat Laohapairoj Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (681) 751-5868 pranat.l@mhm-global.com
Alexandra Lasso Marin Arias Panama City, Panamá +5072821400 alexandra.lasso@ariaslaw.com
Lise Lauridsen Bech-Bruun Aarhus, Denmark 004525263635 llau@bechbruun.com
Krista Lipinska Sorainen Aarhus, Latvia +37129724002 krista.lipinska@sorainen.com
Francisco López Santoro Alfaro Abogados Buenos Aires, Argentina +5443933003 flopezsantoro@alfarolaw.com
Karin Madisson Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +37256479441 karin.madisson@sorainen.com
Jyeshta Mahendran Shearn Delamore & Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +603 2027 2881 jyeshta@shearndelamore.com
Alison Martin Miller & Martin PLLC Chattanooga, U.S.A. - Tennessee +1 423 785 8243 alison.martin@millermartin.com
Juan Salvador Mayedonchi juan.mayedonchi@gmail.com
Gustavo Mena Pellerano Nadal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (809) 473-4545 gmena@pellerano.com
Peter Misur pmisur@seznam.cz
David Moalem Bech-Bruun Copenhagen, Denmark +4525263324 DMM@bechbruun.com
Guillermo Moreno M. Santamarina y Steta S.C. Queretaro, Mexico +52 442 290 0292 gmoreno@s-s.mx
Léon Moubayed Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Montréal, Canada - Québec +1 514 841 6461 lmoubayed@dwpv.com
Tori Mowery District of Columbia, Angola (120) 290-4247 tmowery@theworldlawgroup.com
Qiusi Newcom Faegre Drinker San Fransisco, U.S.A. - California +12022305370 qiusi.newcom@faegredrinker.com
Ngan Nguyen VILAF Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam ngan.nguyen@vilaf.com.vn
Nik Azila Nik Abdullah Shearn Delamore & Co. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia +60320272610 nik.azila@shearndelamore.com
Evelina Norwinski Arnold & Porter Washington, U.S.A. - Washington, DC (202) 942-6474 evelina.norwinski@arnoldporter.com
Eva Oruvee Sorainen Tallinn, Estonia +372 56621084 eva.oruvee@sorainen.com
Siddanth Patil siddanth11n@gmail.com
Marcos Pereira da Fonseca marcos.pffonseca@gmail.com
Diego Pol Cuatrecasas Barcelona, Spain diego.pol@cuatrecasas.com
Mariella Quiros Arias San Jose, Costa Rica (506) 403-6280 mariella.quiros@ariaslaw.com
José Ramón Ayala Santamarina y Steta S.C. Querétaro, Mexico (524) 422-9002 jayala@s-s.mx
Ana Sáez de Montagut Quijada Cuatrecasas Madrid, Spain ana.saezdemontagut@cuatrecasas.com
Shrinivas Sankaran Vaish Associates Mumbai, India (982) 074-8652 shrinivas@vaishlaw.com
Justin Sharpley Toronto justin@trustdriven.com
Ghassan Shawli galshawli@acwapower.com
Hanna Shea Albany, U.S.A. - New York (120) 290-4247 hshea@theworldlawgroup.com
Waree Shinsirikul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Angola +6620095188 waree.s@mhm-global.com
Peter Simo CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Bratislava, Slovak Republic +421232141414 peter.simo@cms-rrh.com
Rudy Sitorus Makarim & Taira S. Jakarta, Indonesia rudy.sitorus@makarim.com
Daniel Sosa Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City dsosa@s-s.mx
Agita Sprude Sorainen Riga, Latvia agita.sprude@sorainen.com
Philip Stefanovski MinterEllison Melbourne, Australia philip.stefanovski@minterellison.com
Ivan Szymanski Santamarina y Steta S.C. Mexico City, Mexico (527) 954-69 iszymanski@s-s.mx
Oliver Thurn CMS Germany Munich, Germany oliver.thurn@cms-hs.com
Poompat Udomsuvannakul Chandler MHM Limited Bangkok, Thailand (662) 009-5000 poompat.u@mhm-global.com
Christian Ukpe Aarhus, Angola chrisukpe@gmail.com
Daniele Vecchi Gianni & Origoni Milan, Italy +3902763741 dvecchi@gop.it
Travis Webster Campbells Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (345) - twebster@campbellslegal.com
Laura Workman Arnold & Porter District of Columbia laura.workman@arnoldporter.com