Anita Maklakova is an associate in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Paris office and a member of the firm’s Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance and Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering practice groups.
Anita assists industrial clients and financial institutions on corporate compliance matters, in particular matters involving anti-corruption laws, economic sanctions and export controls, corporate governance, compliance and data protection. Her sanctions and export controls practice notably covers design and assessment of sanctions and export controls compliance programs, contractual negotiation, training, transaction due diligence and internal investigations. In addition, Anita was seconded for 9 months to Legal Department of leading French bank focusing on economic sanctions, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption compliance issues. Concerning her anti-corruption practice, Anita has particular experience assisting clients in conducting anti-corruption risk assessment, compliance reviews, internal investigations, third-party due diligence reviews, designing risk-based compliance policies and procedures.
Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Anita was an associate in French and international law firms where she focused on corporate compliance, multi-jurisdictional investigations, and data protection issues.
Highlighted Publications
Co-author with Jan Dunin-Wasowicz, “Developments in EU Sanctions & Export Controls (January – April 2023)", Revue Internationale de la Compliance et de l’Ethique des Affaires, No 3, June 2023
