Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance

Hughes Hubbard’s Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance practice is widely recognized for its record of exceptional results, unparalleled client service and skilled practitioners with vast experience representing global corporations in complex cross-border investigations matters. Our diverse team of highly qualified, international and multilingual attorneys has represented clients and conducted investigations in more than 90 countries. The geographic expanse of our practice is matched by the breadth of our attorneys’ decades of experience: as outside counsel, in-house attorneys and government enforcement officials in high stakes government investigations and related compliance matters. The group has been recognized for its excellence by, among others, Global Investigations Review, Chambers (Global, USA, Europe) and Legal 500.

The team’s capabilities extend to internal and external investigations and compliance matters involving a wide variety of subjects, including but not limited to:

• FCPA/Anti-Corruption
• Sanctions and Export Controls
• Financial and Accounting Fraud
• Procurement/Government Fraud
• Congressional Inquiries
• Health-Care Fraud
• Securities Fraud
• Money Laundering
• Workplace Misconduct
• World Bank and other Multilateral Development Bank Investigations

Our attorneys advise clients on issues spanning the full investigation, enforcement and compliance spectrum, including:

• Structuring and conducting internal investigations in response to evidence or allegations of potential wrongdoing.
• Representing companies and individuals before domestic and international regulators, including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), French Anticorruption Agency (AFA), UK Serious Fraud Office, Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (CGU), Brazilian Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), United Nations (UN), U.S. Congress, and multilateral development banks.
• Engaging in post-resolution activities, either as an independent compliance monitor or as counsel to companies subject to post-resolution obligations.
• Designing and implementing policies, procedures and integrated anti-corruption compliance programs.
• Conducting compliance program reviews in response to changes in corporate structure or ownership or to external events.

Our team has conducted investigations in more than 90 countries, resolved investigations, and won landmark decisions for clients before U.S. and international authorities. Our team includes attorneys from around the globe, fluent in over a dozen languages.

We serve our global clients through our offices in the U.S. and Paris, as well as through our cooperation agreement with Saud Advogados in Brazil and our longstanding relationships with leading local firms in countries across the world.