Mr Alistair Graham > Mayer Brown International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Mayer Brown International LLP’s expertise encompasses cross-border investigations, regulatory issues, and compliance reviews, as well as ESG matters. Compliance instructions and internal investigations concerning corruption allegations form key pillars of work for the team, which is overseen by ‘superb practitioner’ Alistair Graham, an experienced litigator with an emphasis on regulatory and fraud investigations, as well as international asset tracing. Sam Eastwood, lauded for his ‘unparalleled experience,’ takes point on anti-corruption, AML, human rights, and economic sanctions-related matters, while Jason Hungerford, dual-qualified in the UK and the US, is the name to note for financial crime and regulatory mandates.

Undertaking both claimant and defendant work, Mayer Brown International LLP‘s ‘team of superstars’ is able to leverage the firm’s extensive network of offices in Europe, the US, Brazil and Asia. It is notably active in cases involving financial products, bank trading, insurance, insolvency, and bribery and corruption-related civil claims. Alistair Graham is ‘one of the most experienced civil fraud litigators around’; Stephen Moi acts in internal investigations; and Chris Roberts coordinates the London office’s cross-practice compliance and investigations team.

Led from London by Alistair Graham and Chris Chapman, Mayer Brown International LLP regularly advises large global banks, insurers and asset managers on regulatory enforcement matters. The team is able to leverage significant international resources across Europe, Asia and the US, often handling matters that involve a multi-jurisdictional component. Noted for his technical knowledge, ‘pragmatism and commercial approach’, Chapman is key to this work and also regularly handles significant internal investigations probing into non-financial misconduct and insider dealing allegations, inter alia.