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Vanessa McGoldrick

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44.20.7519.7278 Vanessa.McGoldrick@skadden.com View profile

Work Department

White Collar Defense and Investigations

Position

European Counsel

Career

Vanessa McGoldrick advises clients on a broad range of cross-border regulatory, criminal and civil investigations and financial crime matters, including bribery and corruption, money laundering, financial sanctions, fraud and tax evasion.

Ms. McGoldrick has represented clients before a range of U.K. prosecutors and regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority, Serious Fraud Office, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Competition and Markets Authority, as well as advised clients facing parallel investigations and proceedings by other international regulators.

She has conducted numerous internal investigations involving allegations of corporate misconduct and has completed a secondment to a major international bank’s financial crime (legal) team, advising on a range of money laundering, bribery and corruption and sanctions matters.

Ms. McGoldrick also counsels companies on compliance programs designed to prevent and detect violations of laws and provides advice on financial crime issues arising in due diligence exercises in the context of corporate transactions.

Memberships

  • Solicitor, England and Wales

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, 2010
  • LL.B., University of Exeter, 2008

Lawyer Rankings

London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

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Vanessa McGoldrick – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP

A recognised leader in the corporate crime and regulatory space, the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP team uses its European offices and strong US practice to deliver bespoke advice regarding multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations conducted by the SFO, US DOJ, and SEC. The ‘first-class’ service covers all aspects of money laundering, corruption, and sanctions issues, along with special expertise assisting corporations with developing and enhancing their compliance programmes. The head, Ryan Junck, is described as a ‘go-to partner’, bringing vast experience handling cross-border financial crime proceedings and knowledge on market abuse matters to the team, while Elizabeth Robertson focuses on criminal tax cases and governance issues. Andrew Good is an expert on bribery and corruption affairs, regularly working with US enforcement agencies. European counsel Vanessa McGoldrick concentrates on investigations around corporate misconduct. Counsel Bora Rawcliffe is also noted.

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