Risk advisory
Forming part of Mayer Brown International LLP‘s government and global trade group, the sanctions and export controls team assists clients with US, EU, and UK sanctions and export controls. Practice head Jason Hungerford is frequently engaged by financial institutions and corporate clients seeking advice on economic sanctions and export controls. Paul Whitfield-Jones focuses his practice on regulatory compliance, transactional advice and investigations, while James Ford excels in anti-corruption and anti-money laundering-related mandates.
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Jason Hungerford is a US and UK-qualified investigations and regulatory partner based in Mayer Brown's London office.
Previously based in Washington DC, Jason advises corporates and financial institutions on economic sanctions and export controls, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering in the context of investigations, complex transactions and compliance programme development and testing.
Jason advises corporates across a range of sectors, in particular aerospace and defence, oil and gas, mining, shipping, transportation, engineering and heavy machinery, and FMCG. He also works closely with a range of financial institutions, insurers and brokers. Jason's investigations and compliance work has included mandates in China, Southeast Asia, Russia, Brazil, the United States, the Middle East, the Nordic region and throughout Europe.
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'Hardworking and experienced professionals led by Jason Hungerford. They have distinct strengths in wide knowledge of UK, European and US trade controls and sanctions. They also possess the rare operational expertise of being able to not just diagnose compliance deficiencies but also to help clients to develop operational processes, plans and procedures to ensure robust trade controls compliance going forward.’
‘I am most impressed, as noted above, by the wide and deep knowledge of trade controls and sanctions in many jurisdictions, and their ability to help clients help themselves by developing effective compliance programs.’
‘Lots of experience on complex sanctions issues - they are specialists in this area.’
‘Jason Hungerford is a subject matter expert and has been practicing in the area of sanctions and export controls for a number of years. He is also calm and measured and good to work with. Paul Whitfield-Jones is also a subject matter expert in this area.’
Key clients
- Credit Agricole
- EMK Capital
- European Investment Bank
- Grant Thornton
- International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Lombard Odier
- Vitruvian Partners