Hannah Thorpe

• Part of a cross-office team advising a global financial institution in U.S. federal antitrust and English Competition Appeals Tribunal litigation alleging that foreign currency dealers conspired to manipulate the benchmark WM/Reuters currency exchange rate and FX spreads.
• Representing and advising a global automations company in relation to the SFO probe into Unaoil.
• Advising the CEO of a PLC in relation to an investigation by the SFO concerning alleged fraud and forgery.
• Advising a UK consumer finance company in relation to an FCA redress scheme following an audit.
• Advising a former CEO and CFO of a FTSE 250 outsourcing company on investigations conducted by the FCA and FRC.
• Advising an SE Asia-based, publicly-traded, global manufacturer of marine and offshore integrated solutions in connection with Operation Car Wash.
• Advising a global EPC company in connection with a DOJ investigation into corruption allegations in Russia.
• Advising a construction company in relation to a number of HSE investigations.
• Advising a multinational banking and financial services corporation in relation to a multi-jurisdictional regulatory probe into the trading activities of one of its traders.
• Carrying out an internal investigation for a global commodities house into allegations of fraud and corruption in an African jurisdiction.
• Conducting an internal investigation for a multinational energy commodities house following whistleblower allegations of market abuse.
• Advising a publicly listed petroleum company in respect of bribery and corruption allegations.
• Drafting Health and Safety Regulations and assisting with drafting AML Regulations based on English law for a Free Zone in the Middle East.
• Assisting a major, global corporation to design and implement a new compliance department, including the drafting of all compliance policies and procedures and related staff training.
• Advising a publicly listed mining and energy company on its anti-bribery and corruption policies including preparing employee training materials.
• Drafting anti-bribery and corruption advice for an oil company including drafting a gifts and hospitality policy.
• Regularly assisting with specialist anti-bribery and anti-corruption advice on corporate acquisitions.

Hannah Thorpe is an English and US qualified associate in the Special Matters and Government Investigations Practice. She specializes in advising corporates and individuals in respect of criminal and regulatory investigations, corporate internal investigations and compliance matters.

Hannah has experience advising across a range of sectors, including the banking/financial services, energy, defence, construction & engineering and retail industries and has particular expertise in bribery and corruption, antitrust, fraud, market abuse, financial crime and money laundering issues. She also has experience dealing with health and safety investigations.

Hannah has carried out regulatory and white collar investigations and/or defended clients in relation to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), National Crime Agency (NCA), Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK, as well as matters involving  the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).