Sara Trainor | Lawyers

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UK (England & Wales), Australia

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Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations

Testimonial

"I regularly advise multinational corporations, financial institutions and UK companies on a wide spectrum of business crime matters, including bribery and corruption, money laundering, fraud and sanctions. My practice spans both advisory and investigatory work, with a particular focus on helping clients manage risks associated with sanctions, money laundering and bribery, often in the context of global mergers and acquisitions. I have significant experience conducting internal investigations into financial and non-financial misconduct, and I have represented corporate defendants in criminal proceedings before both the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court."

Overview

Sara is a dual qualified Managing Associate in the Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Group based in London. With a breadth of experience, she advises on complex and high-profile investigations spanning a range of issues involving financial misconduct. Sara has also led on a conduct investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, and supports clients facing investigations commenced by UK regulators with criminal prosecution powers.

Sara has notable experience acting for a defendant company in criminal proceedings before the Crown Court. Her practice includes representing a large utilities company during sentencing in the Crown Court and advising corporate clients on managing and responding to criminal allegations.

In addition to her work on contentious matters, Sara provides ongoing advice to some of the firm’s largest clients on sanctions, bribery and corruption, money laundering and fraud. She frequently works alongside clients to assess their financial crime risks and assists in developing and implementing robust financial crime compliance policies and procedures.

Experience

Sara is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association, the Female Fraud Forum and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association. She also undertakes a variety of pro-bono work which focuses on potential miscarriages of justice and has coauthored several articles providing thought leadership on business crime related topics including, fraud, money laundering and environmental crime.

Beyond the Office

Sara holds a PhD and Masters in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. Sara obtained her undergraduate degrees in Law and Social Sciences from Bond University (Australia).

Sara is admitted in England and Wales, and Queensland (Australia).

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