Financial Services Regulatory
Investigations andEnforcement

Contacts
Mark Lin,
Hong Kong

Only a handful of elite international firms have beeninvolved in the major investigations coming out of the
global financial crisis.

Philip Parish,

Only a handful of elite international firms have been
involved in the major investigations coming out of the
global financial crisis. Only the very best of those firms
have been involved in all those investigations, from
LIBOR through FX to precious metals, and Hogan
Lovells is one of them. We are truly global, handling allaspects of cross-border investigations as a single firm.

Los Angeles

The advantages of a single firm in a complex
investigation are obvious. Nothing falls between thecracks. One global practice, where you get coherent,
coordinated, and cost-effective advice from lawyers
who have been at the sharp end of investigations,involving all the major regulators and law enforcement
agencies. Our experienced and versatile team includes
senior lawyers from regulatory and government
authorities in the United States and the UK. We bring
deep knowledge of our sector, and our globalresources, to assist our clients on their most importantmatters.

Representative experience
Handling the LIBOR investigations in the U.S., UK, EU,and Asia for a leading international bank.

LondonStephanie Yonekura,

Practices
Investigations, White
Collar, and Fraud
Banking and Finance
Litigation

Industries
Financial Institutions

Advising two banks in investigations in the UnitedStates and Europe into trading activities in theinvestment banking divisions of several global banks.
Representing two leading international banks in theinvestigations in the United States and the UK into FXtrading.
Defending a consumer lender against claims by U.S.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) andDepartment of Justice (DOJ) of alleged discrimination
by mortgage brokers.
Advising a leading global bank in an investigation into
its compliance with "Know Your Customer" rules,
including the impact of applicable U.S. and UK/EUsanctions.
Advising a multinational financial services company in
an investigation by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
into its senior employees, in relation to missellingbonds to nonprofessional investors.
Successfully defending a former director of CITIC
against a claim by the STC in the longest ever MMTtrial.
Representing a U.S.-based international bank in a DOJ
investigation into alleged irregularities in the bank's
underwriting of loans guaranteed by the U.S. Veterans
Administration.
Representing a major U.S.-based bank in connection
with a DOJ investigation into the activities of a Chinese
telecommunications company.

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