Emma Middleton
Biography
Overview
Emma is an associate in the White Collar team in London. She advises clients on financial crime and regulatory issues, compliance, and investigations, with focus on UK, EU, US, and UN sanctions. Emma has advised clients across a range of sectors including financial services, fintech, professional services, maritime and shipping, and aviation and has particular experience advising clients in the Middle East.
Prior to joining White & Case, Emma qualified at another global law firm and spent three months on an in-house secondment at a leading British bank.
Experience
Advising a US-owned entity operating in insurance on its sanctions compliance programme, including advising on day-to-day UK, EU, and US sanctions issues and associated reporting to sanctions authorities. *
Conducting a sanctions due diligence review for a multinational conglomerate in relation to its acquisition of a target company with distributors and customers based in high-risk jurisdictions. *
Advising clients based in the UAE on sanctions issues and obligations arising from their UK, US, and EU person employees and directors. *
Evaluating, reviewing, and drafting financial crime policies including anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, market abuse, and facilitation of tax evasion for regulated and non-regulated clients. *
* Experience prior to joining White & Case.
