Jonah Anderson
Biography
“He is clever and has got good judgement.”
Overview
Jonah Anderson is a Chambers ranked financial crime and investigations specialist. He covers internal investigations, law enforcement investigations, compliance and transactional matters.
In the financial crime space, Jonah focuses on bribery and corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, tax evasion, and financial services issues. He frequently works on sanctions matters with our specialist sanctions team.
He has conducted numerous internal investigations for companies involving highly sensitive matters. These investigations have covered a broad range of allegations of financial crime and workplace misconduct.
Jonah has represented companies and senior executives in investigations and prosecutions by law enforcement including the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the National Crime Agency (NCA), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and various police forces. He has represented clients who are subject to investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and other US agencies.
Jonah is a frequent commentator on transnational crime issues such as money laundering, terrorist financing, alternative remittance systems (e.g. hawala and underground banking), Financial Action Task Force matters, fraud, corruption and their overlap with national security issues. He has written or been quoted in the Times, the Financial Times, the Economist and various legal publications. He has lectured on anti-money laundering matters. He has edited and contributed to various anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering textbooks.
Jonah has advised governments on financial crime law and policy.
Jonah does a range of pro bono work for individuals and non-governmental organizations.
Experience
- Advising regulated financial firms regarding internal investigations in relation to failures in systems and controls, particularly regarding money laundering.
- Advising financial institutions regarding criminal investigations into customers.
- Investigating and reporting on the source of wealth of corporates and high-net-worth individuals.
- Advising individuals under investigation regarding allegations of bribery, fraud, tax evasion, sanctions busting, accounting irregularities and/or money laundering.
- Advising traders under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority, the Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies.
- Advising governments on anti-money laundering policy and legislation.
- Advising an SPV regarding an internal investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in relation to an LNG to power project.
- Advising a corporate regarding an internal investigation, a self-report to the Serious Fraud Office and the deferred prosecution agreement process.
- Advising a global tech company regarding an internal investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in relation to a business critical infrastructure project.
