Representing a number of
major Iranian and Iranian - owned commercial companies (including National Iranian Tanker Company,
Bank Saderat Iran and Persia
International Bank Plc) and related individuals challenging asset freezing measures in the UK and EU courts.
Daniel has also
represented major groups, such as Air France, Alcatel - Lucent, Caceis, and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment
Bank in
international disputes.
Representing a UK
bank in all aspects of a
major property finance fraud, including freezing injunctions, asset tracing, challenges to receiverships, deceit claims against professionals,
international proceedings to pierce the corporate veil, insurance coverage and a criminal investigation.
Europe Our European practice has recently focused on
representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the
international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two
major European
banks, including by investigating whether the
banks knew or should have known that accounts at the
banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based,
international private
bank, in connection with the global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several
major European
banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the
bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European
banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the
banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.