UK corporate financial crime enforcement: is it left to Uncle Sam?

Georgina Whittington (+ 44 (0)20 7872 1630, georgina.whittington@wilmerhale.com) is an associate at WilmerHale in London. Karl Laird (+44 (0) 20 3301 0910, karl.laird@6kbw.com) is a barrister at 6KBW.

The belief that the US is far tougher on corporate economic crime than the UK is widely held. A March 2019 Corruption Watch UK report on the two regimes appears to support the case but Georgina Whittington of WilmerHale and Karl Laird of 6KBW take issue with the findings.