Ian Redfearn is special counsel in the compliance and investigations group of the London office.
He advises clients on their most complex and high-profile global compliance challenges, related transactional and litigation matters, and interactions with law enforcement authorities and regulators. He has deep expertise in financial crime, political law, and modern slavery and human rights issues, and he often presents to clients and other outside audiences on these topics.
His financial crime practice includes advice on the UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws; the UK Proceeds of Crime Act and other anti-money laundering laws; the UK Terrorism Act and other counter-terrorist financing laws; and the failure to prevent fraud offence under the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.
His political law practice includes advice on the lobbying registration requirements under the UK Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act and the EU Transparency Register; the UK Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, which has been established under the UK National Security Act; the ethics, conduct and transparency rules applicable to UK Government officials and parliamentarians; and the recruitment of former UK Government officials, including the Business Appointment Rules for Ministers and the Business Appointment Rules for Crown Servants.
His modern slavery and human rights practice includes advice on the transparency obligations and substantive offences under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, supply chain risk assessment and due diligence issues, and responses to actual or suspected modern slavery incidents.
He has worked for clients across many sectors, and he has significant international experience, including matters in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Much of his work involves matters that present significant reputational or political risks to clients, and Ian has experience collaborating with communications and public affairs teams on these issues.
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