Benjamin is a Local Partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. He has significant experience advising regional and international clients on a range of complex and high-profile white-collar crime matters involving fraud, freezing and recovery of assets, anti-money laundering, bribery and corruption, sanctions and extradition. He brings a versatile combination of international outlook and capabilities, with first-hand, knowledge of the regulatory and criminal systems in the region, most notably in the United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Benjamin regularly acts for corporates, across various sectors, conducting sensitive local and cross-border investigations. Such investigations often require complex response strategies, including leading multi-disciplined teams across several jurisdictions, reporting to the competent authorities, and compliance framework remediation exercises.
Given the nature of Benjamin’s practice, he often provides compliance counsel to corporates and government authorities on their financial crime frameworks, drafting policies and procedures and delivering bespoke training on issues such as anti-money laundering, bribery and corruption and sanctions.
Benjamin also acts for UHNW and HNW individuals facing extradition proceedings and providing advice on mutual legal assistance. He regularly advises on INTERPOL Red Notice and Diffusion matters and has secured the deletion of such notices for his clients. In parallel, Benjamin is experienced in coordinating robust reputation management strategies, where he has instructed leading PR companies to deal with the media fallout in such situations, and removing adverse media from global databases and search engines.
Benjamin has previously authored and edited the UAE chapter of the International Guide to Corporate Internal Investigations published by the American Bar Association (2021), and regularly contributes to panel discussions on his practice areas, including for the Global Investigations Review and Thought Leaders 4 Fire Middle East.
