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Calum Ablett

Senior Associate
London
About

Calum is a Senior Associate in DLA Piper's Trade & Government Affairs and Corporate Crime & Investigations teams.

Calum advises corporates and financial institutions on a range of business compliance and trade-related matters, including financial and trade sanctions, export controls, bribery and corruption, money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion. His broad experience in these areas includes advising with respect to complex transactions, capital markets, disputes, compliance frameworks, and internal and external investigations.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Professional QualificationsAdmitted as a Solicitor with the Law Society of Scotland

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising one of four defendants in the fraud trial concerning Barclays’ capital raising and related payments to Qatar in 2008 (2020).
  • Advising a UK listed company on its disclosure obligations, potential liability and future strategy in relation to financial manipulation within one of its subsidiaries (2020).
  • Advising a high net worth individual on initiating a UK criminal investigation in respect of unlawful appropriation of assets valued at GBP 60m (2020).
  • Advising an aviation company during an internal investigation into fraudulent practices (2019).
  • Advising various clients in respect of their obligations under the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the requirement to submit Suspicious Activity Reports to the National Crime Agency.
  • Advising a UK transportation company on the scope of its potential liability under section 7 of the UK Bribery Act 2010 in the context of a corporate acquisition (2020).
Education
  • University of Glasgow, Law (LLB) and History, First Class Honours
  • University of Glasgow, Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, Distinction
  • London School of Economics and Political Science, LLM Corporate and Securities Law, Distinction

My latest insights

Publication

Anti-money laundering registration for art market participants: What you need to know

6 June 2021 .6 minute read

Publication

Corruption Perceptions Index 2020 – a European perspective

11 February 2021 .4 minute read

Publication

Compulsory Document Production Notices – Normal Service Resumed

11 February 2021 .8 minute read

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