Francis Bond
UK Guide 2025
Associates to watch : Sanctions
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About
Provided by Francis Bond
Practice Areas
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Sanctions
Litigation
Career
Francis is a member of the firm’s corporate crime and investigations team.
He advises clients on white collar defence, investigations and prosecutions conducted by agencies such as the SFO, the NCA, the CPS, OFSI and the CMA.
Francis previously lived and worked in the United States, and assists on multi-jurisdictional investigations involving agencies such as the US Department of Justice, the US Securities & Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He has particular expertise regarding international enforcement and assists clients on issues of national security, Mutual Legal Assistance, overseas confiscation and restraint orders, and Interpol Red Notices.
Francis is a leading practitioner on international financial sanctions matters, and is currently helping clients adapt to dramatic recent shifts in the global sanctions framework. He is the co-founder of the City Sanctions Network, and has recently contributed to debates about the future of UK sanctions policy.
Professional Memberships
UK Finance Working Group on Sanctions (Chair)
City Sanctions Network (Co-Founder)
The Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists
The Young Fraud Lawyers Association
The Fraud Lawyers Association
Chambers Review
UK
Francis Bond is an associate at Macfarlanes with a burgeoning reputation for his sanctions expertise. He advises clients on compliance with financial sanctions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Francis is a star in sanctions work. He is an expert in sanctions."
"Francis is widely read and well informed. He is excellent."
"Francis is extraordinarily knowledgeable in the sanctions space. His output is in the top range."
"He has a good view of where sanctions are going and understands the regulator."
"Francis is a star in sanctions work. He is an expert in sanctions."
"Francis is widely read and well informed. He is excellent."
"Francis is extraordinarily knowledgeable in the sanctions space. His output is in the top range."
"He has a good view of where sanctions are going and understands the regulator."
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