Paul Feldberg
Paul Feldberg advises and defends companies and individuals in matters relating to sanctions, export controls, criminal fraud, corruption, money laundering, insider trading, and other regulatory actions, including appealing and judicially reviewing those actions when appropriate. As a former prosecutor for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and other regulators, he has conducted trials and other court work on behalf of corporations and individuals subject to SFO, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and other regulatory investigations and prosecutions, including as counsel in the House of Lords extradition matter of Re Gillian, Re Ellis (2000).
Paul is a veteran trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience as both a prosecutor and defense counsel. A recognised leader in sanctions and export controls, Paul is the editor of the GIR Guide to Sanctions, now in its sixth edition. He advises on financial, trade, and sectoral sanctions across UK, EU, and US regimes. A significant part of his practice involves advising on complex, high-value corporate transactions with sanctions and export control elements, including cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and financing arrangements requiring sanctions risk assessment and regulatory clearance.
As part of his broader practice, Paul assists with multijurisdictional internal investigations and counsels on anti-corruption compliance issues, including the UK Bribery Act, the Proceeds of Crime Act, the Fraud Act, and FCA enforcement action. He advises on anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, and sanctions compliance, including Suspicious Activity Reports and other Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 issues. He has successfully defended a global bank subject to simultaneous SFO, FCA, and civil enforcement action.
Additionally, Paul represents clients in actions by multilateral development banks such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, and the World Bank Group. He also drafts and reviews corporate policies and procedures covering anti-bribery, anti-fraud, anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-tax evasion facilitation, conflicts of interest, and gifts and hospitality.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Paul served as co-chair of the national security, sanctions, and export controls practice and the anti-corruption and FCPA practice at his previous firm and then led the white collar defense, investigations, and compliance practice at another international law firm.
According to Chambers UK, clients note he is “sharp in mapping different case aspects,” has a “good overview of different risks,” and “understands the delicacies of a case and is very tactical and shows exceptional judgement.”
