Ben Haley leads the firm's White Collar and Anti-Corruption Practice in the Middle East and Africa and is a chair of the firm's broader Africa Practice. With deep experience representing clients before regulators in high-profile white collar and disputes matters and a history operating on the ground in emerging markets, he helps clients assess and mitigate a wide range of complex legal and compliance risks.

Complementing his investigations and dispute resolution practice, Ben has a broad-based compliance advisory practice, helping clients proactively manage compliance risk in areas including anti-corruption, trade controls, anti-money laundering, fraud, and data privacy.

Ben represents corporate and individuals clients in a wide range of investigations and disputes, including:

Investigations under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”).
Investigations into anti-money laundering, financial crimes, anti-terrorism, and sanctions and export control issues.
Securities fraud and accounting matters.
Board investigations and shareholder litigation.
Insurance recovery.

Ben also regularly advises clients on a range of regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues. His compliance advisory practice includes:

Performing risk and compliance program assessments.
Leading compliance reviews on business partners and assisting companies with third-party risk management processes.
Conducting forensic accounting reviews and testing and enhancing financial controls.
Advising on market entry, cross-border transactions, and pre-acquisition diligence and post-acquisition integration.
Assisting companies in designing, implementing, and maintaining best-in-class compliance programs.

In recent years, Ben has steered a number of clients to successful resolutions and declinations in complex FCPA and corporate fraud matters with the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities Exchange Commission. In his advisory practice, Ben has served as lead compliance counsel on a number of major M&A and investment transactions. He has developed special expertise assisting clients in leveraging technology in their compliance programs, including assisting one of the world's largest consumer goods companies in the design and implementation of an award-winning compliance data analytics and monitoring system.

Ben has been described by the Chief Compliance Officer of one of his clients as “[a]n outstanding senior lawyer and advisor,” and “a guiding light for all things compliance advisory in Africa,” whose “advice is crystal clear, covers all angles and is business friendly.”