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Georgia Cooper-Dervan
Associate
Regulatory
London
gcooperdervan@wsgr.com

D44-20-39634078

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Georgia Cooper-Dervan is an associate in the London office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She focuses her practice on complex corporate, national security, and financial crime matters, including those relating to bribery and corruption, money laundering, financial and trade sanctions, export controls, fraud, and the application of the UK National Security & Investment Act.

Georgia regularly advises clients on a broad range of national security, white collar, international risk, and governance concerns. Her work includes conducting internal, governmental, and regulatory investigations. Georgia also provides clients with day-to-day strategic advice on compliance with anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws, financial and trade sanctions, and national security regulations, as well as designing, implementing, and assessing financial crime compliance programs.

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Georgia Cooper-Dervan is an associate in the London office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She focuses her practice on complex corporate, national security, and financial crime matters, including those relating to bribery and corruption, money laundering, financial and trade sanctions, export controls, fraud, and the application of the UK National Security & Investment Act.

Georgia regularly advises clients on a broad range of national security, white collar, international risk, and governance concerns. Her work includes conducting internal, governmental, and regulatory investigations. Georgia also provides clients with day-to-day strategic advice on compliance with anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws, financial and trade sanctions, and national security regulations, as well as designing, implementing, and assessing financial crime compliance programs.

Education
  • LL.M., The University of Law (London), 2019With Distinction
  • LL.B., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2018First Class Honours
Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales
Credentials
Education
  • LL.M., The University of Law (London), 2019With Distinction
  • LL.B., London School of Economics and Political Science, 2018First Class Honours
Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales
Focus Areas
  • Anti-Money Laundering
  • Board and Internal Investigations
  • Export Control and Sanctions
  • FCPA and Anti-Corruption
  • Government Investigations
  • National Security and Trade
  • Regulatory
  • Strategic Risk and Crisis Management
  • White Collar Crime
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