Nick Turner

Nick Turner is a U.S. attorney with a global perspective. He advises multinational financial institutions and corporations on all aspects of economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, and anti-bribery and corruption compliance and investigations. Having lived and worked in Asia for more than a decade, Mr. Turner offers practical, commercially focused advice that is based on real experience guiding clients through high-stakes matters.  

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Mr. Turner helps companies understand when and how regulations apply to their business, how to respond when regulators come calling, and how to approach transactions to mitigate regulatory, geopolitical, and counterparty risks.  He gives straightforward advice in plain language based on first-hand experience.

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Mr. Turner's experience includes acting as in-house counsel for a leading cryptocurrency exchange and a large UK-headquartered financial institution and as external counsel in the Hong Kong offices of US- and UK-based law firms. He has advised clients throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas in the financial services, digital assets, telecommunications, logistics, e-commerce, aviation, and other sectors. His work spans compliance, regulatory enforcement, investigations, and transactional support across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes.

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In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Turner co-developed and taught a course on Sanctions Law and Practice at the University of Hong Kong, in which students explored how complex sanctions laws and regulations apply to corporate actors. He has authored several book chapters on corporate decision making about sanctions and served as co-editor of the GIR Practitioners' Guide to Sanctions. He was recognised as a Global Investigations Review 40 Under 40 investigations specialist and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).

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Mr. Turner is admitted to practice in the State of New York. He is a Hong Kong permanent resident and divides his time between Asia and North America, including his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

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