Michael Casey

Practice Areas

Anti-Money Laundering

Board and Internal Investigations

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

Export Control and Sanctions

FCPA and Anti-Corruption

Government Investigations

National Security

Regulatory

Strategic Risk and Crisis Management

White Collar Crime

Experience

Mike Casey is a dual-qualified partner in the London office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on investigations and regulatory compliance matters related to economic sanctions, export controls, money laundering, corruption, and white-collar fraud. In addition, he regularly acts as a specialist in mergers, acquisitions, venture financings, lending arrangements, and other types of corporate transactions. He also frequently advises clients on the UK’s National Security and Investment Act and other foreign direct investment review regimes.

Mike has led numerous internal and government-initiated investigations involving potential violations of economic sanctions, anti-money laundering laws, anti-bribery laws, fraud laws, and export controls in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Central and South America. He has also represented individuals in pending and threatened litigation.

Mike regularly advises clients on a wide range of compliance issues. He works with clients to develop and implement state-of-the-art compliance programs, including corporate policies, training programs, and third-party procedures. Further, Mike assists clients with carrying out due diligence for many types of corporate transactions. He has successfully guided dozens of investors and companies through the NSI Act filing process.

Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Mike was a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis.

Mike is the lead author of the book Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance: A Practitioner’s Guide to OFAC. In addition, leading legal publications have published more than 45 of his articles. Mike has been quoted in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Global Investigations Review.