Raymond joined Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group in 2024. His practice focuses on cross-border matters relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, economic and trade sanctions, as well as related misconduct. Raymond’s experience includes working on government-initiated and internal investigations, portfolio company risk assessments, and anti-corruption transaction diligence of target companies in mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Raymond has helped obtain clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Raymond works with a diverse array of clients, including private equity firms, hedge funds, pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, and publicly traded companies, on matters spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Raymond also maintains a robust pro bono practice with experience working on impact litigation in federal and state court.
Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Raymond attended the University of Virginia School of Law, from which he graduated with a JD. During law school, Raymond edited scholarly articles for two journals and took classes on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-corruption monitoring, and anti-bribery issues in the mergers & acquisitions context.
Experience
- Regularly advise top private equity firms, hedge funds, and asset managers, on anti-corruption and anti-money laundering risk presented by proposed investments globally, particularly in Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
- Regularly advise top private equity firms with compliance monitoring of portfolio companies across nearly every sector.
- Routinely assist companies in conducting internal risk assessments including the review and revision of compliance policies.
- Conducted internal and government-facing investigations relating to alleged bribery and corruption on behalf of multiple multinational life sciences companies; investigations included those in the Netherlands, Russia, and Vietnam.
- Guided Europe-based investor in securing CFIUS clearance relating to an investment in a U.S.-based aerospace company.
- Assisted with high-stakes federal litigation at several stages of proceedings, including summary judgment; selected cases include representing a plaintiff in an Administrative Procedures Act (APA) case and defending a multinational quick service restaurant franchisor in a Securities Exchange Act 10(b) case.