Benjamin Britz
Benjamin S. Britz is of counsel at Hughes & Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Britz advises clients on all aspects of corporate governance, including internal investigations, SEC enforcement, anti-corruption compliance, fraud and money laundering matters, shareholder class action and derivative litigation and corporate compliance monitorships.
Mr. Britz has represented clients before all manner of domestic and international enforcement agencies, including the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.K. Serious Fraud Office and the enforcement offices of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and African Development Bank, among others. His practice particularly focuses on anti-corruption compliance, securities enforcement and accounting and procurement fraud matters. He has performed internal investigations and due diligence exercises around the globe and across an array of different industries.
Mr. Britz has particular experience in conducting corporate compliance monitorships and compliance program evaluations, and he has assisted American, European, African and Asian clients in designing, administering and maintaining anti-corruption, integrity compliance, anti-money laundering and corporate governance programs.
Mr. Britz has also successfully defended numerous clients in multilateral development bank (MDB) sanctions proceedings such as where corruption, fraud or other misconduct in MDB-financed projects is suspected. He also regularly represents companies and individuals in shareholder class action and derivative litigations.
Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, Mr. Britz clerked on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for Chief Judge James G. Carr.
