Georgia Aziakou represents US and multinational companies and individuals in investigations, enforcement matters, and litigation involving anti-money laundering (AML), economic sanctions and OFAC, anti-corruption and bribery (ABAC) including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) claims, and third-party risk. She works across the full arc of these issues: building the programs that prevent problems, running the investigations when problems surface, and defending clients in the enforcement actions and litigation that follow. Because the same conduct can surface first as a compliance gap and later as an enforcement action, her work at each stage informs the others.
Compliance and advising. Georgia designs and refines risk-based compliance programs covering AML, ABAC and the FCPA, and sanctions. She conducts compliance risk assessments and third-party due diligence, drafts policies and procedures, and trains client personnel to apply them. On sanctions, she advises companies on potential exposure and on how to respond to an apparent breach, including the strategic decisions around voluntary disclosure and remediation.
Investigations. Georgia has experience representing both companies and executives in sensitive government investigations and in the litigation that often follows, as well as in internal investigations that cut across multiple regulatory and compliance regimes. Her experience extends to matters before US enforcement authorities, including the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and to multi-jurisdictional investigations into allegations of fraud, money laundering, sanctions violations, and other economic crime.
Litigation. ATA and AML litigation are the core of Georgia's courtroom practice. She defends clients against ATA claims, including allegations that financial institutions and other entities provided material support for terrorism, and against allegations of money laundering and AML and sanctions failures. She also handles cross-border commercial disputes arising from international transactions, joint ventures, and multinational operations, where regulatory exposure and litigation risk overlap.
Technology is central to Georgia's practice, and she is particularly attuned to the regulatory, enforcement, and national security questions that arise as artificial intelligence and other emerging tools reshape how companies operate and how regulators respond. Her experience spans the industries where these risks are most acute, including financial services, technology and software, national security and defense, and global trade and manufacturing. Across all of it, Georgia brings a practical, business-focused approach to clients facing the toughest regulatory and enforcement challenges around the world.
