Arozo Gajia
Senior Associate

Arozo is a Senior Associate renowned for her expertise in sanctions law, serving as a key member of the firm's Sanctions team. She provides strategic advice to clients affected by Financial Sanctions imposed by OFSI and regularly acts for clients also subject of OFAC, and EU Sanctions.

Arozo is particularly adept at representing high-net-worth individuals challenging their designated status due to UK and EU sanctions related to Russia, and she navigates complex licensing issues with finesse and represents corporates in cases involving self-reports to OFSI. 
 
In addition to her sanctions work, Arozo has extensive experience in white collar crime investigations encompassing bribery and corruption, complex fraud, and money laundering. She has been involved in significant investigations led by the SFO, HM Revenue and Customs, and the NCA, and has represented senior financial services personnel in matters before the FCA, PRA, and the London Stock Exchange.
 
Her recent cases include the SFO's Airbus investigation and the FCA's Credit Suisse investigation, where she has successfully represented individuals subject to cross-jurisdictional inquiries as well as high profile NCA investigations into fraud and money laundering in the context of sanctions breaches and circumvention allegations. 
 
Arozo also possesses substantial experience in serious and general crime matters and has specialised knowledge in advising clients facing Interpol Red Notices, European Investigation Orders, and extradition proceedings. 

• Acting for a former key individual at Airbus in an investigation by the SFO, US DOJ, PNF and DOS concerning allegations of Bribery and Corruption.
• Acting for individuals in respect of the German 'cum ex' tax investigation scheme.
• Acting for a former employee of Credit Suisse in the ongoing FCA investigation concerning the propriety of loans made to Mozambique.
• Acting for a former Senior Executive of an AIM listed company in an investigation conducted by the London Stock Exchange.
• Acting for a former CFO of a US company with subsidiaries in the UK in an internal investigation concerning allegations of Tax Evasion.
• Acting for an FCA regulated CFO of a Premiership Sports Club in an FCA investigation concerning allegations of Market Abuse Regulations and FSMA breaches.
• Acting for a number of financial services personnel in various investigations led by the FCA/PRA concerning allegations of misstatements, FSMA breaches and other financial services regulations.
• Acting for a Solicitor in a multi million pound prosecution by the CPS concerning allegations of Fraud and Money Laundering with parallel investigation by the SRA.
• Advising the former Chairman and majority shareholder of a listed Russian company in the telecommunications industry in the context of exposure he faced from the imposition of sanctions measures against him together with assisting him in preparing detailed written submissions to OFSI to seek a revocation of his designated status.
• Advising a Jersey registered company on whether the European Council's Regulations on Sanctions and the UK Sanctions regulations prohibited them from importing specified commodities from Russia.
• Advising complex Trust structures (owned by a high-profile Russian Oligarch) in Jersey, Isle of Man and the Cayman Island on potential exposure arising from the EU, UK and US Sanctions regimes.
• Advising a high-net-worth individual with alleged connections with the Government of Russia in the context of challenging his designated status in the UK.
• Assisting several clients navigate the complex licencing regimes.

Background

Arozo graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in 2010 and completed her LPC at the College of Law in London. Before joining PCB Byrne, she was part of the criminal litigation team at Hodge Jones and Allen. Arozo is a member of Defence Extraditions Lawyers Forum, The Female Fraud Forum and Women in Criminal Law.

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