Long Read · February 5, 2026 · 11 min

Investigations Across Three or More Jurisdictions

Investigations touching three or more jurisdictions present co-ordination challenges that defy simple checklists.

Investigations touching three or more jurisdictions — commonly U.S., U.K., and EU regulators in financial-crime and corruption matters — present co-ordination challenges that defy simple checklists. Privilege regimes differ, document-production standards differ, witness-protection rules differ, and the political economy of each regulator’s interaction with the others varies matter by matter.