Anthony J. Cole

Anthony J. Cole is a Partner and the national co-leader of Dentons' Global Compliance and Investigations group in Canada, focusing on financial crime investigations and compliance, including anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, fraud and economic sanctions matters.

He has acted as counsel on precedent-setting cases in Canada, including the successful negotiation of the first-ever Deferred Prosecution Agreement in Canada involving offences under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. He has vast experience with internal investigations for corporate clients, spanning both domestic and multi-jurisdictional cases, including those engaging the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act 2010. He also advises clients on responding to search warrants, production orders and mutual legal assistance treaty requests, and has handled contested applications relating to legal privilege in cross-border matters.

He has represented clients in civil litigation and arbitration proceedings, including ICSID arbitrations involving corruption allegations and economic sanctions issues, and has experience with emergency interim relief including Mareva injunctions, Norwich Pharmacal orders and Anton Piller orders.

Anthony holds a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Bristol (2000) and completed the C.P.E. and L.P.C. with Distinction at the College of Law of England & Wales. He is admitted to practice in Canada and England & Wales, and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).