Nanyi Kaluma
Counsel
Brussels
Nanyi Kaluma
Counsel
Brussels
Contact Details
Nanyi has built up an outstanding track record in advising corporate clients, financial institutions and investment banks in relation to a wide range of criminal, regulatory and commercial disputes (including arbitration). As a key member of our white-collar crime practice, Nanyi has extensive experience in advising clients in the context of cross-border bribery and money laundering investigations.
In addition, Nanyi has a specific interest in class actions and collective redress, and is regularly invited as an expert in discussions on Belgian and EU initiatives relating to collective redress. She has held lectures and has published several articles on class actions, investigations and compliance issues.
Finally, with a great interest in African matters, Nanyi has built up significant knowledge of the legal framework, business practices and cultural specificities of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is involved in Allen & Overy’s global Africa Group.
Nanyi has been consistently recommended by Legal 500 for being "outstanding" (2014) and for providing “extremely helpful, responsive and insightful advice” (2015), as well as for being a “Next generation lawyer” (2017 & 2018).
Expertise
Practices
Bribery and Corruption Investigations
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Sanctions, International Trade and Investment Compliance
Sectors
Office
Brussels
Allen & Overy (Belgium) LLP
Tervurenlaan 268A avenue de Tervueren
Brussels
1150
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the bar (State of New York, USA), 2005
Admitted as “avocate” (Brussels, Belgium), 1999
Academic
LLM, Comparative Jurisprudence, New York University School of Law, 2002
Certificate EU law (Socrates Programme), Reinische Freidrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn, 1998-1999
Erasmus Programme, University of Glasgow, 1998
Degree, Law, Université de Liège, 1998
Experience highlights
Advising a global financial services group in a criminal investigation regarding alleged organised aiding and abetting of tax fraud, money laundering, illegal cross-border banking activities and criminal organisation.
Advising an international financial institution against a claim for damages by a former client whose accounts had been blocked by the public prosecutor following the bank’s reporting of a suspicion of money laundering and market abuse.
Advising a pharmaceutical company on the internal, regulatory and criminal investigations following an incident on site.
Advising a leading financial services provider on a multimillion cyber-attack.
Expertise
Practices
Bribery and Corruption Investigations
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Sanctions, International Trade and Investment Compliance
Sectors
Office
Brussels
Allen & Overy (Belgium) LLP
Tervurenlaan 268A avenue de Tervueren
Brussels
1150
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the bar (State of New York, USA), 2005
Admitted as “avocate” (Brussels, Belgium), 1999
Academic
LLM, Comparative Jurisprudence, New York University School of Law, 2002
Certificate EU law (Socrates Programme), Reinische Freidrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn, 1998-1999
Erasmus Programme, University of Glasgow, 1998
Degree, Law, Université de Liège, 1998
Pro-bono experience
Advising MANS, a Montenegrin NGO devoted to fighting the problems of corruption and organized crime, on a multijurisdictional comparative study on AML regimes in the context of the review of Montenegrin legislation on money laundering and bribery in relation to financial institutions.
Former member of the board of directors of the Belgian chapter of Transparency International, the international NGO aimed at fighting corruption.
Recognition
Extremely helpful, responsive and insightful advice
Legal 500, 2015
Next generation lawyer
Legal 500, 2017 & 2018
Published work
Kaluma N., Fernandez-Bertier M., "Stating the obvious : la CJUE rejette l’application du principe non bis in idem en matière fiscale pour défaut d’identité de personne entre une personne morale et son représentant légal", article in Revue pratique des sociétés - Tijdschrift voor Rechtspersoon en Vennootschap, 2017, no. 8, p.1027-1038.
Kaluma N. and Fernandez-Bertier, M., "Belgium: The UBO Register Is About To Go Live: Summary Of The Obligations Of Belgian Companies", Mondaq, 2018 (online).
Kaluma N., Everaert J., Verhaegen A., "Bribery and Corruption in Belgium", in Bribery and Corruption, Global Legal Insights, 2014, p.39.
Kaluma N., Eyskens W., "Non-US Class Actions", chapter in Litigating Securities Class Actions 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Kaluma N., Eyskens, W., "La class action et le droit belge, va-et-vient de part et d'autre de l'Atlantique", article in Journal des Tribunaux 2008, p.481-488.
Kaluma N., Eyskens W., "Class Actions in Belgium", chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Class & Group Actions 2011.
Kaluma N., Eyskens W., "Class and Group Actions 2009: Belgium", chapter in Global Legal Group’s Guide to Class and Group Actions 2008.
News & insights
Publications: 26 FEBRUARY 2021
Podcast: The revised CSSF circular 12/552 and what it means for banks
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Publications: 24 FEBRUARY 2021
Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 12 – 18 February 2021
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Publications: 24 FEBRUARY 2021
Why investors should care about their portfolio companies infringing competition law
Financial investors, including private equity businesses, can be held liable for competition law infringements committed by one of their portfolio companies.
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Publications: 12 JUNE 2019
The new Act of 2 May 2019: the Belgian teeth to the EU blocking Regulation
The EU Blocking Regulation prohibits European businesses from complying with certain US extraterritorial sanctions and export controls targeting Iran and Cuba, catching them between a rock and a hard…
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