Joe Smith, Global Financial Crime Counsel, Group Financial Crime Legal, Barclays leads a team of lawyers who provide specialist counsel to Barclays businesses and functions globally on a wide range of complex Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption investigations and advisory matters. Joe plays a leading role in the bank’s engagement with UK Government and law enforcement partners on significant AML policy and legislative initiatives, including the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Task Force, SARS reform and the Criminal Finances Act. Joe trained as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, qualifying in 2005.