Ayoka Akinosi

Ayoka Akinosi is an international specialist in Hughes Hubbard’s Washington, D.C. office. Ayoka works primarily with the Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations practice group. She has assisted with response strategies to regulatory enforcement actions and with formulating risk mitigation structures. Ayoka has also assessed operational and project risk profiles, and conducted third party due diligence for clients in high-risk markets. She has helped design and develop global investigations and compliance programs including policies, procedures and protocols for multinational clients with operations in Africa, Asia and South America.    

Prior to joining Hughes Hubbard, Ayoka worked with the African Development Bank Group in Tunis, Tunisia, where she developed and drafted the integrity due diligence framework for private sector operations. At the African Development Bank Group, she also negotiated settlement agreements, resulting in admissions of sanctionable practices and financial remedies ($48 million), and advised on the bank’s risk exposure. Ayoka also previously served as solicitor in a Nigerian commercial practice, and as external consultant at the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Ayoka has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. 

• Ongoing assessment of anti-bribery compliance risks relating to global business partners of two CAC 40 French multinationals
• Assisted in designing and reviewing compliance programs, and related risk-based training for multinational companies, including a Chinese state-owned company, a South African company, and a U.S. manufacturer
• Assistance in matters relating to administrative sanctions systems, including an Indian company and a South African subsidiary of a multinational company; supported representation involving audits, investigations, review of internal controls, and compliance with conditions of negotiated resolution agreement
• Ongoing support for country analysis to mitigate anti-corruption risks in client’s operations in sub Saharan Africa