Lizzie Alpass is a senior counsel in the Financial Crime Legal team at Citi. She originally trained and worked as a disputes lawyer and has worked in both US and UK law firms and at another major UK retail bank. She provides legal advice to the bank on complex AML, Anti-bribery and sanctions issues, including both advisory and investigations work. She has a particular specialism and interest in economic sanctions and has been substantially involved in navigation of the UK/EU sanctions imposed in relation to the Russia/Ukraine crisis.