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Maria-Laure Knapp

Director

London, UK

Languages:

  • English (native)
  • French (native)

Regional expertise:

  • Sub-Saharan Africa

Education:

  • LLB International Law (City University)
  • BA (Hons) Political Science (McGill University and Sciences Po Paris)
  • Certificate in Sustainable Finance, Sustainability Leadership (University of Cambridge)

Awards and professional affiliations:

  • Solicitor England & Wales
maria-laure.knapp@riskadvisory.com
+44 7855166185

Maria-Laure Knapp is a Director at Risk Advisory. She has over 20 years’ experience advising organisations and their legal advisers on integrity and reputational risk, including business integrity, human rights and climate-related risk.

Maria-Laure was previously a partner at a global risk consultancy, where she led multidisciplinary teams on integrity due diligence, compliance and investigations across EMEA, including more than five years leading its sub-Saharan Africa practice. 

She later advised on transaction and market-entry risks at the risk advisory practice of an international law firm, covering financial crime, business ethics, human rights, climate and greenwashing.

Maria-Laure began her career as a finance lawyer at Clifford Chance in London and Paris.Â