Dr. Liliya Gelemerova - London
Head of Eastern Europe and FSU Practice
Fluent in Russian, Bulgarian, German and English, Lily has a strong background in financial intelligence that includes many years of training in anti-money laundering practices. She has worked on a wide range of pre-joint venture due diligence and investigation projects, specifically in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Former Soviet Union (FSU).
Lily manages significant, multi-jurisdictional financial fraud and anti-corruption investigations, including those involving money laundering transactions and elaborate embezzlement schemes. She regularly leads investigative teams in the region conducting pre-transaction due diligence and investigations focused on identifying potential "red flags" related to the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws.
Lily has worked in London, Berlin and Sofia. Prior to joining Nardello & Co., she worked as an investigator and senior associate for two risk management consultancy firms in London. She also worked as a research analyst at the global anti-corruption organization, Transparency International at its Secretariat in Berlin, as well as for the Confederation of British Industry in London.
In addition, Lily worked as Head of International Contacts and Legal Coordination for the Bulgarian Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) in Sofia, where she was responsible for the international cooperation work on cross-border crime and money laundering, including intelligence protocols on the tracing and analysis of business associations and cross-border transactions.
Dr. Liliya Gelemerova is a graduate of the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria and the British Studies Centre at the Humboldt University in Berlin. She received her doctorate in the area of Anti-Money Laundering at the Law Faculty of the Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Lily's article, "On the Frontline Against Money-Laundering: The Regulatory Minefield" was published in the journal Crime, Law and Social Change and her article entitled "Fighting Foreign Bribery: the stick or the carrot?" was published in Cross Border Crime Inroads on Integrity in Europe.