Karl Masi is a financial services and regulatory lawyer based in Dubai.

Karl specialises in advisory and contentious financial services regulation and corporate investigations. He advises clients on all aspects of financial services regulation, including mis-selling, market abuse, anti-money laundering and financial crime. He is particularly experienced in providing advice on managing regulatory relationships and complex enforcement actions.

For over a decade, Karl has been advising individuals, corporates, and financial institutions on internal investigations covering allegations of fraud, money laundering and bribery, and defending enforcement investigations brought by agencies from UAE, the United Kingdom, the United States, Jersey and India.

He was previously seconded to the Enforcement Division of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, and for twelve months advised the Global Investigations team of an international investment bank in London. Karl previously practised for seven years as a barrister in London where he specialised in financial crime and financial services regulation, with experience in LIBOR and FX-related investigations.

Karl is recognised by the Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution: Compliance and Investigations, which states that “Karl Masi is widely praised for his 'understanding of the complex legal and factual issues in cases' and his 'technical skills’.”