The Allen & Overy partner who used to be head of its Dutch practice has been charged by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office in relation to the long-running investigation into oil giant Petrobras.
Sietze Hepkema was also the global corporate co-head at A&O until he retired from the firm in 2011. He then joined the Dutch company SBM Offshore as chief governance and compliance officer. He was asked to oversee an investigation into allegations of bribery payments that were said to have been made by the company in Brazil and other countries.