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Personal Jurisdiction
April 7, 2026

#89: Let's Get Personal with Victoria Jepson, Global Government Enforcement Attorney at Trafigura

#89: Let's Get Personal with Victoria Jepson, Global Government Enforcement Attorney at Trafigura
#89: Let's Get Personal with Victoria Jepson, Global Government Enforcement Attorney at Trafigura
Personal Jurisdiction
#89: Let's Get Personal with Victoria Jepson, Global Government Enforcement Attorney at Trafigura

If you're interested in regulatory enforcement actions, are wondering what a monitorship really entails, or have ever wanted to take your legal practice abroad, this episode is for you! Episode 89 features Victoria Jepson--Global Government Enforcement Attorney at Trafigura in Geneva, Switzerland. We chat with Victoria about transferring law schools just before her 2L year and how she navigated the job market while making that transition. She shares how an opportunity to practice law in London led to her becoming qualified to practice law in the UK and to work for a number of multinational companies in both the regulatory and litigation spaces. And she gives us deep insights into what it's like to help a company that has been put under a court monitorship. Victoria is also one of our dear friends and gives fantastic advice about navigating job changes and making the most of each opportunity as it comes your way. Don't miss this one!

Victoria is a global government enforcement attorney at Trafigura in Geneva, Switzerland.

Before her current role, Victoria was an internal monitor and senior legal counsel at HSBC in London. Victoria has experience in private practice both in the UK and in the US. She was a white collar attorney at Steptoe and Johnson and at Katten in Chicago. She has experience guiding financial institutions, multinational corporations, and senior individuals through government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, and commercial litigation, with significant monitorship experience.

Not only is Victoria admitted to practice in the US, but also she is qualified to practice law in the United Kingdom.

Victoria is a graduate of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and the University of Iowa.

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