About

I am regularly instructed by national and international corporates, together with ultra high net worth individuals in a variety of complex white collar crime matters.

Instructions will vary from defending clients who are subject to criminal investigations from the likes of the SFO, CPS and HMRC, to undertaking internal investigations following a whistleblower complaint.

Where commercially viable, I will also act for clients in a select number of general criminal instructions.

Although the majority of my work is UK-focused, I am regularly instructed by clients based in the GCC, where my fluency in Arabic plays a crucial part.

Experience

White collar crime

  • Acting for directors accused of bribery and corruption by the SFO
  • Defending corporates during complex white collar crime proceedings
  • Attending interviews under caution with clients who are either arrested or compelled to attend by investigative bodies

Investigations

  • Undertaking internal investigations on behalf of corporates who have either picked up issues within their organisation following an audit, or as a result of a whistleblower complaint.

Sanctions

  • Advising energy clients on the UK and EU sanctions regimes, and assisting those clients with ongoing compliance advice to insure issues are not repeated.

Compliance

  • Assisting clients to redraft, or draft fresh compliance policies to address recent changes in the UK’s approach to financial crime.