White Collar Crime & Investigations

Our specialist team advises clients around the world on all aspects of white collar crime including: compliance; internal, regulatory and criminal investigations; self-reporting and criminal defence.

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Global reach

Our team comprises specialists based across Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, complemented by a global network of trusted partners.

Comprehensive advice

We offer a multidisciplinary team of forensic accountants, technologists and compliance professionals in addition to legal experts.

Cutting edge

We have acted on several precedent-setting cases, including the first prosecution of a 'failure to prevent' bribery offence in the UK.

Our global team of specialist advisers operates at the intersection of business and regulation. They have acted on a number of precedent-setting matters, including:

Advising Sweett Group in the first prosecution of a company for failure to prevent bribery contrary to s.7 of the Bribery Act
Acting in the first corporate bribery self-report and subsequent negotiated civil settlement in Scotland
Acting as independent Investigation Counsel to a multilateral development bank in respect of its investigation into allegations of sanctionable practices in China and India

Our team is unique among law firms in that we offer a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers and forensic accountants focused on forensic investigations and major compliance reviews. We work closely with our highly-experienced Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery team to provide comprehensive, commercial and joined-up advice as to the civil and criminal implications of complex fraud.

Our latest work

Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.