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Global investigations

Our specialists can support you through every stage of a criminal or regulatory investigation, helping to establish key facts and guide any necessary engagements with regulators or law enforcement agencies

Multi-disciplinary team

We supply the right skills to support you, including criminal lawyers, forensic accountants, former heads of enforcement at anti-fraud and tax authorities, business intelligence experts and compliance specialists.

Global reach

Cross-border issues are complex and need both a global view and local expertise. That is provided by our experts in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Beijing, Dubai, Johannesburg, Madrid and Munich.

Cutting edge

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

We help you to navigate internal and sensitive investigations; corporate criminal defence, and risk mitigation programmes. We help organisations and senior people with investigations by law enforcement; financial crime-related audit inquiries, and investigations by anti-corruption and integrity departments of multilateral development banks, NGOs and investigative journalists. We advise on criminal risk mitigation strategies; reputation management; compliance, and preventative reviews.

We support you with subject matter expertise in anti-bribery and corruption; anti-facilitation of tax evasion; anti-money laundering; fraud; modern slavery; economic sanctions; export controls; cultural behaviour; forensic accounting, and business intelligence.

 

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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.

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    Advised a major construction and development company on a privileged investigation into alleged irregular subsistence claims, inflated timesheets, and historical improper payments by former employees.

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    Acting for an energy company in a SFO investigation. The matter involves a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers and forensic accountants.

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    Advised a multinational retail organisation on investigating concerns related to marketing expenditure with a third-party creative agency, identifying key process gaps and delivering actionable recommendations to strengthen financial controls and governance.

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    In combination with our forensic accountancy team, acted for an infrastructure business in an internal investigation into suspect fraud, including conducting multiple interviews; advising on remediation; and engagement with the company’s statutory auditors.

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    Supporting a university undertake an investigation into allegation of fake student numbers and manipulated enrolment records.

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    Supported a client during a monitorship imposed by the African Development Bank and successfully achieved a release from the monitorship following the independent assessment of the integrity compliance programme rolled out for the client.

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    Led enhanced integrity due diligence into two potential customers of a multinational energy company operating in the Middle East to determine the compliance and commercial risks for the client.

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    Advised a multinational mining equipment company on leading a cross-border investigation concerning allegations raised by a whistle-blower. The allegations cantered on a senior executive of the company and alleged collusion with multiple suppliers.

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    Successfully representing a technology company in a voluntary disclosure to OFSI of a financial sanctions breach. Following representations as to the circumstances and mitigation, OFSI decided against taking enforcement action.

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    Advised a UK university on an investigation and engagement with HMRC and OFSI in relation to potential engagement of academics at the university with a foreign university designated under sanctions.

Our expertise, at your disposal

With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

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