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
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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Providing a forensic investigation on behalf of a oil and gas exploration client. The work involved the forensic interrogation of series of transactions in order to assess the risk of wrongdoing and false accounting within the financial statements. The project also involved supporting the client in extensive discussions with its auditors.
- Nigeria
- Energy & Natural Resources
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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.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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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.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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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.
- United Kingdom
- Retail & Consumer
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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.
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Supporting a university undertake an investigation into allegation of fake student numbers and manipulated enrolment records.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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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.
- Cross-border
- Infrastructure
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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.
- United Arab Emirates
- Energy & Natural Resources
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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.
- Botswana
- Energy & Natural Resources
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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.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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.
Tom Stocker
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EmailTom specialises in corporate criminal defence, the conduct of investigations, and compliance risk management. His specialist legal areas include bribery, fraud, sanctions, export controls, and money laundering. The co-founder of an award winning compliance technology business, Tom regularly supports clients to fulfil their compliance ambitions.
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EmailEdward is the Corporate Crime Risk Lead for Africa. He conducts internal investigations for corporate clients, advises on key compliance matters (including anti-bribery, sanctions, anti-money laundering, fraud and modern slavery) and represents clients who face regulatory enforcement action
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EmailStacy specialises in financial crime and has extensive experience advising on enforcement, investigations and compliance, covering trade and financial sanctions, export controls, bribery and money laundering. She advises on all aspects of EU and UK sanctions and is also familiar with the application of US sanctions.
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EmailNeil is a criminal defence and corporate crime specialist, with extensive experience of conducting anti-corruption, fraud and other investigations across Asia and Europe as well as involving other jurisdictions worldwide.
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EmailAn expert in global investigations, Melanie specialises in commercial litigation and disputes, corporate and regulatory investigations, and related enforcement proceedings. Her areas of expertise include financial crime, fraud, bribery and corruption, tax, UK and EU sanctions and export controls. Melanie also advises on compliance programmes for global organisations.
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EmailSimaan's extensive experience in the field of international engineering and construction transactions has enabled her to establish a successful niche practice focused on complex cross border investigations involving major energy and infrastructure projects.
Legal Director
EmailAlistair specialises in the provision of corporate criminal law advice, the conduct of investigations and compliance risk management. His specialist areas of expertise include bribery, money laundering, fraud, sanctions, export controls and modern slavery.
Partner, Global China Practice Executive
EmailFeifei specialises in international compliance and her clients include Chinese and international engineering enterprises.
Managing Senior Practice Development Lawyer
EmailFiona has been a qualified solicitor, initially as a practicing litigator, advising a wide range of clients throughout the UK, and now as a practice development lawyer.
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