We lead internal and regulatory investigations and defend companies and individuals facing allegations of fraud, bribery and financial misconduct.
An investigation tests an organisation at its most exposed. Decisions taken in the first days, about document preservation, privilege, interviews and disclosure to the authorities, often determine the outcome months later.
We conduct internal investigations for boards and audit committees, and we represent companies and individuals in inquiries by prosecutors and regulators in the United Kingdom and the United States. Our team brings together former prosecutors, experienced trial lawyers and specialists in forensic accounting and data review.
We are as comfortable advising on a single whistleblowing report as on an inquiry spanning several countries, and we scale the response to the risk.
Recent Highlights
- Led an internal investigation for the audit committee of a listed engineering group into irregular agency payments.
- Represented a senior executive of a financial services firm interviewed as a witness in a fraud inquiry.
- Advised a consumer goods company on a voluntary self-report and the remediation programme that followed.