Overview

We advise on complex corporate and commercial law issues with criminal law implications, defending legal entities and high-profile individuals charged with a range of criminal offences. We also help clients identify and address criminal liability risks before they escalate, through due diligence reviews, the implementation of compliance policies, and confidential internal investigations — delivering practical, commercially-minded advice to help clients avoid future issues and respond appropriately to investigation findings.

Services

Defence Representation in Corporate Crime Cases

We represent clients in cases involving tax evasion, restrictive agreements in competition, misuse of corporate powers, bribery and corruption, corporate fraud, misuse of public procurement, damage to creditors, false bankruptcy, and money laundering.

Internal Company Investigations

We conduct due diligence reviews, interviews, and document searches, draft investigation reports, propose compliance-oriented measures, support clients on reputation management, and advise on disciplinary and other responsive measures.

Sectors

We have long-standing experience advising clients across sectors such as Consumer Goods & Retail, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Technology & Software, Food & Beverage, Fashion & Luxury Goods, Engineering, and Public sector.

Selected matters

A representative slice of recent matters, anonymised. We don't publish client names; references are available privately on request.

Defended a corporate client and its management against allegations of concluding of restrictive agreement against the provisions of the competition law.

Defended a corporate client and its management against allegations of conducting serous tax evasion.

Conducted an internal investigation into suspected misuse of corporate powers and advised on subsequent compliance measures.

Represented a high-profile individual in criminal proceedings concerning alleged mis use of public procurement rules.

Represented a corporate client in proceedings concerning alleged damage to creditors and false bankruptcy.

Have a matter in corporate crime and internal investigations?

Senior lawyers respond personally to every inbound enquiry. We will tell you quickly whether we can help and how we would approach it — including a realistic view of timing and cost.

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Corporate Crime and Internal Investigations