Fraud: Civil

About

Provided by Bird & Bird

Bird & Bird has extensive experience with complex civil and criminal fraud related regulatory investigations. The global trend to crack down on bribery and corruption, false accounting, fraud, market abuse and other illegal activities has led to an increase in enforcement activity. We have a long established practice of advising corporations, professionals and individuals from various industry sectors.

Bird & Bird is also experienced in advising clients about making a voluntary disclosure to regulatory bodies and the related consequences and risks. We assist our clients in retrieving hidden assets in highly complex structures and have developed an in-depth understanding of current tactics, strategies and best practices which will facilitate successful recovery actions. Members of our fraud, group are invited regularly to speak at international conferences on asset tracing.

We have acted in the following fields: 

• International risk management and compliance advice
• HMRC investigations and associated fraud 
• Pension fraud 
• Corporate fraud including asset tracing 
• Market abuse such as defrauding shareholders and the public 
• Money laundering 
• Frauds on client funds 
• FCA investigations 
• Self reporting and investigations conducted by the SFO
• Employee fraud such as diversion of contracts, commercial opportunities and theft of monies 
• FCPA/ OECD advice 
• Mortgage/ valuation fraud 
  
  

We are also one of the few firms that handle an extensive range of fraud arbitrations.