Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals - UK-wide
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Boutique Law has a reputation for frequently acting for high-profile and high net worth clients. The team advises high net worth clients on a range of financial crime matters including allegations of bribery, fraud and money laundering.
Strengths
Boutique Law is strong on very serious cases because the team can handle both the criminal and regulatory side, as well as extradition, which comes up often.
Boutique Law has huge expertise and punches above its weight.
The level of intellectual engagement and in-depth thought is really exceptional at Boutique Law. It stands out as a senior, advisory-led practice. Boutique Law has clearly put a marker down as a firm focused on strategic thought, not chargeable hours. It is anchored by some exceptional partners.
Notable practitioners
Anand Doobay has vast experience in dealing with matters involving allegations of bribery, money laundering and fraud, and frequently advises clients facing extraditions.
Anand, is exceptional to work with. He brings real clarity of thought to a matter and has a gift for seeing through the noise to the impacts or outcomes to drive. He is also wonderful in a team and conveys his wealth of insight and experience without force or ego. He wears his formidable intellect lightly but deploys it very effectively for his clients, colleagues and collaborators.
Anand is brilliant; he has been in a number of very substantial cases, gains the confidence of clients and is very transparent, direct and softly spoken.
Anand has a stellar reputation and punches well above his weight.
Jago Russell works on financial crime mandates for high and ultra high net worth clients, often with cross-border elements.
Miranda Ching is a former SFO prosecutor and case controller who now works on the defence side in private practice. Ching wins praise for her abilities in complex, sensitive cases involving ultra high net worth individuals.
Miranda is incredibly good at managing large teams. She was a prosecutor in the SFO for many years.
Miranda is great – so smart and so incredibly knowledgeable. She is a go-to within the city and beyond for her very astute observations in advising individuals.
Having spent time in-house with the SFO, Miranda retains a rare inside-view on these processes and is an intellectually able, astute and exciting addition to Boutique Law's partner team. She is smart, focused and an adept negotiator; all essential qualities for partners working on sensitive or complex cases.
