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Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Fountain Court Chambers has an experienced team of senior and junior counsel specialising in white-collar crime, sanctions, POCA work and civil fraud. The set's members regularly act for high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals on such matters, often instructed by the market-leading UK and international law firms in this practice area.
Strengths
Fountain Court have increasing depth in an already high-quality criminal team.
The barristers give solid advice and are happy to give their opinion in grey area matters. Good at cross-over civil and criminal work.
The clerking at Fountain Court is excellent, some of the best in the business. They go above and beyond to give you the help you need.
Notable practitioners
Incredibly smart, intuitive and knowledgeable; one of the smartest barristers I've ever worked with. If there is a complex factual or legal issue then Clare is one of the first people I would call on.
Clare Sibson is intelligent and tenacious, and has an excellent manner with clients.
Clare has been absolutely great. She is extremely bright, but also very personable. She works particularly well as the leader of a team.
Richard Lissack KC is like a giant in the financial crime world. If I were in trouble, I wouldn't want anyone else representing me. He is an extremely smooth advocate.
Richard Lissack KC is really good. He is very hard-working and a very good advocate, and has a great sense of persuasion and style.
Richard Lissack KC is a great tactician, very quick-witted, and a great team leader. He is a go-to guy for certain cases.
Leonora Sagan is very good in terms of technical legal issues, and has got a very good grip of the law.
Robin Barclay KC is a specialist in financial crime cases, economic sanctions, commercial work and banking litigation. Barclay is particularly expert in SFO and FCA investigations matters.
A commercially savvy counsel who applies law and fact incredibly well. He is also a very capable advocate.
Robin Barclay KC has encyclopaedic knowledge of sanctions, extremely good analytical ability, and he is very good with clients. Highly responsive. For any sanctions matter, I would go to him first.