High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Howard Kennedy LLP
We advise high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and businesses on fraud, financial crime and investigations in the UK and internationally.
Allegations of fraud and financial misconduct can have significant legal, financial and reputational consequences. We work closely with clients to understand their priorities, develop clear strategies and provide practical advice at every stage.
Our team advises on criminal, civil and regulatory matters, including fraud investigations, asset tracing and recovery, internal investigations, compliance issues and cross-border disputes. We regularly act for clients facing investigations by enforcement and regulatory authorities, as well as those responding to allegations of wrongdoing.
Many matters involve multiple jurisdictions and require coordination with legal, forensic and other professional advisers. Drawing on our wider disputes, regulatory and private wealth expertise, we provide coordinated advice that reflects the full context of our clients' affairs.
We also support individuals, families and businesses that have been victims of fraud, helping them identify, protect and recover assets while managing risk and safeguarding reputation.
Combining specialist expertise, commercial judgement and strategic insight, we help clients navigate complex and sensitive matters with clarity and confidence, focusing on outcomes that protect their interests.
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Howard Kennedy is highly regarded by sources for the depth of its bench and the quality of its individual lawyers. The team is adept at acting for clients involved in criminal investigations and other financial crime cases.
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Howard Kennedy has an extremely strong bench of lawyers. The team has grown significantly in the past few years.
Howard Kennedy has a good team. They've invested well in the people they've brought in and now have one of the bigger financial crime teams in London.
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Ian is wise, very experienced and a good manager of that team.
Ian is brilliant; he's so experienced and has dealt with so many difficult high-profile matters that he inspires confidence in clients; very good on strategic decisions.
Ian Ryan has a broad practice and is highly respected. He is calm, authoritative and instructed on high-profile matters.
Kyle is really good with clients and is across the details.
Kyle cuts through the nonsense. He tells clients how it is, without all the fluff you can get with criminal investigations. He's straight-talking, and he's very, very smart as well.
Kyle has really sound judgement, is tactically astute and is a very effective defence lawyer.
Jennifer is an exceptionally capable criminal lawyer: intelligent, composed and strategically astute. She combines first-rate technical ability with excellent judgement, rigorous preparation and outstanding client care.
Jen Harper has just made partner, and it's very well deserved: she's an absolute star. She always has sensible suggestions about how to deal with tactical issues and is always the most informed lawyer in the room.
Jen Harper, in particular, has a very good, astute, tactical brain.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals
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