
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals
High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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Strengths
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PCB Byrne has an incredible team; commercial and hard-working.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthPCB Byrne handle complex and sophisticated financial crime and act for high net worth individuals.
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Notable Practitioners
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Matthew Frankland
Matthew Frankland has particular expertise representing high and ultra high net worth clients in criminal fraud matters.
Matthew is a very, very experienced and shrewd business crime lawyer. He's been around the block on everything and has very good judgement.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthMatthew Frankland is one of those people that if he doesn't know it, it isn't worth knowing. He exudes calm and is a very wise, comforting presence. He is an excellent person to work alongside.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthMatthew is incredibly experienced, been going a very long time. He has a habit of finding what other lawyers won't find. He always finds the witness that ends the case and he never gives up.
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Michael Potts
Michael Potts has a longstanding reputation for advising high net worth clients on financial crime matters.
Michael Potts is truly a brilliant strategist, but he also overlays practicality with legal strategy, which helps clients understand the process.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthMichael is fantastic. He's absolutely unflappable, nothing stresses him and he has seen it all before.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthMichael is very strong, creative, smart and good to work with. The defining characteristics are his enthusiasm and creativity.
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Emma Brooks
Emma Brooks is an experienced lawyer who regularly acts for high net worth individuals in domestic and international financial crime investigations.
Emma just eats up papers; she's so industrious it's alarming. She's also a totally outstanding strategist. She's superb.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthEmma is realistic, approachable, clever, and hard-working. She puts clients at their ease without soft-soaping them. She is laser-focused on winning without losing perspective or realism.
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Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale is a managing partner of PCB Byrne and is well equipped to handle complex financial crime investigations.
Sara has really good common sense. She's reassuring, competent, funny and has good rapport with clients.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthSara is someone who is able to navigate extremely difficult issues in a calm and reasonable way that really helps clients. She helps them weather difficult times.
Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net WorthSara takes a genuine client-first approach. She's also the managing partner of a strong boutique firm that's in expansion mode.
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