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PCB Byrne

Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide


PCB Byrne

Rankings

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Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals - UK-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
PCB Byrne is highly regarded for handling a range of complex financial crime matters for affluent clients.

Strengths

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  • PCB Byrne has an incredible team; commercial and hard-working.

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  • PCB Byrne handle complex and sophisticated financial crime and act for high net worth individuals.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Matthew Frankland
    Band 1Matthew Frankland

    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.

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    • Matthew 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.

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    • Matthew 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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  • Band 1Michael Potts
    Band 1Michael Potts

    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.

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    • Michael is fantastic. He's absolutely unflappable, nothing stresses him and he has seen it all before.

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    • Michael is very strong, creative, smart and good to work with. The defining characteristics are his enthusiasm and creativity.

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  • Band 3Emma Brooks
    Band 3Emma Brooks

    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.

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    • Emma 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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  • Band 3Sara Teasdale
    Band 3Sara Teasdale

    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.

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    • Sara 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.

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    • Sara 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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Ranked Individuals at PCB Byrne (4)

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