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Pinsent Masons

Financial Crime

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Pinsent Masons

Rankings

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Financial Crime - Scotland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Pinsent Masons is a nationally known firm with an extensive international footprint. The firm is well versed in the area of white-collar crime, with notable experience advising on matters such as corruption and money laundering. It has a strong record of counselling corporate clients on compliance with trade sanctions. The team also acts for clients from the financial services, extractive and construction industries. It also offers expertise in the conduct of internal investigations.
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Strengths

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  • Everything I have presented to Pinsent Masons has been complex and they have managed to simplify the explanation for me.

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  • They give prompt advice that is well articulated and presented. They have a thorough understanding of business operations and objectives.

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  • They are knowledgeable, professional, responsive and proactive. I can always rely on them.

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  • Their advice is extremely clear and extremely practical. They also have strong litigation skills if needed.

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  • I've worked with Pinsent Masons on a number of highly complex issues, each of which they have handled with a high degree of professionalism and deep expertise.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Tom Stocker
    Tom Stocker

    Tom Stocker

    Tom Stocker practises extensively in the financial crime space, representing corporations in internal and external criminal investigations concerning fraud, bribery and money laundering. He also provides compliance advice.

    • He's very responsive and up to the challenge. He's tactically astute and gets to the objectives.

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    • Tom is the first person I want to talk to when I have a cutting-edge commercial issue involving financial regulation. He is the gold standard.

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    • Tom is an extremely strong lawyer. He's very clear and perceptive.

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    • Tom is level-headed and judicious. He has the courage to make difficult decisions and see them through - a decision-taker par excellence.

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    • Tom Stocker is the outstanding expert in his field. He follows current changes and is an early warning system for things coming down the line.

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  • Alistair Wood
    Alistair Wood

    Alistair Wood

    Alistair Wood is an associate in the white-collar crime team based in Edinburgh. He has a particular specialism in corporate bribery matters.
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