Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals - London (Bar)
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The clerking at QEB Hollis Whiteman is excellent.
QEB Hollis Whiteman has real intellectual strength in depth at every level, allowing for real choice on each type of case and client.
Notable practitioners
Adrian Darbishire KC is particularly recognised for handling large and complex Serious Fraud Office cases. His caseload includes a significant volume of serious fraud and corruption cases, and he is widely seen as one of the foremost advocates at the Bar in cases of this type.
Adrian Darbishire KC is absolutely fantastic.
Adrian is a well-established star operating at the very top of the field.
Rachna Gokani is a highly respected junior who has a solid reputation for handling financial crime matters and is particularly known for private prosecution work. Gokani frequently acts unled in high-profile cases, as well as appearing alongside silks.
Rachna Gokani is a phenomenally hard-working junior. She's a pleasure to work with and very insightful.
Rachna is highly intelligent, responsive to the client's needs and requests for help, and proactive in developing strategies to challenge the prosecution's case theory and case construction.
Allison Clare KC is an expert in business crime matters and civil fraud work. She is also highly experienced in white-collar crime matters for high net worth individuals.
The brilliance of Allison is that she can take incredibly complicated facts and points of law and make them accessible to everyone with such ease.
Allison Clare KC is articulate, great with clients and a fantastic advocate.
Working with Allison is always a pleasure. She is able to cut through complex material and home in forensically on the real issues for the jury.
Allison is our go-to silk for fraud matters. Her paperwork is second to none, and her legal arguments are frankly amazing. She can put into practice what she promises.
Jason Mansell has vast experience in criminal and regulatory matters. Mansell regularly represents affluent individuals facing SFO and FCA investigations.
Jason Mansell is excellent in the regulatory sphere.
Sean Larkin KC is recognised in the financial crime practice for representing high net worth individuals and businesses in complex SFO investigations. As well as acting in major corporate fraud investigations, Larkin also handles asset freezing and confiscation cases.
Sean Larkin has again proven his ability to see the wood for the trees early on and to tackle effectively each obstacle arising, navigating the traps along the way.
Sean is the most fabulous person to work with. He is clever, super hard-working, creative and a brilliant advocate. He's the best!
Tom Doble is well regarded for his work in big financial crime cases.
Tom Doble's drafting is exceptional. He is a major contribution to any case he is instructed on as one of the best juniors in financial crime.
Tom Doble is a total star. He's a very clever, articulate and well-respected advocate with good presence in court.
Tom is extraordinarily clever.
Ben FitzGerald KC is experienced in representing high net worth individuals in high-profile financial crime cases. FitzGerald, who took silk in 2023, has a very strong track record in handling major fraud investigations.
Ben is hard-working, bright and cuts through the issues quickly.
Ben FitzGerald KC is excellent in all respects.
Karen Robinson is experienced in representing high-profile individuals facing fraud allegations. Robinson has strong experience acting for the prosecution or defence in complex fraud, asset freezing and confiscation, and private prosecution cases.
Karen Robinson is an exceptional lawyer.
Mark Ellison KC acts in financial crime investigations relating to fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption.
Mark Ellison has a wealth of experience.
Jocelyn Ledward KC acts for high net worth individuals in matters related to fraud, bribery and corruption, and money laundering. Ledward is Senior Treasury Counsel and has strong experience in both defence and prosecution work.
