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Financial Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Alastair Smith is noted for his strategic approach when acting both for the prosecution and defence in financial crime cases. He is particularly experienced in large-scale fraud and money laundering offences linked to serious organised crime.
Strengths
He is one of the best at the bar, an outstanding advocate and tactician. Leaves no stone unturned.
Alastair has always conducted cases well above his call, and does so very skilfully.
Crime - London (Bar)
Strengths
Smith is a very competent advocate with excellent written advocacy skills.
Alastair has a firm but approachable manner, which makes him incredibly valuable to have on the defence team.
He is a brilliant negotiator. He is a real people person and knows exactly which buttons to press.
He is a faultless tactician and advocate, and is always willing to think outside of the box and to come up with novel arguments.