Practice Areas
Francesca has over 20 years of experience representing companies and individuals in complex, high-value, multi-jurisdictional white collar crime litigation. She advises business leaders at times of crisis when they are caught up in high-profile investigations or prosecutions conducted by the Serious Fraud Office, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Financial Conduct Authority, the National Crime Agency or the Crown Prosecution Service. Her practice encompasses the full range of economic crime including bribery, corruption, fraud, tax evasion, misconduct in public office and insider dealing. Francesca has significant trial experience and is often praised for her courtroom strategies in high-stakes cases. She has particular experience in cross-border cases where multiple law enforcement agencies may be involved and cases with a civil law and criminal law cross over.