Chambers Review
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Financial Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Leila Gaafar trained and qualified as a solicitor before transitioning to the Bar, providing her with a diverse skillset beyond her years of call. As a barrister she has a varied criminal practice with particular experience defending complex fraud and bribery allegations, in addition to advising and representing corporates.
Strengths
Leila is a future star in the financial crime space. She is very level headed and combines that with an enormous capacity for hard work and an excellent legal brain.
Leila is client friendly and exceptionally experienced. She is responsive, thoughtful, strategic and a dream to work with. She is destined for greatness.
Her contributions are always highly valued and she brings a refreshing alternative perspective to discussions, demonstrating a willingness to think outside the box and bring diversity of opinion.