Michael Gomulka

Practice Areas

Michael is a leading junior with extensive experience of all aspects of criminal defence including homicide, organised crime, drug and money-laundering conspiracies and serious sexual violence, as well as fraud, financial and regulatory matters.

In recent years he has been leading counsel in a conspiracy to murder (involving extensive Encro material and argument), a £25m investment fraud and a number of Trading Standards prosecutions.

In fraud, cases have ranged from the use of international businesses as alleged fronts for washing the proceeds of crime, to large-scale investment frauds, boiler room fraud, thefts in breach of trust and other financial malfeasance. Michael has extensive experience of cash seizures, retentions and forfeiture, contested confiscation hearings and consequent appellate work.

Career

Before coming to the Bar Michael worked in the City for years, initially in research and then in Sales and Trading focussing on EMEA emerging markets.

Professional Memberships

- Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association

- Financial Services Lawyers Association

- Criminal Bar Association

Publications

Will UBS mark the end of rogue trading or the beginning of regulatory collapse?

Despair

Personal

- 7 Bedford Row Criminal 2001 prize for an essay, “Conspiracy”, which argued that the offence should be abolished.

- Major Scholar, Inner Temple – 2001/02.

- Captain of "University Challenge" team in 1995 (first year of the Paxman era)

- First Class honours achieved in every finals paper and for dissertation "Will Jerusalem be the rock upon which a Palestinian State founders?"

- In the top 1% of those who graduated from Bristol University in 1995