Band 5
Provided by Natalie Sherborn
Natalie leads the white-collar defence and investigations team in London. She has a wealth of experience dealing with all aspects of financial crime and other serious conduct issues.
Working with both corporations and individuals, Natalie advises those facing scrutiny by regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies as prosecutors increasingly place corporates, business owners and executives in the cross hairs. Regularly leading complex global corporate investigations, she also advises on reporting issues that arise for listed and privately held companies.
An experienced trial lawyer, having been in independent practice at the Criminal Bar for 15 years prior to entering private practice, Natalie is well placed to advise throughout the lifespan of a matter from pre-investigation to prosecution. Bringing deep experience of crisis management, she devises reputational defence strategies that minimise exposure and potential risks, both pre-emptively and responsively, enabling her to counsel clients in respect of the substantive issues, whilst seeking to mitigate reputation threats.
Recent instructions received include leading internal investigations into criminal and regulatory breaches and advising on external investigations by law enforcement agencies and regulators including the NCA, SFO, NATIS, HMRC, FCA, PRA, DOJ and SEC. Current representative work also includes a number of corporates granted interested party status in coroner's inquests.
In addition to her thriving practice in cross-border investigations and financial crime, instructions are regularly secured to represent high net worth individuals facing allegations of serious non-financial misconduct. Natalie's clients include high-profile celebrities, politicians, sports personalities and successful business owners.
Co-counsel have described Natalie as "really impressive", “experienced in sensitive work" and “an expert at avoiding risks to the client".
For over 15 years, she has been recognised for her expertise in leading global legal directories. Natalie is a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500, in the Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates), Fraud: White-Collar Crime (Advice to Individuals); Crime and Art and Educations: Schools categories and in Chambers HNW's Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals category as well as Chambers UK's Corporate Crime and Investigations category where she has been recommended as "a go-to choice for corporates facing domestic and cross-border matters, including investigations arising from alleged fraud, corruption and false accounting". Having been featured in Who's Who Legal's Investigation Guide consistently for many years, Natalie has been most recently recognised as one of the world's leading practitioners in the Global Investigation Review's 2025 Women in Investigations Top 100 list.
In 2017, Natalie featured as a rising star in The Lawyer's Hot 100, an annual report recognising “the most daring, innovative and creative lawyers from in-house, private practice and the Bar”.
Provided by Chambers
Natalie Sherborn of Withers is a go-to choice for corporates facing domestic and cross-border matters, including investigations arising from alleged fraud, corruption and false accounting.
Provided by Chambers
Natalie is a really excellent strategist. Her manner is wonderful, thoughtful and she has great judgement. She is fantastic with clients.
She is very calm and reassuring with clients. She is a really strong advocate and can really hold her own.
Natalie is very impressive and wise.
She is amazingly diligent and responsive. She has great personal charm and judgement.
Natalie is a really excellent strategist. Her manner is wonderful, thoughtful and she has great judgement. She is fantastic with clients.
She is very calm and reassuring with clients. She is a really strong advocate and can really hold her own.
Natalie is very impressive and wise.
She is amazingly diligent and responsive. She has great personal charm and judgement.