Ranked in 6 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Sanctions

All Circuits

5 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

International Human Rights Law

London (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Financial Crime: Corporates

London (Bar)

10 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Extradition

London (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture

All Circuits

5 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Financial Crime

London (Bar)

10 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Rachel Barnes KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

A dual-qualified US attorney and English barrister, Rachel has a niche fraud, corruption and sanctions practice at the juncture of civil and criminal litigation, in both domestic and international cases. Appointed to various government panels of counsel (see below), Rachel is also known for her strategic approach in dealing with regulators and other third parties. Clients value her US background and knowledge of US sanctions, as well as her wider practice in cross-border criminal and asset restraint investigations, extradition and MLA, public law and commercial cases. She is well versed in issues of jurisdiction and state immunities and human rights. Rachel advises and represents corporations, governments, individuals and NGOs. She prosecutes and defends in all criminal courts and acts in judicial review and civil cases, appearing in the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Rachel is a co-editor of The Guide to Sanctions (4th ed. GIR 2023) and has taught law at the London School of Economics and Cambridge University. She holds a PhD (Cantab) in public international law and an LL.M (Harv. Law School).

Career

Call 2004 (UK), 1999 (NY); Attorney General’s Public International Law Counsel to the Crown SFO Prosecution Counsel and PoCA Counsel

CPS specialist panels of POCA and Extradition Counsel

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