Shaul Brazil

Practice Areas

Shaul Brazil is a partner at BCL specialising in business crime and regulatory enforcement. Recommended in Chambers UK and Chambers HNW, he is also ranked as an expert in Who’s Who Legal (Business Crime Defence and Investigations). Shaul specialises in acting for individuals and companies in complex cross-border matters. He has extensive experience advising on multi-jurisdictional corruption and fraud investigations, asset recovery proceedings (in the UK and overseas), and extradition proceedings (in particular, politically motivated requests). He has acted in numerous high-profile investigations and prosecutions brought by the SFO, US Department of Justice and many other UK and overseas enforcement authorities.

Shaul also has broad experience acting in ancillary matters such as judicial review proceedings, FCA investigations and applications to Interpol for the deletion of notices or diffusions. He advises companies in relation to regulatory and criminal law issues such as anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering compliance, data protection and responding to requests for assistance in law enforcement investigations.

Career

Called to the Bar 2003, trained QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers and joined BCL Solicitors in 2007 becoming a partner in 2013.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association; Fraud Lawyers Association; Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum; Lincoln’s Inn.

Publications

Shaul is frequently quoted in the press on Anti Money Laundering, banking and regulation.

https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/article/1189557/euribor-%E2%80%9Cthe-senior-managers-should-have-known%E2%80%9D

https://www.law360.com/financial-services-uk/articles/1142755/hard-brexit-could-put-chinks-in-uk-s-financial-crime-armor

Personal

Alleyn’s School, London (1997), University of Bath (2001).