Tom Epps

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Tom is a partner in our White Collar Defense & Investigations team. He has been involved in many of the UK’s largest and most complex fraud investigations and prosecutions over the last 20 years.

Tom has substantial experience representing those managing investigations brought by all the major UK enforcement agencies and regulators, particularly with international situations. He has advised clients in the majority of the Serious Fraud Office’s most high-profile investigations, nearly all of which have involved substantial international dimensions.

Chambers & Partners ranks Tom in the top bands for his representation of both individuals and high net worth individuals in financial crime investigations. Sources state "He is a real star. He is extremely wise, a strategic thinker and he has a lot of experience in his practice areas". One interviewee said "He is excellent at cross-border issues and has good international expertise. He is very responsive and very discreet, which is incredibly important. He's also very easy to deal with." Another described him as "a brainbox on the financial crime circuit."

Additionally, Tom is named by Who's Who Legal as a Thought Leader for Global Investigations and as a Global Leader for Business Crime Defence (Corporates and Individuals) and for Asset Recovery. The Legal 500 says Tom "pours his heart and soul into his cases and achieves fantastic results" and sources describe him as "... an outstanding strategist with a very great intellect" and "…a very experienced and resourceful lawyer with a particularly amiable and calm approach to complex issues".