Corporate and Financial Crime — Our Services
Extradition and MLA
With many years’ experience behind us, the PCB Byrne team has established an excellent reputation for dealing swiftly and successfully with complex financial investigations.

Our clients include high-net-worth individuals, company directors and senior officials, who choose PCB Byrne for our proven discretion in handling high-profile, politically-sensitive cases. We have extensive experience acting in multi-jurisdictional proceedings, and with a large in-house criminal team behind us, are able to coordinate across multinational investigations.

We are experienced in mutual legal assistance (MLA), acting for clients who are either suspects or witnesses in overseas criminal cases. We engage strategically with investigating authorities to pre-empt and mitigate risk, advising clients on their obligations under MLA arrangements.

Our notable experience
  • Acting in German criminal investigations pursued in the UK into the alleged Goldfinger revenue fraud and the Cum Ex banking scandal.
  • Acting for senior bank personnel into the Irish criminal investigation into the banking scandal at Allied Irish Bank.
  • Acting for company directors concerned in the Icelandic criminal investigation into the collapse of Kaupthing Bank.
  • Represented Asian clients in their dealing with Interpol with regards to red corner notices involving cross-border corruption and money-laundering claims.
Our specialists
Matthew Frankland
Partner
0207 842 1639
07774 133733
Languages:
English
Michael Potts
Partner
0207 842 1640
07770 802430
Languages:
English, French
Sara Teasdale
Managing Partner
0207 842 1638
07741 313230
Languages:
English
Emma Brooks
Partner
0207 842 1648
07788 280368
Languages:
English
Civil Fraud and Commercial Dispute Services
Asset Recovery and Enforcement
We have decades of expertise working across complex international fraud and asset recovery cases – delivering creative solutions, at pace.
All Asset Recovery and Enforcement Services
Civil Fraud
Regarded as a leader in the civil fraud space, our team is experienced representing both claimants and defendants in all areas of fraud litigation.
All Civil Fraud Services
Commercial Litigation
We have a wealth of experience in dealing with high-value, complex and heavily contested commercial litigation cases – often against large City and international firms.
All Commercial Litigation Services
Insolvency and Restructuring
With wide-ranging experience acting for corporations and individuals alike, members of the PCB Byrne team have dealt with some of the largest insolvency cases to reach the English Courts.
All Insolvency and Restructuring Services
International Arbitration
We have worked with clients from around the world, who seek us out for our outcome-driven approach and pragmatic advice. We ensure every case is tailored to meet the needs of each client – often leaning on our litigation colleagues to support arbitration proceedings, for example in the case of interim relief applications.
All International Arbitration Services
Business Crime and Regulatory Services
Asset Seizure and Forfeiture
With one of the most experienced teams in the country, we routinely tackle asset seizure and forfeiture investigations for a wide range of clients. We have established a number of legal precedents in this space, and have become the go-to firm for proactive, expert advice.
All Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Services
Corporate and Financial Crime
Working across jurisdictions on all areas of corporate and financial crime, we regularly advise on issues such as fraud, bribery and corruption, economic sanctions and money laundering.
All Corporate and Financial Crime Services
Crypto Currency and Cyber Crime
We have built a reputation for our tenacity in building cases and in tracing, freezing and recovering assets. We work at the cutting edge of the law on interim relief, using the full armoury of the law in order to obtain results for our clients.
Financial Sanctions
In a fast-evolving, global environment, where penalties for any breach are severe and the need to bring timely challenges is crucial, our sanctions team provides specialist advice, backed by worldwide experience.
All Financial Sanctions Services
Regulatory and Disciplinary
Whether clients are facing investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority or the Dental Practice Board, we bring a wealth of international experience across regulatory and compliance enquiries.
All Regulatory and Disciplinary Services
Serious and General Crime
We bring our criminal defence expertise to bear across a range of general crime issues, from theft and fraud to sexual and violent offences.
All Serious and General Crime Services