Serious Fraud - PCB Byrne

Corporate and Financial Crime — Our Services

Serious Fraud

Our serious fraud team is regarded as one of the most accomplished in the country, and we regularly act for individuals facing criminal investigations and prosecutions in some of the most complex and high-profile cases.

While clients seek us out for our tenacity in the court room, our objective is to stop cases before they reach charge or trial. We interrogate the merits of each case, putting together the partner-led team with the right expertise to secure a successful outcome for our client.

Fraud allegations often have international elements and we’re experienced in dealing with overseas issues and obtaining information from jurisdictions around the world. Increasingly, our cases involve multi-jurisdictional prosecutions and we’re adept at dealing with foreign prosecutors and regulators in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia.

Our notable experience

Advising senior management in the SFO criminal investigations into Rolls-Royce, Airbus, ENRC, Petrofac, KBR Inc and London Capital and Finance plc.
SFO prosecutions of senior management in Alstom and brokers/traders in Libor.
Acting in numerous FCA prosecutions for insider dealing/market manipulation including the largest prosecution in Operation Tabernula.
Acting for high-net-worth individuals in HMRC criminal investigations and prosecutions arising from the Panama and Paradise Papers scandals.

Our specialists

Matthew Frankland

Partner

mfrankland@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1639

07774 133733

Languages:

English

Michael Potts

Partner

mpotts@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1640

07770 802430

Languages:

English, French

Sara Teasdale

Managing Partner

steasdale@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1638

07741 313230

Languages:

English

Emma Brooks

Partner

ebrooks@pcb-byrne.com

0207 842 1648

07788 280368

Languages:

English

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Asset Recovery and Enforcement

We have decades of expertise working across complex international fraud and asset recovery cases – delivering creative solutions, at pace.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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