Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 2
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Addleshaw Goddard's private prosecutions practice weaves together the firm's formidable strengths in asset tracing, auditing, investigations and white-collar crime. The team is skilled at early-stage investigations, coordination with law enforcement agencies, financial services regulation and POCA.
Work Highlights
- Addleshaw Goddard represented the family behind Hasbro Toys in a private prosecution against individuals who allegedly defrauded the private prosecutors of USD2 million through a fraudulent investment scheme and a further victim of EUR3.5 million through a similar scheme.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The group involved with private prosecutions at the firm is well resourced at all levels. They are able to react quickly to fast-moving events and assimilate a large volume of paperwork efficiently."
"Not only has the complexity of this case required a large team, but also a range of differing facets have been encountered. The team has been required to tackle all of this and they have met the task."
"The group involved with private prosecutions at the firm is well resourced at all levels. They are able to react quickly to fast-moving events and assimilate a large volume of paperwork efficiently."
"Not only has the complexity of this case required a large team, but also a range of differing facets have been encountered. The team has been required to tackle all of this and they have met the task."
Notable Practitioners
Polly Sprenger has noted expertise in fraud matters and brings private prosecutions on behalf of both corporate and individual clients. She has valuable previous experience as head of strategic intelligence at the SFO,
"Polly is a very impressive private prosecutor. She has a remarkable ability to recall relevant documents and put together closely argued and highly detailed submissions."
"She is able to provide pragmatic advice to deftly handle complex issues."
"She's an outstanding and professional lawyer. Her attention to detail is second to none."
"She is in many ways a strategic genius. Tactically, she is beyond astute and beyond comparison. She can see her way through the knottiest of problems and is unbelievably hard-working."