Financial Crime: Individuals
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Provided by Howard Kennedy LLP
The Business Crime team at Howard Kennedy have an excellent reputation in the market for being smart, tenacious and well positioned to support clients in all aspects of fraud and financial crime. The team's core work includes acting for senior executives or high-profile individuals accused of fraud or wrongdoing. We have an array of well-known clients and have been at the centre of some of the most high-profile financial crime investigations including Euribor, Tesco and Patisserie Valerie.
The team are known for tackling the highest-profile and most complex cases with an empathetic, highly personal style. The cases we act on are of pivotal importance for our clients' reputation, careers and wealth, their families and, potentially, their liberty. So, alongside technical excellence and a robust pursuit of the right outcomes, our offering is characterised by humanity and an appreciation of the impact these cases have on our clients’ lives.
Chambers Review
An established firm with a notable record of representing individuals facing SFO investigations, Howard Kennedy is regularly instructed in cases involving cross-border considerations. The team is capable of handling the full range of fraud matters, with particular strength in anti-money laundering, and is also experienced in cartel investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They're very responsive to the needs of the client."
"They are proactive in pushing their clients' interests wherever they can."
"The wider team definitely plays a key part in the excellent overall service of the firm."
"They've managed the client's needs exceptionally well and been responsive to their needs, but also been very good at knowing when to filter those and when to direct questions and concerns to counsel."
"They're very responsive to the needs of the client."
"They are proactive in pushing their clients' interests wherever they can."
"The wider team definitely plays a key part in the excellent overall service of the firm."
"They've managed the client's needs exceptionally well and been responsive to their needs, but also been very good at knowing when to filter those and when to direct questions and concerns to counsel."
Notable Practitioners
Ian Ryan handles a wide range of financial crime matters including investigations by the SFO and HMRC. He often assists individuals facing allegations of bribery, corruption and fraud, with further experience of rate manipulation matters.
"Ian is a very shrewd and massively experienced practitioner."
"He is a long-standing, hugely experienced practitioner."
"He's well known for being very good."
"He's always been someone you go to when you're in trouble. He's strategically sound, wise, smart and gets successful conclusions. He's absolutely at the top of the field."