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Financial Crime: Individuals - London (Firms)
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Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Kingsley Napley is renowned for its command of process and procedure across a broad array of criminal and regulatory work, including professional discipline as well as financial crime. The firm is sought out to advise on the most high-profile investigations and criminal prosecutions of the day, including SFO, FCA and CMA matters. Adept at handling multi-jurisdictional cases, it fields a large team of well-regarded individual lawyers.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Louise Hodges
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Louise Hodges
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Band 1

Louise Hodges regularly represents senior executives in high-profile SFO and DOJ investigations into bribery and corruption. She also advises on market rate manipulation matters.

"She is energetic beyond what is imaginable and very down to earth and user-friendly. She has a great knack of getting settlements that you wouldn't really think were possible."

"Louise is fantastic. I rate her extremely highly."

"She's really one of the best in the business. She has done this job for a long time and so has an incredible wealth of experience to draw on. She's a wonderful lawyer to deal with."

Jonathan Grimes
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Jonathan Grimes
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Band 3

Jonathan Grimes deploys a wealth of experience acting for individuals on investigations led by the SFO into allegations of bribery, corruption and money laundering.

"I've been really impressed with how commercial his approach is."

"He is a very seasoned and astute practitioner. His case strategy is always spot on. He is on top of all the details."

"Jonathan does a lot of international work. He is a deep thinker, an analyst. He takes his clients' worries off of them and onto himself."

Nicola Finnerty
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Nicola Finnerty
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Band 3

Nicola Finnerty is well versed in a whole range of criminal investigations including corruption, money laundering and insider dealing.

"She sees through pomposity to the heart of the prosecution argument, and that's the secret to her dismantling it."

"Nicola is superb. She is a fabulous advocate."

"She is very pragmatic but very realistic as well. She's good with boards, directors and senior managers."

Caroline Day
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Caroline Day
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Band 4

Caroline Day represents senior individuals under investigation by regulatory authorities such as the SFO and CMA, with a focus on matters involving money laundering, bribery and corruption.

"Caroline is excellent; she's a really good lawyer."

"She provides a superb level of service."

Ranked Lawyers at
Kingsley Napley LLP

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Financial Crime: Individuals

Louise Hodges
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Louise Hodges
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Band 1
Jonathan Grimes
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Jonathan Grimes
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Band 3
Nicola Finnerty
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Nicola Finnerty
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Band 3
Caroline Day
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Caroline Day
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Band 4