Corporate Crime & Investigations
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 4
Contact number
+44 20 7469 2000Chambers Review
The team at Kirkland & Ellis is made up of experienced advisers who cover a variety of areas including anti-bribery and anti-money laundering compliance and sanctions-related advice. The team is adept at handling internal corporate investigations and draws on the firm's strong global network to provide expert advice on cross-border investigations.
Strengths
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"The team are pragmatic and commercial in a very specialised and technical area of law."
"Kirkland has skilful lawyers who achieve extremely good results for their clients."
"They are very adept at handling complex and sophisticated matters."
"The team are pragmatic and commercial in a very specialised and technical area of law."
"Kirkland has skilful lawyers who achieve extremely good results for their clients."
"They are very adept at handling complex and sophisticated matters."
Notable Practitioners
Marcus Thompson maintains a wide-ranging practice advising corporations on investigations into fraud, bribery and conflicts of interest, as well as advising on compliance matters concerning money laundering and sanctions.
"Marcus provides good strategic advice and brings a great team to bear."
"Marcus is very solution-driven, pragmatic and very intelligent. He's a pleasure to work with."
"He's very hands-on and is very responsive and practical."
Patrick Navein is regularly instructed by clients to support on allegations of bribery and corruption, and is noted for his experience managing internal investigations.
"Patrick is a rock-solid lawyer and offers excellent and calm support even under intense pressure. He's an asset to any team."
"Patrick is an excellent operator: smart, thoughtful, responsive, strategic and easy to deal with. He's an up-and-coming star."
"He has excellent judgement and can steer a complex problem and reach good solutions quickly."
Ranked Lawyers at
Kirkland & Ellis
London (Firms)