Corporate Crime & Investigations
UK Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
Band 2
Contact number
+44 20 7153 1229Chambers Review
Willkie Farr & Gallagher advises public companies and financial institutions on FCA and SFO investigations, as well as general compliance matters. The firm offers expertise in bribery, corruption, money laundering, fraud and sanctions cases as well as noted expertise in international investigations. The team is active across a number of sectors, including financial services, oil and gas, and energy.
Work Highlights
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher was instructed by a Swiss technology company to investigate whistle-blower allegations relating to false accounting and misleading statements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They're efficient and very quick. Whatever the question, they have a lawyer who either comes from the relevant enforcement agency or has spent years practising in that area."
"They understand our business, and the expertise they provide helps us stay on top of evolving risks and regulation."
"They're efficient and very quick. Whatever the question, they have a lawyer who either comes from the relevant enforcement agency or has spent years practising in that area."
"They understand our business, and the expertise they provide helps us stay on top of evolving risks and regulation."
Notable Practitioners
Peter Burrell frequently acts for multinational financial institutions and corporations, with strength in investigations into bribery, money laundering, rate manipulation and conspiracy to defraud. He also advises on EU and US compliance matters.
"He's excellent. He's very highly regarded and knows the law inside out. He's been on some of the most high-profile cases over the last 20 years."
"He has such a wealth of valuable experience, technical expertise and sound judgement. He is a great strategic thinker and really tactical in the advice he provides."
"He's undoubtedly one of the great senior litigators in the city. He is absolutely fantastic."
Rita Mitchell routinely acts for clients in the energy and financial sectors, often advising on compliance and internal investigations into a variety of cases including bribery, fraud, tax and sanctions issues. She is also dual-qualified in the UK and USA and adept at handling matters with multi-jurisdictional considerations.
"She is able to get into the weeds and distil issues, providing sensible, pragmatic and helpful advice."
"She is simply fantastic - she's knowledgeable, with keen insight, and a great strategic thinker."
"She's very practical in her support and very commercially aware. She takes very complicated things and translates them for our business colleagues."
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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