Michael O'Kane
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals
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About
Provided by Michael O'Kane
Practice Areas
Michael O’Kane is the Senior Partner of Peters & Peters. He has dealt with a wide range of high-profile financial crime cases for ultra-high net worth individuals, rulers, and politically exposed persons.
He has particular expertise in international corruption, economic sanctions, criminal cartels, extradition, mutual legal assistance, private prosecutions and financial regulatory investigations. He is particularly well known for cases with a complex, international and often political aspect.
Career
Michael was called to the Bar in 1992 and prior to joining Peters & Peters was a senior specialist prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Headquarters. He was a key member of a small specialist unit responsible for the prosecution of serious and high-profile fraud, terrorist, espionage, and special interest criminal matters, including the Stansted Airport Afghan hijacking and the prosecution of Paul Burrell (Princess Diana’s butler). He is listed as one of only 10 of the world’s best investigative lawyers.
Professional Memberships
• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Association of Commonwealth Criminal Lawyers
• Competition Law Association
• International Association of Prosecutors
• International Bar Association (IBA)
Publications
Michael is a frequent writer and commentator in the general and specialist press.
He co-authors the leading European Sanctions Law blog (https://www.europeansanctions.com/). He is the author of the leading textbook on the UK Criminal Cartel Offence: The Law of Criminal Cartels – Practice and Procedure, Oxford University Press.
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Michael O'Kane is highly experienced in handling cases related to sanctions, extradition and FCA investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michael O'Kane is a fantastic criminal lawyer; very authoritative and extremely well connected. He knows everyone and is able to come up with brilliant solutions. He is great."
"Michael O'Kane is one of the finest lawyers with whom I've ever worked. His command of the relevant subject, coupled with his strong ability to manage an extremely complex matter, was very impressive."
"I was very satisfied with the interaction with Michael, and his input, communication style, knowledge and experience."
"Michael O'Kane is a fantastic criminal lawyer; very authoritative and extremely well connected. He knows everyone and is able to come up with brilliant solutions. He is great."
"Michael O'Kane is one of the finest lawyers with whom I've ever worked. His command of the relevant subject, coupled with his strong ability to manage an extremely complex matter, was very impressive."
"I was very satisfied with the interaction with Michael, and his input, communication style, knowledge and experience."