Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Financial Crime

The Regions

11 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture

UK-wide

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Nicola Sharp

UK

Practice Areas

Nicola has risen to prominence in legal circles through her outstanding expertise in fraud, civil recovery and business crime and her experience of leading some of the UK's most important, contentious and demanding cases.

She has a reputation for leading the most involved and sizeable commercial and financial disputes and a recognised track record regarding cases involving the financial services markets. Nicola’s expertise in devising preventative measures and in conducting internal investigations has led to her being in demand as an advisor to corporates and large organisations.

She has been praised by The Chambers UK Guide for her diligence and skill at working through huge amounts of material. Her ability to excel on the most complex cases has led to it repeatedly highlighting her as one of the best in her field. Chambers has described Nicola as “excellent’’ and “an absolute first-rate solicitor’’ and has emphasised her growing reputation in civil recovery, fraud-related Proceeds of Crime Act and cross-border matters. Its 2024 edition calls her “very efficient and very hands-on’’ and highlights her client skills.

The Legal 500 has called Nicola “a litigator of high calibre’’ with “frightening intellect’’ and has said she is “never fazed no matter how complex the case.’’ The Legal 500’s 2024 edition highlights her “extensive track record in handling major financial investigations’’ and calls her “a star quality operator’’ and “a truly great commercial litigator’’.

Her specialities include investment fraud, mortgage fraud, money laundering and bribery and corruption cases. She is heavily involved in multinational investigations into investment frauds that span continents and involve a wide variety of commodities and securities, ranging from conservation-related products to forex.

Her caseload includes some of the UK’s largest pension liberation fraud and mortgage fraud investigations, the biggest investment fraud prosecutions, multi-million pound Proceeds of Crime Act cases and major global energy sector corruption investigations involving international agencies, including the Serious Fraud Office. It also includes cases that require extensive knowledge of deferred prosecution agreements (DPA’s) as well as investigations into large-scale fraud and bribery allegations in a wide variety of countries.

She has led teams on some of the most notable fraud cases and defended clients in actions brought by the European Commission’s anti-fraud body OLAF over alleged improper use of EU funds.

Her expertise, attention to detail and ability to rapidly and accurately assess the most detailed and difficult circumstances has led to her being in increasing demand to conduct internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients. Her judgement in such investigations has proved invaluable in helping clients identify and remove a problem with minimal financial and reputational damage.

Nicola is also part of Rahman Ravelli’s international arbitration team. She provides effective representation for clients at all stages of high-value arbitration cases, involving a wide range of business sectors and jurisdictions.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA)

The Law Society

American Bar Association (ABA)

Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA)

Female Fraud Forum (FFF)

Women in Criminal Law (WICL)

Publications

The International Comparative Legal Guide 2024 - Business Crime

The International Comparative Legal Guide 2021 - Business Crime

The International Comparative Legal Guide 2020 - Business Crime

The International Comparative Legal Guide 2019 - Business Crime

Chambers Review

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UK

Financial Crime - The Regions
3
Band 3

Nicola Sharp has particular expertise in bribery, corruption and money laundering matters. She also assists with mortgage and investment fraud investigations.


POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture - UK-wide
3
Band 3

Nicola Sharp enjoys a strong reputation for her work on civil recovery and fraud-related POCA matters and has experience working on cases with cross-border elements.

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