Chris is a Principal Associate in the Corporate Crime and Investigations team in our London office.
He advises a range of multinationals, financial institutions and individuals on criminal, regulatory and internal investigations, and on compliance with UK anti-money laundering (AML), anti-bribery and corruption (ABC), and other financial crime legislation and regulation.
Chris joined the firm in 2021 having previously worked in a Magic Circle law firm in London (with time spent on secondment to Hong Kong) and the London office of a major US-based law firm.
He speaks regularly at industry events on AML and ABC-related topics. He is co-author of the chapter on deferred prosecution agreements in Lissack and Horlick on Bribery.
Chris's recent work (before joining Eversheds Sutherland) includes:
- advising several multinational banks on criminal investigations and potential criminal liability arising from benchmark rate manipulation
- advising a bank on criminal and regulatory investigations concerning alleged fraud arising from conduct during the 2008 financial crisis
- acting for the former Chief Compliance Officer of an investment firm in connection with a regulatory investigation and proceedings (including before the Upper Tribunal) concerning failures to exercise adequate oversight over systems and controls relating to product suitability
- leading the project team embedded within a multinational bank to advise the bank and senior executives and design and put in place systems and controls in relation to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
- acting for a US-based private equity firm in connection with a private prosecution alleging fraud and forgery pursued against it by a former joint venture partner, including securing dismissal of the private prosecution and recovery of costs
- conducting an internal investigation for a major global consultancy firm concerning allegations of involvement in tax evasion in six jurisdictions
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