Neil Swift

Domestic and international business crime and regulation.

Neil is a partner in the Business Crime department with extensive experience advising individual and corporate clients concerned with investigations by law enforcement and regulatory authorities, both domestic and overseas.

Neil advises individual and corporate clients in relation to investigation, prosecution and enforcement action taken by the Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority and HM Revenue & Customs. He has experience advising key participants in high-profile and international financial crime and corruption cases, often as part of multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional teams.

His advice is frequently sought at an early stage, and he has extensive experience counselling individuals during internal investigations being carried out by their employer. He also advises individuals who are or may be the subject of Interpol notices or extradition proceedings, arising from investigations overseas.

He advises professional firms about their regulatory obligations, both from a risk management perspective and in response to requests from law enforcement.

Neil was a contributing author to Blackstone's Guide to the Bribery Act 2010 and gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Bribery Act in 2018. He’s a frequent speaker, writer and commentator on fraud, corporate crime, corruption and money laundering. He is ranked in leading legal directories.

University of Sheffield (1995 LLB (Hons)).