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Greenberg Traurig, LLP Offices

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
THE SHARD, LEVEL 8
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England
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Rebecca Meads

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Work Department

White Collar Defense & Investigations

Position

Shareholder

Career

Rebecca Meads is a Shareholder and Chair of the London White Collar Crime & Investigations Team, focusing on business crime and regulatory investigations. Rebecca acts for individuals and corporates in cases of complex fraud, white collar crime, bribery and corruption, and regulatory matters. She has wide-ranging experience in domestic and international investigations and prosecutions, including those brought by the Serious Fraud Office the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Crown Prosecution Service, and those brought by, or on behalf of, overseas enforcement agencies.

Rebecca acts for a range of corporates, across various sectors, conducting complex and often sensitive internal investigations; providing representation in external investigations; and giving advice on compliance issues.

Due to her multi-jurisdictional practice, Rebecca’s clients are often the subject of cross-border investigations and litigation. She has extensive experience advising in parallel proceedings and in coordinating multi-disciplinary teams of professionals.

Rebecca’s work includes acting for HNW and high-profile individuals facing extradition proceedings and providing advice on mutual legal assistance. She regularly advises on INTERPOL Red Notice matters and has an excellent success rate securing their deletion.

She has represented high-profile individuals and corporates involved in major public inquiries and inquests, including involvement in the Stockwell inquiries/ inquest, Leveson inquiry and Grenfell Tower inquiry. Her inquest work includes acting for a high-profile diplomat, as well as corporate bodies.

Rebecca is regularly invited to speak and chair panels on her areas of experience at key industry events, hosted by leading organisations across Europe.

Capabilities
White Collar Crime Defense & Investigations
Litigation

Admission to Practice
England and Wales

Languages

English, Fluent / Spanish, Conversational

Memberships

  • Member, European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
  • Member, European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers Association (EFCL)
  • Member, Women’s White Collar Defence Association (WWCDA)
  • Member, Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA)
  • Member, Female Fraud Forum (FFF)

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), First Class Honours, Sheffield Hallam University
  • Bar Vocational Course, Very Competent, Nottingham Law School

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

The growing team at Greenberg Traurig, LLP routinely acts for individuals facing allegations of money laundering, bribery and corruption, and fraud. Adeptly handling agency enforcement proceedings as well as internal investigations, the team is also well-placed to advise on international sanctions and extradition matters. ‘Really impressive operator‘ Rebecca Meads leads the team and has a solid track record defending clients before the SFO. Alex Swan is the name to note for multijurisdictional bribery and corruption and market abuse investigations. The group also includes a strong team of associates, including Helen Sotillo, Greta Barkle, who assists on cross-border matters, and Gavin Costelloe, who is recommended for work relating to money laundering and fraud allegations, as well as investigations by the Insolvency Service and Companies House.

London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)

Working in close collaboration with the firm’s US offices, Greenberg Traurig, LLP maintains an ‘outstanding‘ white-collar crime and investigations practice with strength in cross-border mandates. Rebecca Meads oversees the department and her experience encompasses anti-bribery and corruption, AML, and asset freezing matters. Meads works alongside the ‘highly capable‘ Alex Swan, who handles tax investigations, compliance programmes, and due diligence instructions.

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