Hickman & Rose

Partner. Business Crime.

Emily Sheils specialises in business and economic crime. She works on complex and often multi-jurisdictional cases involving fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and regulatory offences.

She has extensive experience of advising individuals embroiled in Serious Fraud Office investigations and proceedings, including Serco, ENRC, Amec Foster Wheeler, Chemring and Petfrofac. She also has experience of acting in investigations and proceedings brought by the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Reporting Council, HMRC and the National Crime Agency.

Emily regularly advises on interviews under caution, Section 2 interviews, document requests and matters pertaining to Legal Professional Privilege. Her recent caseload has also included international investigations in jurisdictions such as Italy, Germany, USA and Portugal.

Emily has also represented a number of individuals in police investigations into alleged serious criminal offences, such as historical allegations of sexual abuse. She has particular experience of working with US lawyers to provide assistance to individuals with criminal convictions who are looking to travel abroad.

Emily joined Hickman & Rose in 2015 and was made partner in 2020. Prior to joining the firm she worked as a corporate and commercial litigator at a specialist Litigation boutique practice in the City of London, having previously trained at a full service City firm.

Member of the Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association, the Female Fraud Forum and Women in Criminal Law.

Emily has a BA in History from York University, and obtained a Distinction on the LPC at BPP in London.