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Mr Evan Flowers

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+44 20 7184 7606 [email protected]

Work Department

Anti-Corruption Compliance and Investigations

Position

Partner

Career

Evan Flowers is a disputes partner who focuses his practice on white collar defense and investigations. Originally a criminal defense trial lawyer, he advises individuals and multinationals in the highest value and highest profile multi-jurisdictional matters.

His representations include prosecutions, investigations, AML advisory and compliance matters in a vast range of sectors over the last decade, including financial services, healthcare and pharma, telecoms, defence, aviation, energy and commodities, construction, gaming, technology and consumables. Mr. Flowers’ matters often involve bribery and corruption, securities fraud, antitrust cartel and market manipulation issues giving rise to multi-agency investigations.

Mr. Flowers also advises on harm minimization strategies for high-risk commercial transactions and strategic investments, including M&A activity and corporate restructurings. He was a key member of the Airbus legal team that secured a landmark Deferred Prosecution Agreement – the first coordinated settlement between the UK, U.S. and French prosecuting authorities in history.

Mr. Flowers has a successful track record engaging with regulators and government agencies in the UK, UAE, U.S. and Europe, including the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), European Commission (EC), U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and regulated exchanges (CME, ICE, EEX).

Education

  • University of Newcastle, Bachelor of Finance, 2003
  • University of Newcastle, LL.B., 2005
  • King’s College London, Post-graduate Diploma, EU Competition Law, 2015

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Next Generation Partners)

Evan Flowers – Dechert LLP

Roger Burlingame heads up the financial crime and investigations offering at Dechert LLP, which leverages the firm’s global network of offices to expertly handle multijurisdictional investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, and criminal proceedings with ‘real commercial savvy’. With notable strength in the aviation sector, ESG, cryptocurrencies, and sanctions issues also feature prominently in the group’s recent caseload. Former DoJ prosecutor Burlingame advises UK and European corporate clients facing investigations by the US government, while Evan Flowers is a key contact for clients in the financial services, energy, and healthcare industries. Former practice head Judith Seddon and Matthew Banham left the team in March 2024, while Matthew Cowie departed in November 2023.

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

Working in close collaboration with its US offices, Dechert LLP leverages the firm’s global capabilities to regularly defend board members, executives, and senior directors in multijurisdictional investigations and proceedings concerning sanctions violations, market manipulation, and insider trading. Former DOJ prosecutor Roger Burlingame oversees the practice and is a key port of call for UK clients facing investigations and proceedings in the US; Matthew Mazur is another key name here. Other key members of the team include bribery specialist Tim Bowden and the ‘very persuasive‘ Evan Flowers. Judith Seddon and Matthew Banham left the team in March 2024, while Matthew Cowie departed in November 2023.

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