David O"Mahony

David O’Mahony specialises in cases in which international issues arise. He has particular experience in offshore issues. His practice has ranged across this field of the law being instructed in cases involving money laundering and criminal fraud, civil and commercial law (particularly fraud), arbitration (both commercial and investment arbitration), domestic and international financial regulation and international crime. He advises on public and private international law and international criminal law.

He has deep knowledge of the law of bribery and corruption. He has acted for and against companies as well as individuals in corruption cases. He has also acted in parallel civil and criminal proceedings. He has acted for a number of developing world governments in corruption investigations and negotiated a settlement agreement with one of the world’s largest companies.

David also advises on sanctions related issues (including in an offshore context). He has advised on a number of the sanctions regimes including in relation to Russia/Ukraine, North Africa and Iran. He has advised on historic sanctions issues. He has acted on both the government and corporate side of sanctions issues.

In the field of International Criminal Law, he was instructed in a major, in country, crimes against humanity investigation and wrote the major report on both fact and law.

David has degrees from Cambridge University and the University of Queensland (Australia), and tutored Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (‘LSE’). He attended the Hague Academy of International Law Advanced Course in International Criminal Law and the European University Institute Human Rights Law summer school.