7BR

Financial Crime & AML; Offshore & International Disputes; Asset Recovery; Crime & Regulatory

Andrew Wheeler KC is joint head of the Financial Crime and Offshore and International Dispute Resolution Teams at 7BR Chambers, London, and is ranked in financial crime/fraud by the Legal 500 and by Chambers & Partners.

Andrew has extensive experience in relation to offshore & international criminal investigations, and in the UK of the defence and prosecution of serious fraud, associated money laundering and proceeds of crime restraint/confiscation, and compliance/regulatory matters – and has a detailed knowledge of evidence gathering from, and asset tracing through, multiple jurisdictions. Andrew is regularly instructed by leading defence firms, both offshore/internationally and in the UK, and by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Insolvency Service & Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

His experience extends in particular to Bribery & Corruption, Sanctions, Company Investigations, Insolvency and Tax fraud, and to issues of Insider Dealing. He regularly advises the UK and offshore & International sectors in respect of financial crime including sanctions, anti-money laundering and associated regulatory & compliance issues.

Andrew has also conducted seminars in respect of Money Laundering/AML – in the UK, including specifically for the UK Serious Fraud Office & UK Insolvency Service – and also for a number of offshore and international jurisdictions, including the Caribbean, Hong Kong, Cyprus, the Channel Islands & the Isle of Man. He has also conducted seminars in a number of jurisdictions in respect of key aspects of digital fraud investigations, cyber – crime and cryptocurrency, and internal/corporate investigations.

In addition to his financial crime work, Andrew has had significant involvement in general crime, and has been instructed as leading counsel to defend in cases involving, in particular, complex murder/homicide investigations.

Andrew is qualified to accept instructions direct from clients under the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme. This means that members of the public who seek specialist advice can come direct to him. In addition, he welcomes instructions from solicitors, in-house law departments, qualified foreign lawyers, and clients licensed by the Bar Council to give instructions direct to barristers under the Bar Council’s Licensed Access Scheme.

Called 1988, QC 2017; Lincoln’s Inn; on the list of approved counsel for the Serious Fraud Office and HM Customs & Excise; grade 4 prosecutor.

Member of the Queen’s Counsel Panel of approved counsel for the Serious Fraud Office Member of the Fraud Lawyers Association Member of the International Bar Association Member of the Financial Services Lawyers Association Member of the Criminal Bar Association Member of the South Eastern and Midland Circuits