White-collar crime

William Fry LLP

The white-collar crime practice at William Fry LLP adeptly assists multinational companies, state bodies, and high-net-worth individual clients with money laundering, bribery, corruption, and anti-competitive cases. One of the key strengths of the team is its expertise in the financial services sector, advising on regulatory investigations and representing clients in proceedings before the Irish High Court. Laura Murdock brings extensive experience in managing complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes involving financial crime and co-leads the team with Paul Convery, who focuses on shareholder disputes and reputation management matters.

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Testimonials

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‘An excellent team.’
‘Paul Convery is very client-focused, providing stellar advice and innovative solutions in complex litigation.’

Key clients

LLoyds
Havila Kystruten
Swan Hellenic Cruises Limited
Maybourne Hotels Group/Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani

Work highlights

Advised several foreign defendants on the defence of proceedings relating to an allegation that the defendants have been involved in, inter alia, the corporate raiding of a large utility company in Russia.
Advised a leading digital marketing arbitrage company on several High Court proceedings involving disputes arising under internet traffic arbitrage arrangements and alleged breaches by third-party providers, clawback incidences and unapproved traffic sources.
Advised an individual on the allegations of fraud, dishonesty, negligent misstatement and breach of fiduciary duties in respect of the individual's directorship and previous directorships of several companies.