While Shearman Bowen & Co is well-known for their fraud and white-collar work, the firm’s serious crime department regularly engages in a wide variety of general crime mandates. Mark Bowen and Vivien Cochrane co-lead the practice. Bowen, ‘a consummate professional, clearly wins the confidence of all his clients, and wins quickly’, regularly acts on matters concerning modern slavery, murder, and class A drugs. The ’very approachable’ Cochrane is particularly experienced in complex sexual assault cases which may involve multiple claimants and children.
Testimonials
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‘They are the most professional outfit I know. The advantage they have over other firms is they combine that professionalism with real pragmatism and an understanding of street level crime’
‘Mark Bowen, a consummate professional, clearly wins the confidence of all his clients, and wins quickly
Work highlights
- Acted in a case involving the importation of a ton of cocaine and reference to material sourced from the use of the EncroChat network.
- Acted for the only defendant acquitted after an eight-week trial, where it was alleged, the client was involved in the large scale supply of class A and B drugs through the sophisticated use of spoofing phones.