England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
K&L Gates LLP
Counting CEOs, senior managers, and company directors amongst its key clients, the K&L Gates LLP practice specialises in handling internal investigations, serious and complex fraud, and money laundering. The team has a strong presence in the sanctions and extradition space, regularly defending individuals in proceedings brought by domestic enforcement agencies including the SFO, FCA, and FRC. Practice head Dylan Moses displays ‘excellent knowledge’ on white-collar crime and regulatory matters, while Michael Ruck is a ’first-class advisor’ on multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations. Rosie Naylor handles bribery and corruption proceedings, while Annabel Goulding focuses on fraud issues.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Dylan Moses is a very highly regarded practitioner who has acted on significant mandates.’
‘Dylan Moses is cool, calm and collected in his approach. A fantastic operator with years of experience as a criminal lawyer.’
‘Has recently emerged as strong team with real experience of white-collar trial work. Both partners Dylan Moses and Michael Ruck have both been involved in significant SFO and FCA trials respectively. That kind of experience is not so common in the market these days so they can properly claim proper trial experience.’
‘The team are very strong but also able to call very easily on expertise from across the firm where needed.’
‘Dylan Moses has excellent knowledge, sensible and pragmatic judgement and I'd great at breaking down issues to the fundamental matters. He also listens to and values the input of his team, which I felt was very important.'
- 'Rosie Naylor has a really strong knowledge of the material and a great eye for detail. She adds a different view to many discussions, which is always valuable.’
‘A full commercial offering with exceptional financial regulation experience and expertise.’
‘Michael Ruck is by far one of the leading regulatory defence lawyers for FCA enforcement investigations and both civil and criminal proceedings.’
Key clients
- Former CEO of Balli Group Plc
- Former CFO of Redcentric
- Senior Manager of KPMG
Work highlights
- Representing the former CEO of Balli Group PLC in connection with the SFO’s investigation of UK registered companies Balli Group plc, Balli Steel and Balli Trading Ltd in relation to suspected fraud offences.
- The firm has been instructed by former Redcentric CFO Tim Coleman. The instructions are in connection with Mr Coleman’s alleged criminal conduct whilst working at Redcentric, in the accounting periods leading up to the 2016 interim and year-end results.
- Representing a senior manager of KPMG in connection with the FRC’s investigation into the FRC’s Audit Quality Review into aspects of the audits of Carillion (year end 2016) and Regenersis (year end 2014).
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dylan Moses