BCL Solicitors LLP

The ‘tremendously talented’ team at BCL Solicitors LLP has a market-leading presence in the white-collar crime space, routinely representing individuals across the full range of financial crime investigations and prosecutions, including allegations of bribery, corruption, money laundering, and fraud, both domestic and cross-border in nature. Richard Sallybanks leads the team and attracts praise for his ‘extraordinary strategic acumen,’ regularly acting for high-net-worth individuals and senior executives. ’Wise, tough, and pragmatic‘ founding partner Ian Burton tackles cases concerning sanctions, price fixing, and extradition issues. Harry Travers takes point on large SFO investigations and tax fraud matters; Shula de Jersey and Julian Hayes are other significant names here. Shaul Brazil is a key contact for cross-border money laundering investigations, while John Binns is noted for his sanctions, asset forfeiture, and tax expertise. The team also includes a strong roster of associates, including Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky, Anoushka Warlow, and Hannah Raphael.

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‘Ian Burton - the doyen and eminence grise of this world. Wise, tough and pragmatic.’
‘The BCL team are an excellent dynamic team. They offer the highest standard of advice and representation to individuals facing white-collar crime issues. They have a deep understanding of the full breadth of issues involved and offer sound and impeccably judged advice.’
‘Shula de Jersey has a very highly developed lawyer’s EQ. She is extremely perceptive about which strategies will work and which won’t work. Julian Hayes is a highly intelligent lawyer who is very attuned to clients’ needs and concerns and manages those adeptly.’
‘I think they're tremendously talented. They have a depth of experience and a very practical working knowledge of the law, the relationships that matter in the law, and how legal processes matter to clients' broader interests. It's a very impressive group!’
‘I've worked with Shaul Brazil a good bit. I think he's a brilliant tactician and absolutely fearless on behalf of his clients. He's also stunningly responsive.’
‘Ian Burton is now an eminence grise of the White Collar fraud world. He is exceptional at client handling and has a depth of experience in this field that few if any can rival. Richard Sallybanks is a brilliant lawyer with extraordinary strategic acumen, particularly in international cases spanning criminal allegations, civil claims, and asset recovery. Shaul Brazil is another fantastic lawyer at the firm. Hugely impressive grasp of the law, and adept at handling the most sensitive cases and clients.’
‘Ian Burton leads the team and provides strategic advice from a position of unrivalled experience - his personal network is the most powerful in London. Richard Sallybanks has decades of experience in multi-jurisdictional accounting and regulatory work - he has a dedicated following in the most complex disputes and is famous for his intelligence and judgement.'
'Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky is a rising star - media savvy, client-centred, PR fluent, modern lawyer. He defends the rich and famous and can turn his hand to anything.'

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