The commercial crime team at Fieldfisher works closely with the firm’s larger dispute resolution offering and civil fraud team to provide a full-service offering with a notable emphasis on cross-border instructions. Described by clients as ‘clearly brilliant and supremely fluent in the law’, practice head Quinton Newcomb takes point on complex multijurisdictional internal investigations as well as compliance reviews; ’truly exceptional‘ litigator Shiv Haria-Shah is another key name here. The core team also includes William Glover, who ably assists with internal criminal investigations concerning POCA, bribery, and corruption allegations.
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Testimonials
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- 'Will Glover is a highly experienced criminal lawyer who consistently delivers for his clients. He has the ambition and ability to go to the very top of the profession.'
- 'The Fieldfisher team stands apart for their excellent integration of criminal bar and civil fraud and the knowledge and experience this brings when advising clients on the reality of their investigations and their outcomes.'
- 'Quinton Newcomb stands out in particular. He is clearly brilliant and supremely fluent in the law, and is astute in cutting through to the heart of an issue.'
- 'Full-service international practice. Seamless collaboration on multi-jurisdictional matters - can quickly bring together multi-skilled teams comprising different specialisms and jurisdictions.'
- 'Quinton Newcomb has a huge level of investigations experience combined with a background at the bar which brings an effortless grasp of complex legal issues, allowing him to quickly get to the heart of the issues.'
- 'Shiv Haria-Shah is truly exceptional, his ability to understand the intrinsic risks and opportunities within your business is second to none.'
- 'Quentin Newcomb is an extremely thoughtful and wise lawyer. Always calm, phenomenally hard-working and personable.'
- 'Excellent knowledge of white-collar crime.'
Key clients
- Eurasian Natural Resources Company
Work highlights
- Took over the representation of ENRC at the end of 2021 for the purposes of defending in the SFO’s high-profile investigation into the company which resulted in a successful outcome with the SFO not bringing any charges against the company.
- Acting for global outsourcing business Conduent in an investigation arising from the creation of hundreds of fraudulent companies using data relating to its employees.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Quinton Newcomb