England - London • Risk advisory
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright regularly advises corporates on complex cross-border criminal investigations conducted by domestic and international authorities, including the SFO, FCA, and US DOJ. The practice demonstrates significant strength in the sanctions field, and advises corporates and financial institutions on US, EU, and UK regulation, export controls, and bribery laws, along with ESG compliance programmes. Co-heads Patrick Bourke and Neil O’ May bring vast expertise handling multi-jurisdictional white-collar crime prosecutions to the team, whilst the ‘unflappable’ Pamela Reddy is an expert on cross-border bribery, fraud, and money laundering matters. David Harris has experience dealing with financial sanctions issues, and Katie Stephen focuses on AML . Ruth Cowley concentrates on complex litigation, with Andrew Reeves regularly acting for banks and major corporates on a range of matters. Stuart Neely was promoted to partner in January 2023, with Claudia Culley also recommended.
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Testimonials
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‘Pamela Reddy - now a veteran of representing corporates - is unflappable.’
‘Highly versatile team with incredibly high bandwidth to take on sanctions-related work across industry sectors.’
‘David Harris: incredibly calm demeanor and perfectly calibrated advice, despite being under significant pressure due to the vast changes to Sanctions laws affecting many clients over the past year.'
- 'Norton Rose's white collar crime team, headed by partners Neil O'May and Pam Reddy and supported by Andrew Reeves and Tom Hubbard, offers an excellent service. The team is highly experienced and each of its lawyers is an asset, providing sound advice and excellent strategic direction.'
- 'Neil O'May is excellent: highly experienced in this field, he thinks about every angle of a case and how best his client can be served by its legal advisers at any given moment. Pam Reddy also has a wealth of experience in this field. She is first rate. Andrew Reeves is calm, measured and tactically astute. A real asset to the firm. Tom Hubbard is also extremely good. His legal analysis is excellent and his strategic judgement very good.'
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- Multiple P&O Ferries companies
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Patrick Bourke, Neil O’May