Carl Newman and Natalie Sherborn jointly oversee the white-collar defence and investigations practice at Withers LLP. Newman acts for both individual and corporate clients, handling FCA, PRA, SFO, and HMRC investigations, while Sherborn is the name to note for cross-border and multi-agency investigations. The duo works alongside financial services regulatory expert Harvey Knight.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘Great team with breadth and depth of experience. They are fantastic at dealing with high-profile clients in a discrete and sensible way.’

  • ‘Carl Newman holds the whole team together with charisma and style - he's very well thought of in this field and is both a great lawyer and very valued by his client base for sensible and pragmatic advice.'

  • 'Anthony Hanratty and Natalie Sherborn are great within his team.’
  • 'They all have significant defence experience which is an enormous strength when advising corporate clients as the team understands an investigation from cradle to grave and all the pitfalls and potentials outcomes.’
  • ‘Carl Newman is a tour de force, as is Natalie Sherborn.’

  • ‘Well-resourced team able to advise corporate crime and investigations. Making their mark in this area and competing with the more traditional firms.’

  • ‘Natalie Sherborn - Able to present to boards and senior management with ease. Natalie gives advice in a calm and strategic manner. Very strong on internal investigations. ’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Carl Newman, Natalie Sherborn

Other key lawyers

Harvey Knight