England - London • Risk advisory
Squire Patton Boggs
With a former prosecutor, barristers, and former in-house counsel, the Squire Patton Boggs team has multi-faceted experience which is combines with its ‘exceptional international reputation’. The practice is well equipped to cover all aspects of corporate crime investigations, including fraud, money laundering, and the misuse of public funds, and demonstrates a growing presence in the ESG and compliance sphere. Practice head Hannah Laming, is a ’hardworking, decisive lawyer’ who frequently represents clients from across the finance, energy, and media sectors, while Wayne Barnes regularly handles complex internal investigations. The ‘hugely impressive’ Ben Ticehurst has a track record of defending clients in SFO and FCA proceedings, and Jonathan Chibafa is knowledgeable on ESG compliance and supply chain risk management.
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Testimonials
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‘Although relatively new to the UK market, Squire Patton Boggs obviously benefits from an exceptional international reputation and has the resource of the worldwide firm behind it. The recruitment of Hannah Laming to head up the team was a real coup.’
‘Hannah Laming has an exceptional grasp of the detail and an instinctive feel for strategy. She is a super lawyer with a great understanding of both regulatory and corporate fraud. She is also excellent at managing corporate clients.'
- 'Ben Ticehurst is also a hugely impressive lawyer, with a great reputation, particularly in matters with a multi-jurisdictional aspect.’
‘Hannah is a hardworking, decisive lawyer. Always willing to consider innovative approaches to particular problems.’
‘Hannah Laming has fantastic attention to detail and does not allow any relevant point to be overlooked. Her capacity to be across all aspects of her cases is astounding.'
- 'Jonathan Chibafa and Wayne Barnes impress in investigations work.’
‘Ben Ticehurst is our go-to white collar crime/regulatory specialist. Most recently I brought Ben in on a HR dispute (bribery disciplinary allegations against an employee) to carry out an internal corporate investigation into whether my client could have corporate liability for bribery pursuant to s 7 Bribery Act, and Ben also advised on sequencing of the individual disciplinary process. Ben is incredibly responsive, knowledgeable and thorough.’
‘Hannah Laming is a very accomplished white collar crime lawyer. She instills confidence in corporate clients from the outset and guides them skillfully through some of the most challenging problems. A go-to adviser.’
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hannah Laming