Experience

Hickman & Rose

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Crime and Regulatory Defence Partner

  • Oct 2020 - Present

• Corporate Crime and Regulatory Defence Solicitor

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2020

  Represents individuals, directors and companies in relation to Corporate Crime and Regulatory defence matters. Areas of expertise: Proceeds of Crime Act and SFO investigations. Advises and defends fraud, bribery and corruption allegations, often with a multi-jurisdictional element. Regulatory: Advises upon professional regulatory/disciplinary investigations, Ofsted investigations and Health & Safety proceedings, along with other regulatory defence matters. Advises upon potential breaches of the Data Protection Act and the enforcement powers of the Information Commissioner's Office. Wide range of general regulatory knowledge. Particular expertise in issues of legal professional privilege. Show less



Blake Morgan LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Business Regulatory Solicitor

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2015

  Trained with Blake Morgan (previously Blake Lapthorn) completing seats in Professional Regulatory, Commercial Property, Family, Commercial Litigation and Business Regulatory. Qualified into the Business Regulatory team. Provided advice and defence for businesses and individuals relating to Criminal and Regulatory matters. Defended Health and Safety prosecutions; Trading Standards prosecutions; Environmental Health prosecutions, as well as advising upon fraud, POCA and general crime matters. Provided wide range of advice upon regulatory matters relating to food safety, food labelling and requirements of various aspects EU regulatory law upon individuals. Advised upon Child Care Registration matters, including appeals of suspension and cancellation of registration by Ofsted to the First Tier Tribunal. Conducted some prosecution work on behalf of private prosecution bodies, and undertook fitness to practise investigations on behalf of professional regulators. Show less



Dawson Mason & Carr

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2012

  Assisted on commercial/residential conveyances, company and commercial deals, and Trading Standards litigation. Assisted on commercial/residential conveyances, company and commercial deals, and Trading Standards litigation.



Banque AIG

• London

• Legal Assistant in Legal and Compliance Group

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2009

  Worked on the legal desk for the UK investment banking subsidiary of AIG Financial Products Corp. Assisted on projects for the Federal Reserve. Liaised with external counsel and counterparties. Worked on the legal desk for the UK investment banking subsidiary of AIG Financial Products Corp. Assisted on projects for the Federal Reserve. Liaised with external counsel and counterparties.



Keith Farquharson Associates

• Farnborough

• Credit Controller and Senior Office Assistant

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2007