Experience

Lewis Nedas Law

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director- lawyer - white collar crime / tax / money laundering / SFO investigations

  • Feb 2008 - Present

  Defends: corporate/white collar crime; business investigations, DPAs, civil settlements; tax/VAT investigations; AB&C, AML compliance; insider dealing; serious crime; extradition; money laundering; bribery / corruption ;asset confiscation; POCA; FCA regulatory & professional disciplinary; SFO, FCA, BEIS, CMA, HMRC NCA, City of London fraud investigations/prosecutions; s.2 interviews; dawn raids & emergency response. Has successfully defended SFO investigations since 1992, incl 4 over the last two years , currently instructed in another two such cases. Defended bankers/financiers/ traders facing FCA investigations FX/LIBOR investigations. Advising/defending corporates facing multinational jurisdictional investigations in money laundering/tax. Successfully represented former News of the World journalist facing corruption charges (Op. Elveden). Proceedings discontinued after representations. Successfully represented banker in high profile allegation of dishonesty by FCA (Dec 2014). Settled first SFO SOCPA agreement in 5 years-Arck LLP-client received suspended sentence. PUBLIC APPOINTMENT: Member of the Sentencing Council for England & Wales (2010-13), reported to LJ Leveson. Advised on consultations on DPAs, fraud, money laundering, bribery & corruption, and corporate crime., amongst others. Advising high net worth clients/professionals/companies, on tax fraud investigations, money laundering and corporate investigations. Advising on several corporate investigations into fraud, money laundering, bribery & corruption, AML, AB&C, corporate governance. Assisted Bill Browder / Magnitsky Campaign (2013) leading to a major multinational settling a DPA with the DOJ. Assisted Channel 4 on series on tax issues :appeared in BBC1 Panorama’s highly controversial programme ‘Mazher Mahmood - The Fake Sheikh’ (Nov 2014), Newsnight , Panorama Nov 2016.Nowadvises 7 individuals appealing against convictions based on evidence by Mahmood. Show less



The Sentencing Council for England and Wales

• London, United Kingdom

• Council Member

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2013

  Reported to the former Chairman, Lord Justice Leveson. Sat as member of the Council and defence lawyer representative. Advised on a large number of Sentencing Guidelines and consultations over the first three years. Particular interest in consultations on the sentencing of corporate crime, money laundering, bribery and corruption, serious fraud, and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (because of her background, expertise, and interest). This has now become the definitive sentencing guideline in this area. Show less



Edward Hayes

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Higher Rights Advocate / Serious Fraud Panel Supervisor

  • 2007 - 2008

  Defended serious fraud and crime cases e.g. AIS prosecution of serving and former Metropolitan Police officers who were alleged to have acted as private investigators and to have hacked into emails and telephones and ‘blagged’ sensitive information for high profile clients. It was the largest investigation at that time of that type, which also included the prosecution of some of the clients instructing the AIS agency, entitled Operation Barbatus (also known as the Jimmy Choo bugging case). This case is now under renewed scrutiny as a result of the SOCA blue chip companies and rogue PI scandal in August/September 2013, and was the subject of a Financial Times article dated 06/10/2013. Additionally, advised an individual who faced a major SFO investigation into large-scale bribery and corruption in relation to MOD contracts in Northern Ireland. Show less



Christmas & Sheehan Solicitors

• London, United Kingdom

• Partner / Serious Fraud Panel Supervisor / Higher Rights Advocate

  • Jan 2000 - Feb 2007

  Defended high profile cases including money laundering, international drugs conspiracies, serious fraud, and major drugs importations. Cases of particular note include the Stanstead Hijacking, the Beckham Kidnapping (a failed News of the World sting prosecution involving the ‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood), and the Baybasin prosecution. Successfully defended a long string of high profile HM Customs & Excise organised crime, multi-jurisdictional class A drugs importations & conspiracies to supply (highlighting irregularities in the Prosecution’s approach to disclosure, informants, etc prior to the Butterfield Report). Defended various fraud prosecutions e.g. HMRC, SFO, and City of London fraud squad. Awarded the Times Lawyer of the Week in 2003 for her work on the Beckham Kidnapping. One of the first woman lawyers to be a serious fraud supervisor on the Serious Fraud Panel in 2000. Show less