About
Brian specialises in complex national and international investigations, compliance and regulatory matters and high loss business crime litigation.
With over 30 years' experience, he has acted in most of the UK's major business crime cases as well as many overseas matters throughout Europe, the USA, Africa, Asia and before the ICC. He is also noted for his work in advising media organisations on crime and related matters and his representation of high-profile and HNW individuals.
Brian was a member of the Law Society's committee and chair of the London Criminal Court Solicitors' Association committee responding to the UK government's proposals on fraud law reform and has acted as an international consultant to the WHO, the UN and the British Council on criminal law matters. Brian is a former Chair of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association. He is a member of the editorial board of Global Investigations Review (GIR), a contributor to GIR’s Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations and is a regular writer, lecturer and commentator on corporate crime and related issues.
Professional memberships
- The International Bar Association (IBA)
- The Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA)
- City of London Law Society (CLLS)
- Commercial Litigators’ Forum (CLF)
- Liberty
Experience
- Various companies on Bribery Act, FCPA and other overseas corruption issues.
- Representing a UK plc in various allegations of overseas bribery and corruption.
- Representing a former legal and tax advisor in respect of a US DOJ investigation into an alleged cross-jurisdictional tax fraud.
- Representing a UK retail bank in respect of a private prosecution for fraud.
- Representing various senior bankers, traders and brokers in investigations and prosecutions brought by the FCA, SFO, SEC and DOJ in respect of allegations of manipulation of LIBOR and FOREX rate settings.
- Representing the former head of Formula One motor racing in a lengthy investigation and prosecution by HMRC relating to his tax affairs.
- Acting for the global head of a US bank investigated by HMRC for alleged tax fraud.
- Advising on cross-jurisdictional criminal matters arising from environmental incidents in West Africa and Scandinavia.
- Advising the two lead defendants in the Jubilee Line Fraud case (the UK's longest running criminal trial).