Neil Donovan is a senior associate in our dispute resolution practice
Neil specialises in global criminal and regulatory investigations. Neil acts for financial institutions and corporates across a range of sectors (including energy and natural resources, transportation, manufacturing, consumer goods and telecommunications).
Neil has particular expertise in corporate crime matters and has completed a secondment to the Serious Fraud Office. He has acted for clients on multi-jurisdictional investigations related to allegations of bribery and corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, and accounting fraud.
A key part of Neil's practice is advising clients on the application of the UK sanctions and anti-money laundering regimes. He also regularly advises on these risks in the context of corporate transactions and on the implementation of financial crime compliance programmes.
Legal Updates
-
contentious financial services update
10 Mar 2023 The DPA challenge – the SFO's first DPA-related conviction of an individual bucks the trend
-
contentious financial services update
24 Feb 2023 Russian sanctions: after the laws, expect the enforcement
-
contentious financial services update
03 Feb 2023 NCA publish 2022 Annual Report on Suspicious Activity Reports