Phillippa leads our business crime and investigations team.
Phillippa provides strategic counsel to public and private sector clients on complex legal matters associated with business crime and regulatory breaches.
Phillippa leads high-stakes internal investigations where there are suspicions of criminal activity or regulatory breaches. She represents individuals and corporations facing criminal investigations, offering robust defence strategies tailored to protect reputation, manage risk, and achieve the best possible legal and commercial outcomes.
Phillippa also provides advice to clients on how to manage and mitigate financial crime risks, including bribery, fraud, and money laundering, helping businesses navigate compliance obligations and protect against reputational and legal exposure. She regularly engages with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies to navigate enforcement risks and secure optimal resolutions.
Highly experienced in all aspects of criminal litigation, Phillippa is a specialist in criminal law as both a barrister and a solicitor. She previously led complex financial and economic crime investigations at the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
Expertise
- Business Crime and Investigations
- Commercial Disputes
- Commercial Litigation
- FCA Investigations
- Internal Investigations
- Corporate criminal liability
- Economic and financial crime
- Fraud
- Bribery & corruption
- Money laundering
Recent work
Fraudulent conduct and offences
Defending clients suspected of fraudulent conduct and offences under the Fraud Act 2006. The allegations arose out of the activities of the companies in which they held senior managerial positions resulting in no charges being brought.
Public body investigation
Conducting an investigation on behalf of a public body regarding complaints made in relation to an operational case team conducting a criminal investigation.
Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes
Acting for and negotiating an outcome for two groups of claimants who collectively invested over £20m in two fraudulent Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes.
Bribery and Corruption case
Leading complex investigations into corporates and individuals suspected of fraud, bribery and corruption, and money laundering in the UK and overseas. These included an investigation into suspected fraud within the steel industry, and a bribery investigation into the award of a contract for printing currency in East Africa and acting as the prosecutor on an investigation into a corporate and Bribery and Corruption by a mining company in West Africa.
Fraudulent manipulation of LIBOR
Acting as part of the SFO team investigating and prosecuting the fraudulent manipulation of LIBOR.
Proceeds of Crime application in China
Defending a case concerning the sale of counterfeit batteries from China including reaching an agreeable settlement of the Proceeds of Crime application.