CBA Lecture: Corporate Crime and Confiscation

Tuesday 17th December
18.00 – 19.00
Online

Introduction: Paul Jarvis (6KBW College Hill ) – CBA Education Joint Chair.

Speaker: Amanda Pinto KC (Three Raymond Buildings)

An expert in financial wrongdoing, Amanda is involved in many high-profile cases involving corporate crime, fraud, money laundering, asset recovery and bribery issues, often with an international dimension.

She regularly appears in cases involving the SFO and FCA

Amanda’s expertise is sought by clients across the globe, from politicians and foreign Law Officers, large multi-national organisations and government agencies to small corporates, company boards and officers, and individual private clients. She often advises corporates and company officers who are caught up in business wrongdoing during or after a corporate M&A or internal investigations which she has experience of undertaking.

Internationally, she has advised or appeared as an expert in Gibraltar, Greece, New Zealand, the Middle East and Cyprus.

She is an expert on sanctions law.

She is recognised as a leader by the directories in Criminal Fraud, Financial Crime Corporates and Financial Crime Individual.

Speaker: Robert Morris (Three Raymond Buildings)

Robert has developed a successful practice in a number of different areas. He predominantly deals with complex cases and those involving difficult points of law. He has appeared in all three divisions of the High Court as well as regularly appearing in the Crown Court and Court of Appeal.

He mainly defends individuals and companies.  He tends to be instructed in serious cases involving allegations of fraud, tax evasion, insider dealing, perjury, gross negligence manslaughter and murder.  He regularly defends professionals and has a particular interest in criminal cases with a regulatory dimension.

He is particularly interested in money laundering and the proceeds of crime. He has advised numerous high-profile individuals on restraint orders, freezing orders, interim freezing orders and external requests made by foreign states.

Recently Robert has developed a specialism in sanctions work. Most of this work is confidential. He has advised companies, designated individuals and law firms on the impact of the sanctions imposed upon Russia.

Robert also regularly appears before professional tribunals and has considerable experience of acting for police officers at gross misconduct hearings and at inquests.

Robert also acts for companies in licensing hearings and those accused of breaching environmental permits, health and safety legislation and food safety permits.