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Howard Kennedy LLP Offices
NO.1 LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
SE1 9BG
England
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Fran Garvey
Work Department
Business Crime & Regulatory
Position
Fran Garvey is a senior associate specialising in criminal law. She has experience representing both individuals and corporates across multiple jurisdictions on matters involving bribery and corruption, fraud, market abuse, cartels, sanctions, and general crime issues.
Fran advises clients on a range of criminal, regulatory and internal investigations. She has experience dealing with the Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority, US Department of Justice, Financial Reporting Council, Crown Prosecution Service, and the police, as well as various other regulatory bodies in the UK and overseas.
She represents high-net-worth individuals in general crime matters including allegations of sexual and physical assault.
She has specialist experience advising clients on international sanctions, particularly in relation to enforcement action, specific transactions, and regulatory compliance including reporting obligations.
Fran is a member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and the Female Fraud Forum.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Acting for senior executives, senior traders, and various other individuals on the full range of white-collar criminal matters, Howard Kennedy LLP attracts praise for its ‘tenacious‘ team. Ian Ryan
oversees the group and has a notable emphasis on serious fraud issues, including SFO investigations. Kyle Phillips specialises in advising on financial crime and regulatory matters, particularly relating to money laundering, corruption, fraud, and bribery. Jonathan Huth is a key contact for cross-border investigations. The ‘collaborative, hardworking, and passionate’ Fran Garvey is noted for her sanctions expertise, while the ‘highly committed and enormously thorough‘ Jennifer Harper handles Section 2 notices, SARs, and cash forfeiture proceedings. Also in the core team is barrister Chloe-Jane Belton. September 2023 saw the firm strengthening its financial services investigations offering with the arrival of David Hamilton from Pinsent Masons LLP.
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Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Employment > Employers
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Immigration