Helen Harvey > Macfarlanes LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Macfarlanes LLP
20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England

Work Department

Litigation and dispute resolution

Position

Helen is a member of the firm’s corporate crime and investigations practice.

She advises both individuals and corporates on compliance, pre-investigations, investigations and prosecutions. She has represented clients before a number of regulators, including the SFO, HMRC, the FCA and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). She has been involved in the high-profile bribery investigations into Rolls-Royce and Airbus and the investigation into Barclays regarding the 2008 fund raising.

She has particular expertise in sanctions and export control issues, and is currently helping clients adapt to recent shifts in the global financial sanctions framework. She has published numerous updates on sanctions and spoken on podcasts.

Helen also assists clients with designing and implementing compliance programmes for corruption, money laundering and sanctions. She delivers training on all aspects of financial crime.

Helen is a member of the Fraud Lawyers Association and the Female Fraud Forum.

Career

Qualified 2012

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)

(Rising stars)

Helen HarveyMacfarlanes LLP

The ’insightful, experienced, and effective’ Macfarlanes LLP corporate crime and investigations practice is highly recommended for defending clients in complex multijurisdictional criminal investigations brought by the SFO and DOJ. Counting entrepreneurs, politically exposed and HNW individuals in its client-base, the team has a growing presence in the financial sanctions space, along with long-established expertise in alleged tax fraud. Neill Blundell heads the group, using a ‘friendly, open approach’ to advise individuals on aspects of financial crime ranging from bribery and corruption to money laundering, while Lorna Emson has experience handling high-profile civil and criminal proceedings. Helen Harvey regularly designs and implements compliance programmes and  Max Hobbs focuses on general crime issues. Associates Francis Bond and James Reid are also noted.