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Helen Harvey

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)
(Leading associates)Acting for members of family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and senior executives, the white-collar crime team at Macfarlanes LLP has recently seen an increase in instructions related to international sanctions. Lauded for her experience advising high-net-worth individuals, Lorna Emson now leads the team. Emson works alongside HMRC investigations expert Helen Harvey, described by clients as ‘first class and incredibly diligent‘, and fraud specialist Nikolas Ireland, who was elevated to the partnership in May 2023. Francis Bond is recommended for sanctions and international enforcement matters, handling overseas confiscation and restraint orders as well as Interpol Red Notices. The core team also includes Max Hobbs, recommended for his experience advising individuals exposed to potential money laundering. Neill Blundell left the team in March 2024.
London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Acting for financial institutions, private equity companies, and corporate clients in the energy and manufacturing sectors, Macfarlanes LLP fields a strong corporate crime practice with notable emphasis on AML and sanctions issues. Lorna Emson heads up the team and has a notable focus on fraud and financial crime work. New partner Nikolas Ireland is another name to note for fraud issues. Francis Bond takes point on matters concerning overseas confiscation and restraint orders, Interpol Red Notices, and sanctions issues, while Helen Harvey has a focus on HMRC investigations. Former practice head Neill Blundell left the team in March 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates) London > Risk advisory
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Residential property
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Court of protection
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory