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20 CURSITOR STREET
LONDON
EC4A 1LT
England
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Neill Blundell
Work Department
Litigation and dispute resolution
Position
Neill is head of the firm’s corporate crime and investigations practice.
He is a specialist white collar defence and criminal investigations lawyer who advises both individuals and corporates on compliance, pre-investigations, investigations and prosecutions conducted by agencies such as the SFO, FCA, CMA, HMRC, NCA, Civil Aviation Authority and the CPS. He also assists in multi-jurisdictional investigations involving agencies such as the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the FIOD (Netherlands), the US Department of Justice, the US Securities & Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Neill has significant experience of acting for clients (both corporates and individuals) facing criminal investigations and prosecutions. He has been involved in some of the highest profile bribery investigations into BAE, Rolls-Royce and Airbus, as well as benchmark rigging (LIBOR) and the investigation into Barclays regarding the 2008 fund raising.
He is also an expert on building anti-fraud, anti-bribery and Criminal Finance Act compliance programmes and in providing the training for clients in anti-fraud and culture awareness.
Neill is a qualified solicitor-advocate.
Career
Qualified 1995; partner 2008; partner Macfarlanes 2018
Memberships
Professional memberships
- Fraud Lawyers Association (Committee Member)
- Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association
- Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
- European Criminal Bar Association
- European Fraud & Compliance Lawyers
- International Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Leading partners)Under the joint leadership of Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa, White & Case LLP
fields a strong team with notable strength in multijurisdictional mandates, working in close collaboration with its US offices. Anderson focuses his practice on representing high-net-worth individuals facing both internal and criminal investigations, particularly concerning allegations of money laundering, while Randhawa is a key contact for bribery and corruption matters, tax evasion, and fraud mandates. Early 2024 saw the firm strengthening its overall offering with the arrival of seasoned white-collar specialist Neill Blundell
, previously at Macfarlanes LLP.
London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
(Hall of Fame)Jonah Anderson and Anneka Randhawa jointly lead the ‘extremely responsive and flexible‘ white-collar and investigations practice at White & Case LLP, which leverages the firm’s global network of offices to provide a strong multijurisdictional offering. Anti-money laundering specialist Anderson focuses on investigations, compliance, and due diligence issues, often with a cross-border element, while the ‘incredibly industrious‘ Randhawa takes point on financial crime and criminal defence work. Neill Blundell joined the firm from Macfarlanes LLP in March 2024, strengthening its sanctions, regulatory defence, and compliance offering.
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