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Sara Teasdale
Work Department
Criminal litigation, regulatory investigations
Position
Sara Teasdale has consistently been involved in some of the most high profile and complex white-collar crime and contentious regulatory cases. She has extensive experience of criminal and regulatory investigations and prosecutions brought by the SFO; FCA; CMA; MHRA; DOJ and the CFTC. Sara acts primarily for senior, often high-profile individuals and corporate clients. Sara also advises individuals in relation to internal investigations. Sara’s notable cases include acting for a corporation in Operation Holbein (SFO investigation into alleged criminal cartel activity in the pharmaceutical industry) and acting for individuals in a number of SFO corruption cases including BAE systems corruption investigation into South African arms deals and more recently Sweett Group plc. Sara also acted for a UK based property developer charged with bribery relating to property dealings with the government ministers in the Turks & Caicos Islands (“TCI”). Sara’s other main practice area is acting for individuals in the financial sector being investigated by the FCA. Sara acted for the former finance Director of the main trading arm of Cattles PLC in the high profile “Cattles” FCA case and also acted in the parallel FRC (formerly the AADB) regulatory/disciplinary proceedings. Sara also represented a number of traders at a range of different banks in LIBOR-related investigations brought by SFO, FCA, DOJ and CFTC.
Career
Trained at Pannone and Partners; qualified 2000; assistant solicitor at Pannone from 2000 to 2003; solicitor at Orchard Solicitors from 2003 to 2006; solicitor at Roiter Zucker from 2006 to 2010 (partner from 2008); partner at Pannone LLP from 2010 to 2014; partner at Byrne and Partners, 2014 to present.
Memberships
Sara is a former chairperson of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association. Sara is currently the treasurer for the Fraud Lawyers Association and a member of the American Bar Association.
Education
Manchester Victoria University (LLB Hons); The College of Law (Legal Practice Course, commendation).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Leading individuals)Acting on behalf of CEOs, HNW individuals, and suspects in sanction breaches, the ‘outstanding individuals’ at PCB Byrne handle ongoing SFO criminal investigations, spanning from money laundering to corruption and fraud. The group is highly recommended for its tax and financial services offering, consistently advising individual clients in high-profile FCA and HMRC investigations, alongside complex confiscation and asset forfeiture proceedings. The criminal team is jointly led by Sara Teasdale and Michael Potts, with the former boasting vast experience in regulatory and criminal investigations, whilst the latter concentrates on alleged sanction breaches and anti-money laundering compliance measures. Matthew Frankland
has expertise defending in major criminal fraud trials and investigations, while Emma Brooks regularly assists individuals facing allegations of corruption and serious fraud across many jurisdictions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing