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Mr James Dobias
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Position
James Dobias focuses his practice on a wide range of domestic and international corporate crime and investigations related matters, including bribery, corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, data breach and associated regulatory and compliance issues. He has experience assisting with and advising on internal investigations, Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigations, enquiries by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), anti-bribery and corruption compliance, whistleblowing, anti-money laundering (AML) issues and fraud investigations.
Prior to joining McDermott, James trained and practiced as a senior associate at an international law firm, working on a range of investigations by the SFO, FCA, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and a number of overseas agencies. James also spent over two years working at a major litigation funder, focusing on consumer class actions and group claims, gaining a deep understanding of the funding industry and economics, claimant-side strategy and the funnel from regulatory investigations to civil claims.
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Lawyer Rankings
London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Headed by the ‘wonderfully imaginative and thoughtful’ Simon Airey, the McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP corporate crime practice has extensive expertise in HMRC, SFO, and FCA investigations. The team shows considerable strength in handling cross-border proceedings, routinely dealing with the US DoJ and SEC, along with advising clients on regulatory compliance issues. Airey specialises in global proceedings surrounding tax and financial crime, associate James Dobias is described as being ‘destined for great things’ due to his knowledge of anti-money laundering and bribery matters, whilst William Merry focuses on corruption and fraud affairs.
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- Real estate > Property finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Finance > High yield
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Employment > Employers
- Real estate > Property finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)