Emily Sheils > Hickman & Rose > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Hickman & Rose Offices
Pennybank
33-35 ST Johns Square
LONDON
EC1M 4DS
England
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Emily Sheils
Work Department
Partner. Business Crime.
Position
Emily Sheils specialises in business and economic crime. She works on complex and often multi-jurisdictional cases involving fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and regulatory offences.
She has extensive experience of advising individuals embroiled in Serious Fraud Office investigations and proceedings, including Serco, ENRC, Amec Foster Wheeler, Chemring and Petfrofac. She also has experience of acting in investigations and proceedings brought by the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Reporting Council, HMRC and the National Crime Agency.
Emily regularly advises on interviews under caution, Section 2 interviews, document requests and matters pertaining to Legal Professional Privilege. Her recent caseload has also included international investigations in jurisdictions such as Italy, Germany, USA and Portugal.
Emily has also represented a number of individuals in police investigations into alleged serious criminal offences, such as historical allegations of sexual abuse. She has particular experience of working with US lawyers to provide assistance to individuals with criminal convictions who are looking to travel abroad.
Career
Emily joined Hickman & Rose in 2015 and was made partner in 2020. Prior to joining the firm she worked as a corporate and commercial litigator at a specialist Litigation boutique practice in the City of London, having previously trained at a full service City firm.
Memberships
Member of the Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association, the Female Fraud Forum and Women in Criminal Law.
Education
Emily has a BA in History from York University, and obtained a Distinction on the LPC at BPP in London.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Next Generation Partners)With extensive expertise representing individuals from the technology, natural resources, and construction industries, the ‘unrivalled’ white-collar crime team at Hickman & Rose works across the full spectrum of financial crime. Aside from advising clients in high-profile SFO and FCA investigations, the group is well-equipped to handle bribery and corruption proceedings for senior executives, bankers, and company directors. Ross Dixon
and Ben Rose co-head the team, with the former dealing with DPAs and financial crime issues, and the latter focusing on fraud and corruption cases across a multitude of jurisdictions. Andrew Katzen has expertise where criminal allegations intersect with regulatory and disciplinary matters, while Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay assists individuals with complex accounting fraud issues. Emily Sheils is an expert on market manipulation while Claire Wallace concentrates on money laundering. Associates Steffan Barker and Tom Bushnell are also noted.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)