Ben Rose > Hickman & Rose > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Hickman & Rose Offices
Pennybank
33-35 ST Johns Square
LONDON
EC1M 4DS
England
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Ben Rose
Work Department
Senior Founding Partner. Business Crime.
Position
Ben Rose is one of the most respected defence lawyers in the country. For over 30 years he has successfully represented individuals and corporations in the most serious financial, regulatory and general criminal matters. He has established himself a ‘go to’ solicitor for high profile individuals seeking discreet resolution of sensitive legal problems and is an expert on regulatory and civil matters as they impact financial wrongdoing.
A specialist in both financial and general criminal law, Ben offers a complete defence service. He has acted for some of the world’s largest companies in corporate criminal matters; and has represented company CEOs, directors and general counsel in some of the most significant White Collar criminal and regulatory cases worldwide.
He has also carved a formidable reputation acting for HNW and well-known individuals such politicians, celebrities, entrepreneurs and their families with those sensitive legal concerns which often constitute the biggest crises of their lives.
As well as criminal legal matters, Ben provides expert advice in relation to money laundering and proceeds of crime issues such as Unexplained Wealth Orders and Account Freezing Orders. He is often involved in cross-jurisdictional matters and is expert in setting overall legal strategy and coordinating teams of lawyers working across the globe.
Ben’s wealth of experience enables him to formulate strategies which are most likely to secure the best outcome. He has achieved great success for his clients during the investigation and before charge and has been ensured that even the most sensational cases remain out of the public domain.
Calm, organised and sympathetic, Ben forges powerful working relationships with his clients. He takes care to ensure that he concisely communicates what can often be complex legal strategies in way that that is clearly comprehensible to his clients, who are often extremely time-pressured people.
Career
Trained Fisher Meredith. Qualified 1990. Co-founded Hickman and Rose 1991.
Memberships
Ben has served as co-chairman of the criminal law section of the IBA and is a member of the Law Society’s money laundering panel and the Times Law Panel
Ben regularly writes and lectures on criminal law issues. He has lectured to the Judicial Studies Board, the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Transparency International, the Annual Justice Conference and addressed the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Ceremony.
Education
LLB (Hons) Warwick University. Admitted 1990. Co-founded Hickman & Rose 1991.
Leisure
Outside work Ben is the co-founder of Grit, (www.grit.org.uk), a charity dedicated to improving disadvantaged young people’s life chances; and Amassa, a well-being retreat centre (www.amassaplace.com). Ben was a British heavyweight kickboxing champion in 2000 and 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Hall of Fame)Boutique litigation firm Hickman & Rose ‘consistently punches well above its weight’ to advise individuals facing serious financial criminal charges. With extensive experience handling SFO, HMRC, and NCA investigations and proceedings, the group also handles an increasing number of regulatory financial crime cases. Advice relating to account freezing orders, proceeds of crime issues, and sanctions concerns form further core pillars of work for the team. Ross Dixon
and Ben Rose jointly lead the firm’s financial crime offering; Dixon has notable experience handling parallel proceedings in the UK and overseas, while Rose takes point on bribery, fraud, and corruption matters – Andrew Katzen and Claire Wallace are other key names here. Emily Sheils handles market manipulation and fraud proceedings, while Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay is a key contact for accounting fraud instructions. At the associate level, Steffan Baker ably assists on complex fraud defence cases.
London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Hickman & Rose has ‘one of the very best teams for representing those caught up in criminal, regulatory and professional discipline matters’. The team defends lawyers, accountants and financial services-related individuals in SRA, FCA and FRC cases, as well as matters brought by medical professionals’ regulators. Andrew Katzen ‘has a wonderful track record’; Claire Wallace represents solicitors, barristers and financial services professionals under investigation; Ben Rose defends professional misconduct allegations; and Ross Dixon is experienced in FCA, FRC and SRA work.
London > Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
Combining professional regulatory and white-collar criminal law expertise, Hickman & Rose has a good reputation advising senior executives in high-profile FCA and FRC enforcement matters, striking ‘a good balance of big picture and strategy with amazing attention to detail’. Key contacts include ‘exceptionally dedicated and talented’ team head Andrew Katzen; co-founding partner Ben Rose, who ‘has an incredible level of experience and knowledge across criminal and regulatory contentious FS work’; and ‘exceptional lawyer and tactician’ Claire Wallace.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
(Hall of Fame)Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Hall of Fame London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Professional discipline London > Dispute resolution
- Financial services: contentious London > Corporate and commercial