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Andrew Wheeler KC

020 7242 3555 awheeler@7br.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Commercial and business crime

Position

Andrew Wheeler QC is head of the Financial Crime Team at 7BR Chambers, and is ranked in financial crime/fraud by the Legal 500 and by Chambers & Partners.

Andrew has extensive experience in relation to the defence and prosecution of serious fraud, associated money laundering and proceeds of crime restraint/confiscation, and compliance/regulatory matters – and has a detailed knowledge of evidence gathering from, and asset tracing through, multiple jurisdictions. Andrew is regularly instructed by leading defence firms, by the Serious Fraud Office, Insolvency Service, FCA and CPS Complex Casework/Specialist Fraud Division.

His experience extends in particular to Bribery & Corruption, Company Investigations, Insolvency and Tax fraud, and to issues of Insider Dealing. He regularly advises the UK and offshore & International sectors in respect of financial crime, anti-money laundering and associated regulatory & compliance issues.

Andrew has conducted seminars  in respect of the UK Money Laundering provisions, including specifically for the UK Serious Fraud Office & UK Insolvency Service, and also for a number of offshore and international jurisdictions, including the Caribbean, Hong Kong, Cyprus, the Channel Islands & the Isle of Man. He is widely recognised for his advice and expertise in this field.

Andrew has also conducted seminars in a number of jurisdictions in respect of AML issues, key aspects of digital fraud investigations and cryptocurrency, and internal/corporate investigations.

Career

Called 1988, QC 2017; Lincoln’s Inn; on the list of approved counsel for the Serious Fraud Office and HM Customs & Excise; grade 4 prosecutor.