L&M is a leading fraud and financial crime firm in Scotland. We have been instructed in all of the major fraud and financial crime cases in the country in recent years, including a very high bribery case for an ultra-high-net-worth client.

A firm with extensive business crime and media expertise

We have a substantial business crime department so we are regularly consulted for advice about cases involving allegations of embezzlement, theft or fraud from companies or to represent the company where irregularities have been found in their accounting methods, either by accountants or by HMRC investigators.  We use IT experts to advise us of the most up-to-date tools in the legal market as well as those that more widely available to the public and use Microsoft and Google expertise to manage these cases and collaborate with colleagues in the firm as well as in third-parties externally.

Financial crime expertise is augmented by the firm’s expertise in media and reputation management.  This is vital consideration for high-net-worth and high-profile individuals. This is dealt with by Levy & McRae Senior Partner David McKie.  Additionally, the firm has the benefit of H&S advice for regulatory cases involving those kinds of offences, led by Ray Gribben. The firm also has expertise in quasi criminal law matters, which might involve the civil courts, particularly in white collar crime. Callum Anderson leads in this area. All of this equates to a full service for HNW and high-profile individuals who find themselves in difficulty and exposed to adverse publicity in financial crime matters.

A wide range of clients – and an international reach

High-profile companies, world-wide organisations and high-net-worth individuals are all regular clients, as well as many professional organisations who retain the firm to advise on criminal matters.  As Scotland’s foremost private crime legal firm, Levy & McRae has been the firm of choice for decades for high-profile HNW and professional people, sports people, media personalities and high-profile people operating in public life, politics, business and government.  With offices across the UK and international partnerships across the world, Levy & McRae has a truly global Scottish criminal law reach.

Protecting clients answerable to professional bodies

The firm also regularly represents people who are answerable to professional bodies in contexts such as disciplinary tribunals for accountants, doctors and other professionals. Levy & McRae is particularly highly regarded for representing members of the judiciary such as lawyers and police officers. The firm has been selected by the Scottish Police Federation to defend officers in relation to criminal allegations made against them.  As a boutique ligation practice, the firm is strong in all areas of litigation: criminal, civil and all related areas including tribunals