Large companies, financial institutions, public bodies and high-net-worth individuals turn to William Fry LLP’s white-collar crime team for assistance with a diverse range of mandates, including money laundering, corruption and anti-competition-related matters. The group frequently advises clients in regulatory actions and investigations brought by various authorities, as well as court proceedings emanating from alleged corporate raids, conspiracies to defraud or international sanction regimes. Paul Convery and Laura Murdock, who jointly lead the team, maintain an active docket of white-collar crime cases, including issues related to sanctions and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving financial crime. Head of the litigation and investigations department Garrett Breen is another key lawyer.
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Paul is a Partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department. He advises individuals and corporate clients involved in domestic and multi-jurisdictional contractual/tortious disputes and represents the Irish interests of a number of global corporations and Irish based entities. Paul has extensive experience of advising clients where issues arise involving financial litigation, which has included being lead advisor on behalf of two parties involved in separate Madoff related proceedings with an overall value in excess of USD$3.5bn.
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‘William Fry have extensive experience in white-collar issues, including in company inspections, complex advisory work and regulatory litigation. They are therefore leaders in the field and are the first choice for clients.’
‘Paul Convery, Garrett Breen and Laura Murdock know how to guide their clients around complex issues and in crises. They bring experience, expertise, strategic-thinking and pragmatism to help their clients at every step of a complex white collar issue.’
Key clients
- Ava Trade EU Limited
- Kilsaran Concrete
Work highlights
Advising several foreign defendants in defence of proceedings relating to an allegation that the defendants have been involved in, inter alia, corporate raiding of a large utilities company in Russia.