33 Chancery Lane‘s members excel in advising on matters at the intersection of business crime, POCA-related work and civil recovery proceedings, often involving multiple jurisdictions. Mark Rainsford KC has extensive expertise in handling high-profile domestic and cross-border cases concerning bribery and corruption offences. Faisal Osman appeared in SFO v GPT Special Projects and Ors, concerning allegations of corruption arising from the supply of signals systems contracts to the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
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Profile
Position
An internationally pre-eminent silk and litigation strategy expert, specialising in business crime, anti-money laundering, Global Investigations - particularly banking and corporate; criminal defence, and criminal, civil and commercial fraud cases.
Mark is astute at the pre-charge investigation stage, with an impressive track record of deploying strategies to avoid prosecution. His early involvement often results in a non-prosecution outcome.
Clients include SMEs, FTSE 100 and Global Fortune 500 companies, directors, UHNW, HNW individuals; City law firms, accountancy, and private equity firms.
Mark represents corporate whistle-blowers and has unrivalled experience in successfully representing individuals and witnesses involved in SFO, US DoJ and SEC investigations. He represents witnesses in cases following parallel civil and criminal tracks.
Current instructions and previous flagship cases include: NMC PLC; Allseas Group; 1MDB; ENRC PLC; London Capital &. Finance ('LCF'); CWM FX; LIA (sovereign wealth fund) v. Société Générale; and Vincent Tchenguiz.
A team player, Mark has a commanding vision honed from years' experience as leading counsel, fighting hundreds of trials, and fulfilling complex overview roles.
Mark is also an expert in criminal restraint, AFOs, and the seizure and return of crypto currency/digital assets.
Career
UK: Call 1985; Silk 2006
Also admitted in the British Virgin Islands & Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (2012); as an Attorney-at Law of the Supreme Court of Seychelles (2020, ad hoc), Grand Cayman (2007, pro hac), the Turks and Caicos Islands (2011, pro hac) and Mauritius (2024 Ad hoc)
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Testimonials
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- 'Martin Adams is a fantastically safe pair of hands.'
- 'Very reliable and friendly service by Martin Adams, with Sam Carter applying fresh ideas.'
- '33 Chancery Lane has excellent barristers in the area of financial crime.'
- 'An excellent chambers.'
- 'Lots of strength at KC level.'