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.
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‘Hickman & Rose consistently punch well above its weight. Ben Rose and Ross Dixon are exceptional lawyers and rain-makers, and are at the top of their industry.’
‘Andrew Katzen and Ross Dixon are both excellent practitioners and leaders in their field. They have deep experience and expertise and are both a pleasure to work with.’
‘The team are genuine experts in their field and demonstrate a level of skill and talent that is industry leading. They are easy to work with and very personable.’
‘Ross Dixon and Chris Houssemayne du Boulay were outstanding throughout the years that I worked with them. Their team were all highly motivated and engaged, working exceptionally hard to get a positive outcome.’
‘Ross Dixon and Thomas Bushnell - Both are a very safe pair of hands and go the extra mile for their clients. Thomas' FCA knowledge is extremely well grounded.’
‘Ross Dixon is calm, sensible and innovative. A leader in his field.’
‘Hickman and Rose have great strength at partner level, with experience that is second to none. Partners are very much involved in all aspects of the clients cases throughout.'
‘Andrew Katzen and Ross Dixon are outstanding. Between them, they have very successfully acted in all the big SFO cases in recent years, achieving some remarkable results.'
Work highlights
- Representing a defendant in the ongoing prosecution by the SFO of individuals connected to London Mining plc on allegations of bribery and corruption.
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Practice head
Ross Dixon; Ben Rose
Other key lawyers
Andrew Katzen; Christopher Houssemayne du Boulay; Emily Sheils; Steffan Baker; Claire Wallace; Thomas Bushnell