Environmental, Social and Governance
United Kingdom
19 August 2025
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is recommended for its expertise in criminal fraud, anti-money laundering, sanctions and investigations. Zia Ullah leads the team and is particularly noted for his experience advising on sanctions, frequently in the context of complex cross-border investigations. Anupreet Amole focuses on business crime and compliance matters, with a specialism in corruption and fraud, while Steve Smith brings significant experience in money laundering mandates.
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Testimonials
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‘The team's key strength is the way its people combine expertise from the regulatory and criminal sectors, with expertise both in litigation and in compliance and governance work.’
‘Steve Smith is brilliant in any money laundering crisis. His technical knowledge is first rate, and he brings the bedside manner that his early years as a criminal litigator to the table.’
‘Eversheds has a real strength in contentious Health & Safety matters.’
‘Tim Hill is an exceptional Health & Safety lawyer. He is technically very strong, but at the same time comes across as very humble. This makes him very easy to deal with and gives him a lot of credibility with the business.’
Work highlights
Advising a multi-national services company on its investigation of, and potential self-reporting of, whistleblower allegations of bribery.
Advising a major maritime sector company on a range of corruption and fraud compliance issues.
Advising a global technology company on all aspects of its ethics and compliance investigations and preventative compliance work across the EMEA region.
Practice head
Zia Ullah
Other key lawyers
Anupreet Amole; Steve Smith; Tim Hill