“Mr. MacLeod was a thoughtful and careful witness. His answers in cross-examination were measured. I was impressed by his evidence. His experience of working in different roles inside a bank for 20 years meant that he was in a position to offer valuable evidence as to how reasonable bankers might be expected to react to particular situations.”

Stacy Fresch is renowned for her “deep technical knowledge” of “complex accounting issues” and federal security cases.

“In the criminal proceedings, the SFO produced a statement from David Webb, an accountant and SFO investigator dated 26 October 2017. […] However, on 17 December 2018, the Defendants produced a report from Robert Mason, a Forensic Analyst. That report disagreed with Mr Webb’s conclusions, showing that there was a great deal of co-mingling of various sums in their accounts, that the movement of the monies was much more complex than Mr Webb had assumed and that much of Mr Webb’s detailed analysis was wrong. It is not necessary to say more about these reports (not formally adduced as evidence by either side), since after seeing it, the SFO dropped its allegations of financial assistance.”

Frances McLeod is “great with clients” according to sources, who applaud her depth of experience and knowledge of corruption, fraud and money laundering issues.

“Derek Patterson is a highly regarded practitioner with a wealth of expertise in crossborder forensic accounting. He has a strong expert witness practice and is regularly engaged as an expert in complex disputes.”