Eve Giles
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Contentious financial services advice

Close collaboration with our employment and regulatory teams in advising clients on #MeToo allegations. She has acted in a variety of insider dealing, money laundering, market abuse, Libor and FX investigations by the FCA. She acted for an individual in the (then) FSA's first criminal prosecution under FSMA for misleading the market. She has acted for MLROs in dual track criminal and regulatory investigations and she is also acting for a Senior Manager under investigation by the FCA under their Senior Manager regime. She also advised an FCA individual in the Davis Inquiry.

Criminal cartel advice

Ranked in Band 1 in Chambers for her criminal cartel expertise. She acted in the first contested criminal cartel case (BA / Virgin) and has been involved in nearly all of the CMA's subsequent criminal investigations. She has also advised and represented individuals in a number of the CMA’s civil investigations, including the first online retail case. She regularly advises in respect of immunity application interviews, compelled interviews and interviews under caution.

Fraud, tax, money laundering, sanctions and other matters

POCA advice to corporates and regulated firms. She has acted for individuals in money laundering and fraud investigations and trials, and her work includes acting in HMRC and sanctions investigations. She historically advised a number of individuals in respect of an SFO investigation into a dual Ofwat / SFO investigation.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Consulting Editorial Board Lexis PSL Corporate Crime Lawyers
  • Corporate Crime and Corruption Committee
  • Fraud Lawyers Association

Recognition

She is a stellar lawyer in financial crime. She has superb client care skills and is a very good and detailed analyst.
Chambers 2022, Financial Crime
Eve Giles is an incredibly experienced white-collar lawyer - one of the few City firm lawyers with significant first hand experience of criminal investigation and prosecution. While being outwardly calm and enormously reassuring to her clients, Eve is fastidious in ensuring that nothing is missed and no opportunity lost for ensuring the best outcome for her clients.
Legal 500 UK 2023

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