COMMUNITY PROFILE

Neill Blundell

Partner

Eversheds

Neill is head of Eversheds' fraud group and a highly experienced fraud and regulatory lawyer who is able to advise clients on the interface between business and regulatory practice and the criminal law. He has particular expertise in advising and representing individuals, corporate clients, professional firms and financial organisations in areas such as bribery and corruption, money laundering, cartels and price fixing, extradition, corporate manslaughter, financial compliance and sanctions.

He has advised on high profile investigations and proceedings brought by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Serious Fraud Office, Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office, the Crown Prosecution Service, Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform and the Office of Fair Trading. He has advised individuals who have become the subject of a disciplinary investigation in their professional capacity.Neill has been instructed on some of the largest UK fraud investigations including BAE, an £85m VAT fraud, the Kieran Fallon race fixing case, the SFO investigation into corruption between BAE and the Saudi Royal Family, as well as being involved in a whole host of complex investigations by other bodies such as the FSA, the Health & Safety Executive and the Security Industry Authority.

Neill regularly lectures on fraud related issues and has published many articles in various publications including the Financial Times and Fraud Intelligence. He is author of the chapter on 'Overseas Assets' in the Sentencing & Confiscation Section of 'Fraud: Law, Practice & procedure'. He is on the legal panel for the BBC News, Channel 4 News, BBC Radio 4, Sky News, CNN and Newsnight where he has appeared and been asked to comment on various issues including the investigation into concealed donations received by the Labour Party, the MP’s expenses scandal and the Madoff case. Neill is also a Solicitor Advocate in the criminal courts where he represents both individuals and companies facing criminal charges.

Neill is recommended in the Legal 500 2009 Guide as “very able”.  He is also recommended in the Chambers UK 2010 Guide as “unflappable, pragmatic lawyer with a calm, collected approach”.  The Eversheds Fraud Group is a tier 2 recommended department in the Chambers UK 2010 Guide for corporate criminal work.