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Business Crime Law Firm of the Year UK

Firm Profile

Neumans LLP is a Boutique City of London Law Firm established to deal with and take advantage of the growing demand for expert representation in large scale and complex litigation. Neumans incontrovertible pedigree is already highly recognised in the fields of commercial litigation, professional discipline & regulatory and general crime. Another of the firm’s specialist departments which is headed by the Senior Partner, Nabeel Sheikh, deals exclusively with privately funded white collar and serious crime. This is an area in which the firm is highly respected and has recently attracted a lot of attention.

The Senior Partner is both recommended in the Legal Experts Directory under white collar crime, and has been acknowledged as a leading expert since 2002 in annual succession. He is also recommended in Chambers & Partners 2012 and was recently recognised

Nabeel Sheikh

Nabeel Sheikh is an internationally renowned lawyer and the senior partner and founder of Neumans LLP. Nabeel is ranked as a Leading individual in Chambers 2012, which states”… ‘He knows when to be pragmatic,’ say sources…”, who also consider him ”… ‘an extremely good negotiator.’…”. Nabeel has also been profiled as an expert in white collar crime in the ‘Legal Experts’ directory since 2002 in annual succession demonstrating his long-standing experience and recognition within this field. In February 2012, Nabeel was cited in the Business Crime sector of the Leading Lawyer 100 edition of Lawyer Monthly.

Nabeel and his team have developed a

business-crime related practice dealing with all aspects of litigation, be it commercial, civil or criminal, where there is an underlying element of fraud. Nabeel’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, VAT/MTIC fraud; general tax fraud; money laundering; extradition and mutual legal assistance; pharmaceutical fraud; confiscation orders; restraint orders; freezing orders; boiler room frauds; banking fraud; financial services fraud; mortgage fraud; directors’ disqualification; insolvency/ bankruptcy as a result of fraud; bribery and corruption; professional discipline and regulatory. Nabeel commonly defends those investigated by the highest level UK Government bodies/agencies and, in recent times, in international sanctions related work.

Nabeel has developed a niche client base dealing with non-UK nationals with much work referred through personal recommendation by individuals with significant wealth and/or political standing. He frequently acts in cases involving a high level of political sensitivity and is noted for his ability to act with the utmost diligence, efficiency and discretion.

Nabeel has substantial experience in all manner of proceedings where there are cross-jurisdictional issues in play. His current and previous work involves a numerous assortment of high profile cases, and there are simply too many to list.

Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2012

in Lawyer Monthly’s World’s Leading 100 Lawyers.

Neumans LLP is regularly instructed in some of the largest and most high profile cases in the country. The firm is committed to providing outstanding legal representation in all cases of business crime. Its ethos is to deliver a bespoke service whilst ensuring the optimal use of client resources to achieve the best possible outcome. A track record of outstanding success in acting for a range of white collar professionals including doctors; dentists; lawyers; judges; politicians; bankers; and traders is testimony to this.

Neumans’ key strength inevitably remains the diverse pool of talented lawyers that it employs. Its reputation as one of the foremost litigation firms in the UK is well deserved as a number of the lawyers at the firm are individually recognised as experts within their respective fields.

Areas of Expertise • Asset Tracing, Freezing and Recovery

• Cartels and Antitrust • Civil Fraud • Corporate Fraud • Corruption and Bribery • Criminal Restraint and Confiscation • Directors' Duties and Disqualification • Employee Fraud • Extradition

• Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigations

• Health and Safety Investigations • Insolvency and Bankruptcy • Internal Company Investigations • Money Laundering • Mortgage Fraud

• Missing Trader (VAT and Carousel) Fraud

• Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) • Parallel Sanctions

• Regulatory and Disciplinary Investigations

• Sanctions and Export Controls • Serious Crime • Tax Investigations and Prosecutions

Contact: Nabeel Sheikh

Neumans LLP Head Office Ocean House 10-12 Little Trinity Lane London EC4V 2AR

Tel : +44 (0) 20 7429 3939 59