Compliance, Bribery, Anti-corruption, White Collar Crimes

WHITE COLLAR CRIMES, INVESTIGATIONS, FORENSICS & ANTI-CORRUPTION

Our legal experts have incisive knowledge on laws and acts to assist our clients throughout the proceedings. Our experts help companies develop compliance manuals; handle issues related to corporate governance. Our proven expertise in money laundering, data security, anti-bribery and corruption, accounting fraud, insider trading, etc. helps companies comply with the legal and regulatory framework of India and other foreign countries. The team at VERTICES PARTNERS has assisted clients before various regulatory and criminal investigation agencies, including Central Bureau of Investigation, Economic Offences Wing, Special Fraud Investigation Office and Directorate of Enforcement (“ED”) in relation to white collar crime.

Expertise - Services Under The Practice Area

Advising on proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Advising on compliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the (UK) Bribery Act.

Representing and strategic advisory to clients with respect to ongoing investigations and prosecutions.

Conducting investigations across jurisdictions including obtaining historical and social intelligence with respect to any person and entity.

Conducting forensic examination of evidence;

Handling cases involving financial fraud before the lower courts, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.

Experience - Client/ Key Transaction

Advised and led the prosecution for an Indian trading company in a fraud involving 300 crores which involved aspects of money laundering, and other criminal offences primarily before the Economic Offences Wing, Mumbai.

Successfully represented several individuals as well as organisations in securing interim and final reliefs in criminal writ petitions inter alia quashing of the FIR, quashing of the Look Out Circular.

Successfully advised and represented an Indian stock broking company in securing defreezing of accounts frozen u/s 17 (1A) of the PMLA, 2002 by the Directorate of Enforcement.

Represented a client in an anticipatory bail application before the Bombay High Court, successfully securing an interim protection from arrest and subsequently obtaining absolute bail.

Advising and defending one of the accused in relation to the fake call centre allegation involving over INR 100 crores of fraud, wherein the prosecution was led by the Directorate of Enforcement.

Advising and defending one of the accused in relation to the corruption allegations against a senior IAS officer, and an ex-politician, wherein the prosecution was led by the Directorate of Enforcement.