Laura Lonsdale
Laura Lonsdale
Biography
Laura Lonsdale is a dispute resolution, investigations and white collar crime lawyer based in London.
Laura has experience across a range of disputes, including white-collar crime, investigations, commercial disputes and international arbitration.
Laura advises corporates and individuals on a wide range of matters including civil and criminal aspects of bribery and corruption, money laundering and fraud. Laura has advised both individual and corporate clients in cases brought by the UK Serious Fraud Office, Insolvency Service, HM Revenue & Customs and the UK Crown Prosecution Service. Laura also has experience assisting and advising on corporate manslaughter cases.
Laura has worked on cross-border criminal investigations including advising on extradition, mutual legal assistance issues and criminal charges involving a range of foreign jurisdictions.
Laura has also advised on commercial litigation and arbitration involving contractual and shareholder disputes. Laura was seconded from September 2023 to March 2024 to the Financial Regulations and Sustainability Legal Counsel at BP.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
Advising / representing:
- A former senior executive of Petrofac in the ongoing SFO prosecution
- A high-profile shipping company in a highly reported civil Insolvency Service investigation
- A prominent consortium of companies in a wide-ranging multijurisdictional SFO investigation, and in liaising with other UK and non-UK regulators
- The General Counsel of a prominent insurance company in relation to criminal proceedings brought in a foreign jurisdiction
- The CEO of a prominent technology company in relation to criminal proceedings brought in a foreign jurisdiction
- A high-profile individual in respect of allegations of tax fraud
- A large multi-national transportation company, in respect of both potential criminal and tortious liability resulting from potential witness intimidation in an international arbitration
- A major African energy company in respect of an internal investigation into whistle-blower complaints
- In relation to civil proceedings subsequent to the SFO investigation into Serco Group plc
- An individual based in Venezuela regarding potential claims in an arbitration against a UK based energy company
- A large multinational corporation on a corporate dispute, centring around a series of potential warranty breaches
- A prominent energy company on a shareholder dispute
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