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Overview
Harry Fathers is an associate in the Investigations and White Collar Defense practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s London office. Mr. Fathers advises companies and individuals on criminal enforcement and regulatory matters.
Recognitions
- ‘A brilliant team...Recognised as world class and a delight to work with. They achieve astonishing results as a result of their all round excellence”. - The Legal 500 UK 2025
Education
- BPP University Law School, London, Legal Practice Course, 2019
- BPP University Law School, London, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2018
- University of Bristol, Spanish and Portuguese (1st class hons), 2017
Representations
- Working as part of the team which represented and secured the acquittal of one of the defendants in a prosecution by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) relating to an alleged fraud against the U.K. government by G4S.
- Assisting with the representation of a senior executive in the oil industry charged by the SFO in relation to its Unaoil investigation and prosecution relating to alleged bribery in post-war Iraq. The team secured the quashing of this individual's convictions in the Court of Appeal.
- Assisting with the representation of a senior bank trader in connection with a worldwide investigation into the alleged manipulation of foreign exchange benchmarks.
- Advising a company and a director on making representations to Companies House regarding the delayed filing of accounts, assisting them in avoiding prosecution.
- Advising a range of companies on anti-bribery and sanctions due diligence.
- Assisting global life sciences companies on internal investigations concerning bribery and other related issues, in a number of different jurisdictions.
Involvement
- Admitted to practice in England and Wales