Nabeel is a UK qualified barrister with over 15 years’ experience. He acts in matters requiring discretion, pace and strategic judgement.
He has practised at the Bar (including on secondment to the Serious Fraud Office), at an AM100 US Law firm, and within PwC’s Legal Business Solutions practice. Nabeel brings courtroom advocacy, international litigation experience and Big Four advisory depth to each instruction.
Nabeel specialises in corporate criminal risk, financial crime due diligence, regulatory investigations and defence, parallel civil proceedings and connected commercial disputes. He advises and is retained by corporates, financial services institutions, private equity, boards, senior executives and high net worth individuals.
His work involves advising shareholders, directors, GCs, MLROs, and senior managers on risk prioritisation, escalation handling, audit readiness and regulatory defensibility, often through enterprise risk and compliance reviews. Nabeel has led numerous internal investigations (involving money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, bribery, financial misconduct, greenwashing and sanctions), often requiring coordination with international stakeholders and management of whistleblowing, self-reporting and remediation. He acts in external investigations brought by the SFO/DOJ, FCA, HMRC, NCA, or privately initiated proceedings. He also manages cross-border, commercial disputes from pre-action through to enforcement, particularly on matters arising from or running alongside corporate crime investigations and/or regulatory proceedings.
Nabeel is regularly instructed as part of corporate advisory teams for clients requiring financial crime legal due diligence in M&A and private equity transactions. He is one of a small number of practitioners who advises on financial crime and litigation risk before a transaction completes. He is able to proactively manage the full legal, regulatory and criminal response required to address any issues that surface.
