Louise Hodges

Louise is Head of Kingsley Napley’s Criminal Litigation team specialising in financial crime, corporate investigations, FCA regulatory investigations and serious and complex fraud. Long recognised as a leader in this field, she is commended for her grasp of broader strategic issues and the practical advice she gives clients, both companies and individuals, caught up in complex litigation. She is experienced in advising companies and individuals with regard to internal investigations, frequently representing witnesses being interviewed either by employers or by investigating authorities, including those compelled to attend interviews. She leads the firm’s cross-practice Financial Services team and Internal Investigations team. She currently represents a number of individuals, including HNW individuals and business leaders, in a range of financial crime cases being investigated by the SFO, FCA, HMRC and NCA amongst others. She was part of the team representing Tesco in connection with their Deferred Prosecution Agreement and related criminal matters. Her cases frequently have an international element. · Kingsley Napley LLP

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Head of Kingsley Napley’s Criminal Litigation team specialising in financial crime, corporate and internal investigations, FCA regulatory investigations and serious and complex fraud. She leads the firm’s Financial Services and Internal Investigations teams, advises companies and individuals (including HNW individuals and business leaders) in matters investigated by the SFO, FCA, HMRC and NCA, and was part of the team representing Tesco in its Deferred Prosecution Agreement and related criminal matters.

Practice areas

Criminal LitigationFinancial CrimeCorporate InvestigationsRegulatory InvestigationsFraudInternal InvestigationsFinancial ServicesWhite-Collar Crime

Office

England

Kingsley Napley LLP · Louise is Head of Kingsley Napley’s Criminal Litigation team specialising in financial crime, corporate investigations, FCA regulatory investigations and serious and complex fraud. Long recognised as a leader in this field, she is commended for her grasp of broader strategic issues and the practical advice she gives clients, both companies and individuals, caught up in complex litigation. She is experienced in advising companies and individuals with regard to internal investigations, frequently representing witnesses being interviewed either by employers or by investigating authorities, including those compelled to attend interviews. She leads the firm’s cross-practice Financial Services team and Internal Investigations team. She currently represents a number of individuals, including HNW individuals and business leaders, in a range of financial crime cases being investigated by the SFO, FCA, HMRC and NCA amongst others. She was part of the team representing Tesco in connection with their Deferred Prosecution Agreement and related criminal matters. Her cases frequently have an international element.

England

Expertise

High-net-worth individualsBusiness leadersCorporate/internal investigationsFinancial services sectorCross-border/international investigations

Education

University of Oxford — BA (Hons), 1988

Admissions

Qualified in criminal practice area, 1999