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Syed Rahman

Syed Rahman is a partner at Rahman Ravelli and is recognised as a leading figure in multinational matters such as asset recovery, civil litigation (including litigation involving cryptocurrencies), criminal defence and corporate fraud. He is sought by ultra-high net worth individuals and companies who depend on him to solve complex, multijurisdictional problems. He has secured a number of notable legal firsts in developing cross-border areas such as cryptocurrency fraud and Cum-Ex. His expanding global caseload includes major fraud prosecutions – including the largest investment and pension liberation frauds – and conducting internal fraud investigations for corporates. Syed is heavily involved in numerous significant, complex sanctions cases and related litigation, and is adept at challenging sanctions designations. His notable successes in high-level financial disputes have led to him earning an impressive reputation in the field of commercial litigation. Syed has also been in increasing demand for cases involving regulation and litigation regarding SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies). He was lead solicitor on a £500 million-plus SFO global bribery and corruption investigation linked to ENRC; in which he managed deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) negotiations. · Rahman Ravelli

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About

Partner at Rahman Ravelli recognised for cross-border asset recovery, financial crime and commercial litigation including cryptocurrency-related matters, sanctions challenges and corporate fraud. Sought by ultra-high-net-worth individuals and corporates for complex multijurisdictional investigations and notable for work on Cum-Ex, SPAC-related litigation and large-scale fraud prosecutions (including leading SFO ENRC DPA negotiations).

Practice areas

Asset RecoveryCivil LitigationCryptocurrency FraudCriminal DefenceCorporate FraudFinancial CrimeSanctionsRegulatory Litigation

Office

Expertise

Cryptocurrency fraudCum-ExSanctions challenges and related litigationSPAC regulation and litigationENRC SFO bribery investigation (DPA negotiations)Pension liberation fraudsInternal corporate fraud investigationsHigh-net-worth client representation

Education

  • University of Huddersfield, LL Law (graduated 2009)
  • LPC, The College of Law, York (2010)

Admissions

  • Admitted as a solicitor (01/08/2013)

Languages

BanglaEnglish