Ruth Paley

Ruth is a Partner in Eversheds Sutherland’s Corporate Crime and Investigations team. She is ranked in Legal 500 2021 as a key lawyer in risk advisory, regulatory investigations and corporate crime. As a financial crime subject matter expert, she enjoys particular expertise in matters involving all aspects of white collar crime and fraud, with a focus on advising a range of multinationals, financial institutions and individuals on compliance with the UK anti-money laundering (AML) regime including POCA 2002 and MLR 2017.

 

She has extensive experience in both criminal and regulatory investigations and enforcement, frequently leading on large AML advisory and remediation projects, often advising individuals and corporates as to potential criminal and civil exposure.

 

Ruth is one of the firm’s most experienced corporate crime lawyers, having spent twelve years at the London Bar conducting heavyweight fraud and financial crime defence jury trials. She also has extensive prosecution experience including repeat engagements as Independent LPP Counsel at the FCA in respect of various investigations into alleged FSMA offences; a year at RCPO as counsel to a specialist disclosure review team; advising the SFO on disclosure in complex fraud cases; working with the Accountancy and Actuarial Discipline Board on the Equitable Life affair, and a providing specialist advice on sufficiency of evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service as a Grade III prosecutor and former CPS specialist panel advocate for the Serious and Organised Criminal, POCA, Fraud and Rape lists.