Kabir Sondhi
Kabir specialises in financial and economic crime, white-collar crime, corporate crime, money laundering, and investigations (internal and external).
He has particular experience of international corporate bribery & corruption and matters and Deferred Prosecution Agreements. His work often involves matters of political, personal, and commercial sensitivity and accompanying reputation management.
Kabir acts for and advises individuals and corporates at all stages of external investigations and prosecutions, with many years’ experience dealing with complex SFO, CPS, HMRC, and DoJ cases. He also advises on and undertakes internal investigations for corporates on both discrete and wide-ranging issues, including those involving potential self-reporting and debarment. His advisory work for both individuals and corporates frequently includes anti-money laundering compliance, online safety matters, and responses to domestic and international requests for information and evidence.
Prior to joining Kingsley Napley, Kabir practised at the independent Bar for 15 years, where he prosecuted, defended, and advised individuals and corporates across a diverse range of matters, including serious economic crime, corruption, homicide, protest cases, politically sensitive cases, and serious & organised crime. He was ranked for several years as a leading junior in the Legal 500’s Fraud and White-Collar Crime and in Chambers & Partners’ Financial Crime categories. He was on the SFO’s prosecution panel and on the CPS’ specialist fraud and proceeds of crime panels. Before practice, Kabir was an intern in the judicial chambers of the International Criminal Court and he maintains a keen interest in international crime.