Lisa McKinnon-Lower has joined Spencer West as a white-collar crime specialist. Having originally qualified as a barrister in 2010, Lisa has over 15 years of experience acting for individuals and corporate clients in a broad range of financial offences and related matters.
Lisa has particular expertise in bribery and corruption, money laundering, fraud, tax evasion and market abuse matters and has acted for clients in some of the most high-profile cases brought by the SFO, FCA, CPS and other UK and international prosecution authorities. Many of those cases involved complex cross boarder issues such as requests made pursuant to mutual legal assistance treaties, double jeopardy, human rights, and extradition. Lisa has regularly advised in some of the most high profile and complicated sanctions matters.
In addition, Lisa has considerable experience acting for clients in civil fraud and director misfeasance cases, civil tax matters brought by HMRC, as well as personal and company insolvency matters.
