Monty Raphael
Joint Head of Fraud and Regulatory
Specialist in all aspects of domestic and international business crime and regulation. Acknowledged as the “doyen” of the UK's fraud lawyers. Over 40 years’ expertise in fraud and corruption investigations and prosecutions, regulatory inquiries, compliance advice (particularly anti-money laundering), Revenue and Customs inquiries and securities infractions. Acts for governments, corporates and individuals.
Monty has been with Peters & Peters throughout his legal career, which spans over 40 years. Senior Partner until 30 April 2005, he now remains with the firm as full-time consultant and is joint head of our Fraud and Regulatory department. He is widely acknowledged as one of the UK's leading fraud lawyers. When not practising, he publishes widely and travels the world lecturing and training governmental and commercial organisations on numerous aspects of fraud. He acts for corporate and individual clients, financial institutions and professional firms, dealing with a huge variety of fraud related matters. Areas of his work include regulatory enquiries, compliance advice (particularly money laundering), HM Revenue & Customs enquiries, securities infractions and a range of related commercial litigation matters. Monty is a member of our specialist Money Laundering Compliance Unit. He was the founder of the Business Crime Committee of the IBA and is immediate past Chair of its Anti Corruption Working Group. He is a Director of the Fraud Advisory Panel, Honorary Solicitor to the Howard League for Penal Reform and visiting Professor of Law at Kingston University.
Monty is ranked as an expert in Legal Experts 2008.
Quotes about Monty Raphael from Chambers UK "A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2008".
Monty Raphael “can always be relied upon for the soundest, most practical advice.“ His years of experience also make him a “dominant character in the field,” while his name remains synonymous with technical and academic brilliance. He acted on the cash for honours inquiry as well as the Siemens case, acting for an individual being investigated by Swiss and German prosecutors".
Monty Raphael named in the “The Lawyer” in their 20th Anniversary Edition “Hall of Fame: The great and the good”
“The doyen of fraud work, Monty Raphael has been involved in virtually every major case of the 1980s and 1990s, when white-collar crime came to be recognised as a major legal discipline. His eminence in anti-money laundering matters has given birth to a new generation of leading specialists at his firm Peters & Peters”
Monty Raphael named as one of the Top Ten Crisis Lawyers
Monty Raphael has been named as one of the top ten crisis lawyers in an article entitled “Panic Stations” in Legal Business December/January 2008.