Rachel Cook
Rachel is a senior solicitor specialising in corporate and financial crime (principally cases involving fraud, international corruption, tax enforcement and money laundering), serious general crime and regulatory enforcement.
Rachel provides a range of crisis management services to individuals and companies, based in both the UK and overseas. She has significant expertise in criminal tax litigation and in cases involving fraud, insider trading, anti-trust offences, money laundering and bribery. She is also experienced in dealing with matters involving foreign and cross-border investigations, including requests for mutual legal assistance, extradition and INTERPOL Red Notices.
Rachel regularly acts for corporations, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and high-net-worth individuals, including those who are subject to multi-jurisdictional investigations.
In addition, Rachel has considerable experience in cases involving serious and historic sexual offences and violent crime. Her experience has included highly sensitive work on behalf of UK security operatives.
In Legal 500 2022, Rachel has been described as "an extremely talented prospect who is sensible and straight talking, she has a tremendously reassuring style. She is quick to the point and leaves no stone unturned. A huge asset on the team and set to be a significant player in due course". (Financial Services Contentious)
Rachel has been recognised by Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023 (Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals) as 'up and coming', with the guide noting that she "works with lots of high net worth and high-profile clients. She is very experienced, practical and manages really well." Rachel was also recommended by Legal 500 2023 as a key name for general crime, by Who's Who Legal 2023 as a Future Leader and a Thought Leaders Global Elite in Investigations and is a Contributory Editor to Lloyd’s Law Reports: Financial Crime.
In recognition of her client care skills, Rachel won the Lexology Client Choice award for Investigations in 2022.
Case examples
Made successful representations on behalf of our client who was subject to an extradition request from the Russian Federation, which resulted in his discharge.
Representing the son of a prominent Greek businessman charged with a series of offences against his former girlfriend, also from a prominent Greek family.
Acting for a UK citizen, who is subject to a US investigation into hacking and wire fraud.
Advising the directors at one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups on their criminal and regulatory vulnerability in the UK following a Greek tax investigation.
Represented a high-net-worth individual prosecuted for insider dealing by the FCA.
Related expertise
- Bank Account Freezing
- Bribery & Corruption
- Business Crime & Investigations
- Business Ethics, Human Rights & Product/Service Risk
- Criminal Cartels
- Criminal Fraud
- Criminal Restraint & Confiscation
- Cybercrime & Data Theft
- Dawn Raids
- Employee Fraud
- Extradition
- General Crime
- INTERPOL Red Notices
- Internal Investigations
- Money Laundering
- Mutual Legal Assistance
- Private Prosecutions
- Tax Investigations
- Tax Prosecutions
- Unexplained Wealth Orders