Neill Blundell
Neill Blundell
“Neill’s combination of commercial pragmatism and legal understanding sets him apart.”
Biography
Neill is a partner at White & Case and head of the London white collar team. He has over 30 years of white collar experience. He is a specialist white collar and regulatory defence lawyer who advises both individuals and corporates on compliance, pre-investigations, investigations and prosecutions conducted by UK agencies such as the FCA, SFO, CMA, HMRC, NCA, and the CPS. He also assists in multi-jurisdictional investigations involving agencies such as the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the FIOD (Netherlands), the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the US Department of Justice, the US Securities & Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Neill is also an expert on sanctions law and advises corporates and individuals on UK, EU and US sanctions.
He is also an expert on building anti-fraud, AML, anti-bribery and Criminal Finance Act compliance programmes and in providing the training for clients in anti-fraud and culture awareness.
Neill is a qualified solicitor-advocate.
Experience
Representing a corporate that was the subject of raids by the SFO.
Acting for a company being investigated by both the European Prosecutors Office and OLAF.
Acting for an energy company being investigated for breaching EU tariffs and subject to an investigation by the European Public Prosecutors Office.
Acting for an international engineering company on its anti-bribery compliance programme, including a full audit of its current processes, interviewing key stakeholders and introducing training including a culture awareness programme.
Acting for an AIM listed business in an FCA investigation following its shares being suspended due to financial irregularities.
Representing a company that was subject to raids and document seizures by the NCA under warrants including a judicial review of the validity of the warrants used.
Acting on an SFO investigation into bribery and corruption on contracts won in Europe. The matter commenced with an internal investigation that led to a self-report being made to the SFO and negotiations for the company to be offered a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Acting on an investigation into criminal wrongdoing on a European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRO) funded project. This led to the first ever EBRO civil penalty for a bribery related issue.*
Successfully defending the former Chairman of JJB Sports in an SFO prosecution for £100m misleading the market.*
Acting for a large port operator on the requirements of the Criminal Finance Act and helping to undertake the risk assessment process.
Acting for the senior executive of an internet business in an HMRC prosecution for conspiracy to defraud.*
Acting for an international investment bank into an internal investigation into allegations of money laundering by the daughter of a president of a nation state involving the SFO and its Dutch counterpart, FIOD.*
* Experience prior to Joining White & Case.
Hall of Fame, Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
Legal 500, 2026
Leading Individual, Fraud: White-Collar Crime (Advice to Individuals)
Legal 500, 2026
Band 2, Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals - UK-wide
Chambers 2026
Band 2, Financial Crime: Corporates
Chambers 2026
Band 2, Financial Crime: Individuals
Chambers 2026
Edited the "Money Laundering" and "Disclosure of Suspicious Transactions" chapters of Millington and Sutherland Williams on The Proceeds of Crime, a leading textbook