Farheen Ishtiaq-Stansfeld

I advise multinational clients on corporate governance and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on economic crime risk, corporate criminal liability and regulatory change. I also have significant experience of supporting boards, senior management and compliance functions on the design and implementation of governance frameworks addressing fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions, whistleblowing, modern slavery and wider ethical conduct.

I have represented witnesses and suspects, individuals, and corporates, in some of the most high-profile commercial crime investigations and prosecutions of the past decade. This includes advising on high-profile extradition matters, mutual legal assistance requests from overseas authorities relating to allegations of large-scale transnational financial and organised crime and associated Public Interest Immunity proceedings.

I have extensive experience of conducting complex, cross-border internal investigations following allegations of wrongdoing, including through whistleblowing channels. These range from internal board-led investigations to regulatory investigations from bodies including the Serious Fraud Office and the Financial Conduct Authority.

I also sit on the committee for the Female Lawyers Breakfast Network (FLBN), finalist in the Diversity and Inclusion Programme of the Year category at the UK Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2024 - an initiative aimed at supporting the retention of female lawyers in the profession, promoting social mobility and cross-industry collaboration on diversity and inclusion.