With over 15 years’ experience, Iskander acts for a variety of high-net worth individuals and corporate clients across a range of white-collar crime proceedings involving allegations of bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering and tax evasion being brought by the SFO (Serious Fraud Office), CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) or HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs).
Iskander will head the corporate and commercial division’s business crime and investigations team based in London, but his work will cross jurisdictions.
He is a member of the Fraud Lawyers’ Association, the Private Prosecutors’ Association, Proceeds of Crime Lawyers’ Association and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association.
Speaking of his appointment, Iskander Fernandez says: “Kennedys has clearly invested in its corporate and commercial offering so this is a real opportunity to secure large instructions across a truly global network, particularly given the scope of the Bribery Act and the number of foreign companies opening offices in the UK or with existing operations in the UK.”
This latest hire by Kennedys is another step in its long-term plan to strengthen the non-insurance litigation side of its business where it is increasing its international commercial disputes and transactional/advisory portfolio and targeting greater technology, data protection and corporate insurance work.
Headed by partner Ben Aram (pictured right) the global corporate and commercial team comprises more than 100 lawyers located across the UK, Europe, the US and Bermuda, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The team already works with insurers and financial institutions, public authorities and large and mid-sized corporates, delivering commercial dispute resolution, real estate and construction, employment and transactions and advisory services.
Ben Aram, who also sits on the firm’s global board, says: “Kennedys is always open to new opportunities that will benefit our clients. I welcome Iskander to our growing team. His arrival presents the opportunity to develop our white collar crime defence expertise, which will be complementary to a number of our product groups including insolvency, corporate, commercial litigation and financial and political risks. It’s also an area of growing interest and relevance to our insurer and corporate (insured) clients alike.”
