Suzanne Gallagher is a senior associate in the white collar investigations and defense team.
Suzanne Gallagher has extensive experience advising corporate boards and their senior executives in regulatory investigations by UK law enforcement agencies. Her expertise crosses a broad range of crises, including allegations and suspicions of money laundering, fraud, bribery, corruption and sexual misconduct. She has extensive experience of advising clients following fatalities and other serious accidents which may give rise to criminal liability for corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, as well as breaches of health and safety, food safety, environmental law, fire safety and product safety.Suzanne is experienced in internal investigations and advises clients on related issues of employee misconduct, self-reporting, crisis management, remediation, compliance and training initiatives. Her advice is strategic and proactive, she has expertise on advising at the earliest stages of an investigation, providing guidance on dawn raids, compelled document requests and enforcement notices. She has also advised on corporate cooperation, interviews under caution, sentencing and civil penalties. She has a depth of experience when it comes to investigations and prosecutions conducted by specialist UK agencies including the National Crime Agency, the Health and Safety Executive, the Environment Agency, the Food Standards Agency, Local Authorities, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Throughout her career, she has shown a keen interest on the impact of technology on the investigation of offences and criminal law reform. She has advised tech and social media firms on law enforcement demands for data, the use of new technology for law enforcement purposes and the enforcement of data rights. She has also advised on offences involving the improper use of electronic communications networks and unauthorised access to computers. Suzanne has also written extensively on the use of modern technology in criminal investigations such as facial recognition technology, algorithms and drones in police investigations. She is skilled at deploying innovative technology to manage the most complex corporate crime cases.
Many of her matters have an international aspect to them. She focuses particularly on matters with cross-border elements and clients with international interests. Suzanne is also experienced in advising High Net Worth individuals and their family offices on criminal and regulatory implications of sanctions designations. She has advised designated individuals and linked corporate entities. She is experienced on challenging designations and has made representations to the UK Foreign Office to request revocation of sanctions designations.
Prior to qualifying as a solicitor, Suzanne worked in the United Nations and the European Union in regulatory and criminal justice matters. She also spent time in Tokyo, Japan working in the pharmaceuticals industry.
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