Eoin O'Shea
London
Partner, Dispute Resolution
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Professional

Lawrence Graham LLP 2008-present

Simmons & Simmons 2002-2008

Barrister (4 Field Court) 1996-2002

European Commission (DG IV) 1995



Expertise
Eoin is an expert on the regulation of international corruption and economic crime generally.  He has experience of very large corporate investigations and advises industry-bodies, companies and directors on criminal liability and compliance.  He has wide experience of using civil law remedies such as injunctions to manage business-critical risks.  He has acted in a wide range of international disputes and arbitrations, for clients in the defence, energy, life-sciences and financial sectors.  He is the author of "The Bribery Act 2010: A Practical Guide" (Jordan Publishing, 2011).  He is frequently interviewed and quoted in the media as an expert on economic crime issues.

Experience
  • Investigating corruption issues at international re-insurer
  • Acting in fraud proceedings, fund-management industry
  • Various internal investigations relating to alleged bribery and similar risks
  • Advising numerous international companies on anti-corruption compliance
  • Advising very large pharmaceutical company investigating blackmail and other crime
  • Acting for Trinity Capital plc in very large multi-jurisdictional proceedings, including emergency injunctive relief
  • Acting for offshore law-firm in complex "bet the firm" proceedings
  • Acting for  energy company in very large corruption investigation
  • Acting for utilities company in major regulatory and criminal investigation
  • Acting for GlaxoSmithKline in complex injunction proceedings
  • Acting for Sumitomo Chemical and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma in complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings in pharmaceutical sector
  • Acting in ICC arbitration for Brazilian bank

Testimonials

  • Described as "impressive" by The Legal 500 UK


Publications and speaking

Books

  • O'Shea, The Bribery Act 2010: A Practical Guide,  Bristol, Jordan Publishing, June 2011
  • Doig, A. (ed), Handbook of Fraud Investigation and Prevention, Farnham: Gower, 2011 (contributor)
  • Millett, Alcock, Todd (eds.), Gore Browne on Companies, Bristol, Jordan Publishing, March 2011 (contributor)
  • Reuvid (ed.), Managing Business Risk,  London, Kogan Page, 2006 (contributor)
  • Halberstam, Turner, Berman (eds.) Countdown to 2000, London, Butterworths, 1998 (contributor)

Articles

  • Conviction Proves Bribery Act Has Sharp Teeth – The Lawyer 28 November 2011
  • BAE and Bribery: The Heat Is On  The Lawyer, 2/10/2009
  • Public Officials Must Not Be Above the Law  Legal Week 23/04/2009
  • Lords of the Realm – above the law?  The Times 29/01/2009
  • A Welcome Breath of Reform for Bribery Laws  Legal Week, 27/11/2008
  • The Woolf Report: A Template for Corporate Ethics, In-House Lawyer July 2008
  • Ian Norris Survives to Fight Another Day, In-House Lawyer, April 2008
  • Shady Dealings (Reform of the Law of Bribery),  New Law Journal 01/02/08
  • Bribery, Another Chance to Get it Right, The Times Online 11/12/07
  • UK Businesses Beware the Long Arm of US Law,  The Lawyer 14/08/06
  • NatWest Three – Why You Should Be Worried, Times 28/06/06
  • Europe, Enforcement and the English, Legal Business January 2006
  • International Disputes Bulletin, London, Simmons & Simmons (editor) 2005-2007
  • Frequent Guest Blogger on the FCPA Blog

Speaking engagements

  • Due Diligence for Nominated Advisers, NOMAD Conference, June 2011
  • Risk-Management and Anti-Corruption, Pharmaceutical Trade-Marks Group, March 2011
  • Chairman, Act Now 2011, February 2011
  • The Bribery Act 2010, 28th International Symposium on Economic Crime, University of Cambridge, September 2010
  • Representative Proceedings in the English High Court , Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries, December 2009
  • UK Bribery Law: Where Are We Now and How Did We Get Here? Butterworths Conferences, November 2009 
  • The UK Bribery Bill – An Alternative Perspective -  Society of British Aerospace Companies, September 2009
  • The New Law of Bribery – International Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Crime Services, June 2009
  • Law and Extremism in the European Union, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries, July 2008
  • The International Regulation of Corruption – Launch of Centre for Fraud Studies, Teesside University, July 2008
  • Evolving Attitudes to Bribery -  Defence Manufacturers' Association Conference , June 2008
  • Economic Crime: The International Super-Regulators – Fraud Europe Conference, April 2008
  • Law Commission Proposals for Reform of Corruption– UK Defence Industry Anti-Corruption Forum, March 2008
  • International Best Practice in Anti-Corruption Compliance, JETRO, London, January 2007
  • Extradition - Is Britain the 51st State? – Simmons & Simmons 2006
  • Jurisdiction: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Simmons & Simmons,2005

Services

  • Corporate investigations
  • Regulation and governance
  • Bribery and corruption
  • Dispute resolution
  • Commercial fraud
  • Restructuring and insolvency litigation, dispute resolution and mediation
  • International arbitration
  • Defamation, reputation and image rights
  • EU, competition and regulation

Sectors
  • Financial institutions
  • Energy, renewables and cleantech
  • Insurance and reinsurance
  • Healthcare
  • Natural resources
  • Projects and infrastructure
  • Compliance, regulatory and corporate governance

Memberships
  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Honourable Society of The Inner Temple
  • Honourable  Society of Kings' Inns, Dublin
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators


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