Global Investigations, White-Collar & Financial Crime
White-collar and financial crime matters can move quickly across investigations, criminal proceedings, regulatory action, asset measures and parallel civil processes. Clavius acts for companies, boards, executives, individuals and sovereign clients on sensitive matters involving allegations of fraud, corruption, money laundering, economic offences and corporate misconduct in India and across jurisdictions.
We advise from the earliest stages of an investigation through enforcement, prosecution, extradition and related proceedings, including matters involving the Central Bureau of Investigation, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Directorate of Enforcement, Economic Offences Wing, INTERPOL and mutual legal assistance processes. Where mandates span jurisdictions or authorities, we coordinate strategy with foreign counsel to manage the legal, commercial, reputational and asset-related consequences as one connected matter.
Capabilities
Global Investigations
Advising on legally led internal, regulatory and cross-border investigations involving fraud, corruption, misconduct, financial crime and other complex allegations.
White-Collar Defence
Representing companies, boards, executives and individuals in criminal, regulatory and enforcement matters involving economic offences, corporate misconduct and related allegations.
Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime
Advising and representing clients in matters involving alleged money laundering, proceeds of crime, attachment and confiscation, including proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and related criminal, regulatory and asset-recovery processes.
Economic Offences & Criminal Enforcement
Advising on fraud, cheating, criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, corruption and other economic offences, including investigations, prosecution strategy and related civil or regulatory exposure.
Indian Investigations & Enforcement Agencies
Advising and representing clients in matters involving the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Economic Offences Wing (EOW), police and other investigating or enforcement authorities, including strategy across criminal, regulatory and parallel proceedings.
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Advising on bribery and corruption allegations, third-party risk, internal investigations, enforcement exposure, remediation and preventive compliance frameworks.
Financial Crime
Advising on complex fraud, financial misconduct, illicit-funds exposure and other financial-crime issues arising in criminal, regulatory and cross-border contexts.
Regulatory Investigations & Enforcement
Representing clients in investigations and proceedings involving regulators and enforcement authorities, including matters where regulatory processes overlap with criminal, civil or commercial proceedings.
Internal Investigations & Remediation
Designing and conducting legally led investigations, with advice on privilege, governance, reporting, disciplinary consequences, remediation and engagement with authorities.
Extradition
Advising and representing clients in extradition proceedings, surrender requests and related procedural and strategic issues involving multiple jurisdictions.
INTERPOL Proceedings
Advising on Red Notices, diffusions and related INTERPOL processes, including applications before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF), requests for access to data, correction or deletion of information, challenges seeking cancellation of Red Notices or diffusions, and coordination with counsel across jurisdictions.
Mutual Legal Assistance
Advising on mutual legal assistance and MLAT processes, including cross-border evidence gathering, requests for assistance and international criminal cooperation.
Sanctions & Enforcement Risk
Advising on sanctions-related exposure, restrictive measures and enforcement risk, including their interaction with investigations, commercial relationships and cross-border disputes.
Crisis & Reputational Response
Coordinating legal strategy in sensitive matters involving public scrutiny, threatened enforcement and overlapping criminal, regulatory, commercial and reputational considerations.
Cross-Border Criminal Cooperation
Coordinating strategy where criminal, regulatory and civil processes intersect across jurisdictions, including work with international counsel and local advisers.