Rod Fletcher, Partner
Expertise:
Business & Regulatory Investigations
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Chambers and Partner's legal directory 2009 comments, Rod Fletcher "stands out as one of the senior figures in criminal work" |
Expertise
Rod Fletcher is Head of Business and Regulatory Investigations at Russell Jones & Walker and has been a partner since 1985.
Experience
Rod has over 20 years experience in all aspects of white collar/business crime including extradition proceedings, SFO, Customs and Excise, Inland Revenue, FSA and DTI investigations and prosecutions. He acted in the Maxwell, Barings and Butte Mining cases and he is currently acting in Customs and Excise investigations, money laundering prosecutions, and FSA and SFO investigations into investment fraud, price-fixing and international corruption.
He is also regularly instructed in disciplinary and regulatory cases and public inquiries. Examples include the Scott Inquiry, the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, the Marchioness Inquiry and the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
Rod represented a defendant charged with manslaughter and health and safety offences following the derailment of a train at Hatfield in 2000. His client was acquitted of all charges.
He is a regular speaker on various legal topics, and is a contributing Editor of the book Fraud: Law, Practice and procedure published by Lexis Nexis in December 2004.
He was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2003.
Publications
Rod is a leader in his field in Chambers and Partners 2008 edition, where they comment that:
"Rod Fletcher was praised by clients for his ability to put people at their ease and to “deal with matters speedily. His responsiveness is astounding.” Clients also instruct Fletcher because of his ability to deal with all manner of clients: “He can deal with both individual and corporate cases - he is polished and experienced and has sharp, commercial acumen.”
"Rod is extolled for being “right up there,” regularly instructing in disciplinary and regulatory cases and public inquiries."
Legal 500, 2008 edition comments:
"Rod Fletcher heads the team at the ‘very capable’ Russell Jones & Walker and is representing a former executive of a drug company facing criminal cartel allegations of having defrauded the NHS of more than £25m"
Rod is a leader in his field in Chambers and Partners 2009 edition for Crime, Professional Discipline and Fraud.
Professional Memberships
He is a founding member and Secretary of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers. He is also Vice Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association and member of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association.