Shiv Haria-Shah
FieldFisher
United Kingdom

Shiv has unique experience both as a barrister (trial and appellate counsel), a litigator and partner in a specialist boutique law firm, and as an in-house compliance leader within a listed multinational. As a partner at Fieldfisher, his work spans crisis management, regulatory enforcement actions, litigation, sensitive cross-border internal investigations, and the management of risk, including through the implementation and evolution of corporate compliance programmes. He has the honour of being recognised in the legal directories (including Global Investigations Review and The Legal 500) across civil, criminal, and regulatory practice areas. His clients have included, FTSE100, CAC40 and Fortune 500 companies, Tier 1 banks, Formula One teams, luxury brands, private equity firms, Fintechs, entrepreneurs, CEOs, celebrities, National Governing Bodies, and nation-states. He has advised on matters relating to over 20 jurisdictions and has on-the-ground experience in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North America, and the Caribbean. He has acted as an expert witness on English law (including in particular the Bribery Act 2010).

Representative Work:

• Acting for Alstom (both at trial and appeal) in the largest contested corporate corruption prosecution in England & Wales (Serious Fraud Office).
• Acting for ENRC in the longest-running corporate criminal investigation in England & Wales (Serious Fraud Office).
• Acting for a listed Oil & Gas company as part of the implementation of remediation measures pursuant to a DOJ plea agreement.
• Supporting a Tier 1 Bank as part of an FCA remediation programme.
• Conducting internal investigations for a Fortune 100 company in relation to tenders and projects in India and the UAE.
• Acting for private equity owners of a leading African telecoms business in relation to an alleged internal fraud committed by C-Suite executives.
• Instructed by a Fortune 100 company to provide expert evidence relation to the Bribery Act 2010 in the context of commercial arbitration proceedings relating to business activity and projects in South America.
• Advising a well-known logistics business in relation to exposure for ‘failing to prevent tax evasion’ under the Criminal Finances Act 2017.
• Supporting numerous private and listed companies with enhanced due diligence exercises as part of de-risking proposed and existing transactions and relationships.
• Conducting dozens of “adequate procedures” assessments in respect of third-party relationships with associated worldwide internal investigations and arbitration proceedings.