Clare advises corporate and individual clients on financial crime, investigations and commercial disputes.

Clare is part of our top-ranked global Corporate Crime and Investigations team. She has experience of complex investigations, criminal proceedings and enforcement-related issues, advising clients across a range of sectors on bribery and corruption, fraud, money laundering and sanctions. She has also worked on high-value, cross-border commercial disputes and arbitration matters.

Clare has spent time on secondment to our Tokyo office, where she worked on corporate crime and investigations matters and cross-border commercial arbitration.

Clare was recognised on the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Recognition List of England and Wales in 2026 for her contribution to pro bono legal work.

Experience & capabilities

Selected matters

  • successfully defending a private prosecution against a senior executive of a former UK listed company, including related costs proceedings
  • a major healthcare company on multiple internal corruption investigations into its business practices across jurisdictions in Asia
  • a consortium of 20 clients in relation to a project to survey the anti-corruption legislation of 125 jurisdictions

Background

Clare studied law at the University of Sheffield, graduating with First Class Honours.

Before joining the firm, she spent two years at a litigation funder, working on shareholder litigation, arbitration and Competition Appeal Tribunal cases.