Bell Gully's white collar and regulatory enforcement team is regularly entrusted by corporates and individuals to manage their most sensitive issues. We are the only firm in the market to offer regulatory compliance and enforcement expertise, in-depth knowledge of New Zealand's regulators and actual civil and criminal trial experience.
Our lawyers have worked at leading white-collar practices overseas and have previously acted for regulators and prosecuting authorities in New Zealand. We have appeared in some of New Zealand's most significant criminal and regulatory enforcement cases.
We act on matters involving the full spectrum of regulators and law enforcement agencies, including the New Zealand Police, Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Markets Authority, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Commerce Commission and the Department of Internal Affairs. Our team has built strong, constructive relationships with many of these agencies, and we work with clients to engage appropriately with authorities to resolve issues efficiently and without fuss.
We help clients manage and mitigate risk by advising on:
- Systems, controls, policies, procedures and compliance programmes
- Internal investigations
- Culture and conduct reviews
- Management of sensitive disclosures
- Remediation exercises
Our team supports clients from the earliest stages of concern or investigation through to settlement or trial, in matters including fraud, misleading and deceptive conduct, money laundering, bribery and corruption, sanctions, cartel conduct, tax offences, insider trading and market manipulation. We understand the external scrutiny that often accompanies these situations – whether from regulators, customers, investors, or the media – and help clients protect their reputation and business.
