Satnam Tumani leads our Investigations and White- Collar Defence practices.
Satnam’s extensive practice spans from public company internal and external investigations (including those conducted by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to individual defence for senior executives.
Satnam has significant experience advising companies facing UK public inquiries, as well as crisis management for senior executives and the boards of multinational companies, on sensitive legal or reputational issues.
He has repeatedly been recognised and ranked by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal in respect of white collar and investigations matters, including in the 2025 Legal 500 Hall of Fame.
Described as “dominant in the sector. He’s an outstanding leader who knows precisely what to do and how to do it. He is a genuinely intimidating presence for any opponent and achieves results like no one as a result.”
Clients commented that Satnam is “incredibly diligent and has a practical approach to issues”, and is “an excellent operator. Very strategic but also across the detail and client-centric”, and that he is “highly responsive”, detailed”, “very thoughtful, strategic and provides very high-quality advice”.
Satnam was previously recognised as part of a team that was “a leader amongst others and particularly suitable for the larger, thornier cases involving the Serious Fraud Office”…
…“among the very best of the best”, a “very well drilled team. They think of everything, in depth, many moves ahead of the opposition. If you want to win, this is the team to hire”, and having “outstanding experience and attention to detail”.
Before joining EMM in 2024, Satnam set up and led the White-Collar practice at the London offices of a prominent, global law firm (2012-2024).
Prior to that, he spent more than 17 years at the SFO where he directed, and worked on, some of the most complex criminal fraud and corruption matters in the UK, including international and domestic corruption, investment fraud, company fraud, insider dealing and market manipulation. Satnam was responsible for multi-jurisdictional cases involving the DOJ, SEC and a number of European and Asian prosecutors.
At the SFO, he advised on all aspects of the UK co-operating defendant regime, including the provision of immunities from prosecution and restricted use undertakings, and he was the lead point of contact on extradition and European Arrest Warrants.
Satnam‘s 17 years at the SFO included acting as the SFO’s Head of Bribery & Corruption, International Assistance and Sanctions Enforcement Divisions, where he supervised and oversaw approximately half of the SFO’s operational caseload.
He was actively involved in the development and implementation of SFO enforcement guidance, policy, strategy and related initiatives, including as a senior member of the SFO team dealing with the joint prosecution guidance for the UK Bribery Act and a member of the SFO Deferred Prosecutions Working Group.
- Representing a global extractives company in respect of internal and governmental investigations into alleged bribery and corruption conducted by the SFO, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Federal Police.
- Representing various senior legal and compliance personnel in the SFO investigations relating to Petrofac, Amec Foster Wheeler, GSK and Unaoil.
- Assisting a global aerospace manufacturer in respect of corruption-related self-reports to multi-national governmental authorities, including the SFO.
- Acting for a publicly listed company in successfully achieving a confidential settlement with HMRC in respect of alleged breaches of the UK money laundering regulations at three subsidiaries.
- Acting for a FTSE 100 company in respect of multiple bribery and corruption investigations in Asia and Africa.
- Advising a public company in respect of allegations of historic bribery and corruption in Europe.
- Acting for a global medical device manufacturer in respect of an internal investigation into allegations of bribery, corruption, and tax fraud.
- Representing a FTSE 100 company in respect of an investigation by the FRC that was ultimately discontinued.
- Acting for the subsidiary of a global pharmaceuticals company in respect of a criminal and regulatory data protection investigation by the ICO into alleged misuse of personal data.
- Acting for a multi-national chemical manufacturing company with regard to an internal investigation and remediation program relating to EU Precursor Chemicals regulations, including representing the client in front of the UK Home Office.
- Representing a public company in respect of a high-profile UK public inquiry.
- Defending an ultra-high-net-worth individual in respect of bribery and money laundering investigations conducted by the NCA together with Swiss and African criminal investigation authorities.
- Representing a US asset management company in respect of an SFO investigation.
- Representing a Middle Eastern public institution in respect of an SFO investigation.
- Advising the Audit Committee of an SEC-registered company in respect of an internal accounting investigation across a number of European subsidiaries.
- Advising the Audit Committee of a global medical devices company in respect of internal investigations relating to sales practices and accounting matters.
- Advising a sales and marketing company in respect of an internal corruption investigation in China.
- Acting for a public manufacturing company in respect of an internal anti-corruption investigation across a number of Chinese subsidiaries.
- Conducting an investigation and advising a multinational company in respect of compliance with the EU anti-dumping regulations, and corresponding UK customs and tax legislation.
- Conducting an internal investigation for a multi-national financial services company in respect of alleged benchmark manipulation.
In this edition of New Law Journal, Satnam discusses some of his most challenging cases.
Contributor to “Fraud – Criminal Law & Procedure,” published by Oxford University Press
Contributor to “Millington & Sutherland Williams on The Proceeds of Crime,” Fifth Edition published by Oxford University Press
In this edition of Solicitor’s Journal, Satnam examines the controversy surrounding the Court of Appeal’s recent ruling on the appeals of the LIBOR scandal traders.
Member of the City of London Law Society’s Corporate Crime & Corruption Committee
Member of the PLC Editorial Board for Corporate Crime
Former member of the Law Society’s Money Laundering Taskforce
