Rahman Ravelli
Corporate Crime, Financial Investigations & Complex Litigation
Rahman Ravelli is a specialist law firm operating at the highest levels of corporate crime defence, financial investigations, civil fraud litigation, and complex commercial arbitration. The firm's practice is built on a single principle: that the most consequential legal matters require the most expert, most committed and most creatively- resourced legal team available - regardless of the jurisdiction in which those matters arise.
Ranked top-tier by Chambers UK and The Legal 500 across its core practice areas, the firm acts for senior corporate executives, financial institutions, high net worth individuals, governments and multinational organisations. Its lawyers are recognised individually as well as collectively - a reflection of a practice in which the quality of individual legal thinking can determine outcomes.
The firm's practice spans four integrated disciplines: corporate investigations, complex litigation and arbitration, regulatory compliance, and reputation and crisis management. These disciplines are genuinely integrated - not artificially bundled. A significant proportion of the firm's most important matters involve concurrent proceedings across two or more of them simultaneously, and the ability to manage that multi-front complexity within a single coordinated legal strategy is one of the firm's defining capabilities.
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The FCA leads a crackdown on peer-to-peer crypto trading
The Financial Conduct Authority worked with other agencies on its first operation against illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading.
The UK’s road to crypto regulation
The UK is finalising its regulatory regime for cryptoassets.
Crypto wallet freezing orders: Why freezing your crypto is only the beginning
A crypto wallet freezing order (CWFO) is a legal measure that compels a cryptocurrency exchange (or other custodian of particular cryptoassets) to lock a particular account.
Recovering stolen crypto-assets: Lessons from a recent High Court case
In a judgment handed down on 5 June 2026, Deputy High Court Judge Vassall-Adams KC granted the continuation of a proprietary and worldwide freezing order against a ‘Person Unknown’ who stole Bitcoin …
Operation Atlantic devised to tackle crypto-related fraud
Syed Rahman of Rahman Ravelli outlines the three-nation approach to crypto crime.
Crypto classed as a growing risk
The Home Office has given a blunt assessment of crypto’s relationship to crime.
FCA v HTX: Financial promotions enforcement crosses borders
The FCA’s first enforcement action against an overseas crypto exchange for unlawful promotions signals a decisive shift: UK regulatory reach is no longer territorial, but functional.
High Court confirms that tort of conversion cannot be used to claim back stolen cryptocurrency
On 10 March 2026, the decision of Mr Justice Cotter was handed down in Ping Fai Yuen v Fun Yung Li & Anor [2026] EWHC 532 (KB) The High Court has held that the tort of conversion, and (in all likelih…
Crypto asset concealment
Syed Rahman assesses the warning that crypto is being hidden by some parties in divorce disputes.
The ETF effect on crypto adoption
Commentators believe that exchange-traded funds may be crypto’s most direct way into traditional financial markets.
British gamblers may be allowed to pay with crypto
Accepting crypto payments at online casinos is being considered.
Hackers return Bitcoin worth $21 million
Ulrich Schmidt details the case that saw South Korean authorities handed back a huge haul of stolen crypto.
FCA urged to restrict crypto regulation
A US organisation has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to narrow the scope of its planned regulation of the cryptocurrency sector.
Law enforcement agencies and regulators team up to tackle crypto abuse
Syedur Rahman and Ulrich Schmidt outline the working arrangements devised to combat illegal crypto-related conduct.
Russian action against Ukrainian crypto exchange
Syed Rahman considers the approach Russia has taken to the Ukraine-based exchange WhiteBit.
Crypto’s new-found prominence
PwC has said digital assets are now an integral part of financial systems. Syed Rahman outlines the argument.
The link between sanctions evasion and crypto
The Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report paints a picture of states increasingly turning to crypto to evade sanctions.
The proposed regulation of crypto
Legislation is set to see the cryptocurrency sector regulated.
Cryptocurrency exchanges must now share details with HMRC
Syed Rahman and Ulrich Schmidt explain the obligations that have been introduced in a bid to tackle tax evasion.
The late 2025 cryptocurrency slump
Syed Rahman considers the losses that the crypto sector has endured recently and the possible mis-selling implications.