Katie Wheatley and Tayab Ali in our Crime, Fraud and Regulatory team have both been recommended in the Doyle’s Guide Leading Criminal Defence Lawyer Rankings – London 2025.
Doyle’s Guide recognises leading London criminal defence Lawyers practising within the areas of criminal law matters for individuals accused of wrongdoing, within the London legal market, who have been identified by peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Katie and Tayab, and our criminal defence team as a whole, are at the forefront of criminal defence work, constantly deploying ground-breaking legal, human rights and public interest arguments and scientific evidence on behalf of our clients. Our criminal defence lawyers frequently defend in the most serious and high-profile cases. We are glad to see both Katie and Tayab’s expertise recognised in the criminal defence section.
See the full list for Doyle’s Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers – London, 2025 here.
Katie Wheatley
Katie is Head of our Crime, Fraud and Regulatory team. She advises and represents high profile, high-net worth individuals and organisations in a variety of complex criminal and financial regulatory investigations and proceedings. With over 25 years’ experience and unique expertise and tactical judgment, Katie has been retained in a wide variety of legal matters, involving allegations of both financial and general crime such as fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, complex high-profile general crime cases, sexual offences, homicide, inquests and cases with an international dimension.
Tayab Ali
Tayab is Head of General Crime and Extradition and Head of International Law. His clients include high-net-worth individuals, public figures, human rights defenders, journalists, politicians, special interest groups and political activists. He has advised and represented senior elected officials of international legal and political institutions. He is widely regarded as the go-to lawyer for high-profile individuals facing complex, politically charged allegations that threaten their reputations.
Find out more about our Criminal Defence services here.