Dr Alexis Dite
Call: 2008
Call: 2008
“Excellent criminal set with a justifiable reputation as a market leader.”
Legal 500, 2022
Alexis Dite acts in Crime, Business Crime & Fraud and Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary cases, with an emphasis on cases dealing with financial crime or the fitness to practice of regulated professionals.
He has experience in the conduct of sensitive and complex internal Investigations, including those involving potential Fraud, potential Bribery & Corruption, potential breaches of Financial Services Regulation and Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime regulations, or potential breaches of international Sanctions.
In addition to his experience at the Bar, Alexis has worked in the International Trade team of a major law firm (2019-2020) advising companies on relevant aspects of criminal law, including a multinational corporate on potential liability for Bribery & Corruption offences. He spent two years working in the regulatory department of a leading law firm (2017-2019) and he also spent over two years working with an offshore firm specialising in acting for financial regulatory authorities in the conduct of Investigations and for financial institutions on investigations and remediation projects (2014-2017). In this capacity he helped to lead a team in the conduct of a complex, highly sensitive, multi-jurisdictional investigation into one of the world’s leading banks.
Before his legal career Alexis obtained a PhD in mathematics and so is particularly adept at dealing with complex numerical information.
Alexis has presented cases on behalf of regulators at hearings determining the fitness to practice of a range of professionals: from headteachers accused of dishonesty to psychologists accused of breaching professional boundaries. He has presented cases involving complex technical issues related to the alleged lack of competence of various medical professionals including radiographers, biomedical scientists and paramedics.
Alexis spent two years working in the regulatory department of a leading law firm (2017-2019). In addition, Alexis was seconded to the General Medical Council for eight months (2012-2013) where he acted as a legal adviser in the Fitness to Practice division. In this role he provided legal advice on the merits of complaints, devised investigation strategies, instructed experts, and took statements from witnesses, including bereaved parents and the heads of medical institutions.
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In the field of Business Crime & Fraud, Alexis has worked in the international trade team of a major law firm (2019-2020), advising companies on the relevant aspects of criminal law. In addition, he spent over two years working with an offshore firm, specialising in acting for financial regulatory authorities in the conduct of Investigations and for financial institutions on investigations and remediation projects.
Before his legal career Alexis obtained a PhD in mathematics and so is particularly adept at dealing with complex financial information.
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Alexis has been instructed to prosecute and defend jury trials in the Crown Court in relation to a wide range of criminal offences. At the start of his legal career, he gained particular experience representing union members encountering the criminal justice system for the first time and for whom a criminal conviction would mean the end of their careers.