February 8, 2022
RLConsulting are pleased to welcome new member Sir David Green CB QC to the team.
Sir David Green CB QC joined US firm Cohen & Gresser as a partner in the international firm’s white-collar defence and regulation practice group on 1 Feb, 2022. He joined former SFO investigator John Gibson and Richard Kovalevsky QC at Cohen & Gresser to create ‘one of London’s most experienced white-collar defence and regulation practices’.
Sir David practiced as a barrister at the criminal bar 1979-2004, undertaking both defence and prosecution in serious crime. He was appointed Recorder of the Crown Court and Queen’s Counsel in 2000. He served as Director of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office (RCPO) 2004-2010. This new department was established by the Attorney General as an independent prosecutor following a series of crises with Customs Prosecutions prior to 2003. In 2011 the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate credited RCPO under Sir David’s leadership with having restored public and judicial confidence in Revenue and Customs prosecutions.
Following the merger of RCPO with the Crown Prosecution Service in 2010, Sir David was invited by the Attorney General to remain in post to see the merger through. He served as Head of the CPS Central Fraud Group 2010-2011, before returning to private practice at the bar 2011-2012.
The Attorney General appointed Sir David Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in 2012, and his original 4 year term was extended to 2018. His time as Director is remembered for his recasting of the role of the SFO; the first prosecutions under the Bribery Act of 2010; the first Deferred Prosecution Agreements, and his leadership of the SFO during a challenging political climate.
He was Knighted in 2018 for services to the Criminal Justice system and has served as a Senior Consultant with Slaughter and May 2018-2021, in the firm’s Disputes and Investigations Group. He is a Visiting Professor in the International School for Government at King’s College London and has a particular interest in the global problems of bribery and corruption.
Sir David Green CB QC said “I am delighted to have been invited to be a part of the RLConsulting team and bring my experience in key investigations and enforcement matters to the projects.”
RLConsulting is an initiative led by Dame Linda Dobbs providing consulting services to law firms, governments, NGOs, corporations and institutions.
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