Patrick Navein

Partner Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

London +44 20 7469 2074

Patrick Navein

Overview

Patrick Navein is a partner in Kirkland’s Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Group, based in London. Patrick focuses his practice on corporate and financial crime matters, including bribery and corruption, money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud. Patrick also advises on workplace compliance and non-financial misconduct investigations. 

Patrick has significant experience advising public companies and other multinational corporations with respect to complex internal, governmental and regulatory investigations (including those conducted by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC)).

More broadly, Patrick frequently counsels clients on highly sensitive legal and reputational issues. This includes advising on designing, implementing and assessing compliance programmes, as well as providing day to day counselling on a broad range of risk governance and compliance matters.

Patrick also routinely represents senior individuals and compliance professionals who are facing investigation by government agencies such as the SFO, FCA and FRC.

Patrick is recognised as a “Next Generation Partner” and a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 UK (2022–2024), where he is described as “superb” (2023), “calm under pressure” (2024), with “outstanding attention to detail” and “always able to find a practical solution to seemingly insurmountable problems” (2024).

More generally, the London team has been recognised as “among the very best of the best”, a “very well drilled team” with “excellent depth of talent”, and as having “outstanding experience and attention to detail.” They are noted as “think[ing] of everything, in depth, many moves ahead of the opposition. If you want to win, this is the team to hire”, an “excellent hard working team with years of white collar expertise”.

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.

Acting for an outsourcing company in respect of an SFO investigation into profit distribution.

Representing a Middle Eastern public institution in respect of an SFO investigation.

Advising a public company in respect of an internal bribery and corruption investigation, and related interactions with the SFO.

Acting for a global manufacturing company in respect of an internal bribery and corruption investigation, including related self-reports to government agencies.

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.

Acting for a multinational technology company in relation to allegations of bribery in the Middle East, and the related SFO and DOJ investigations.

Advising the Audit Committee of an SEC-registered company in respect of an internal accounting investigation across a number of European subsidiaries.

Acting for a global medical devices company in respect of internal investigations relating to sales practices and accounting matters.

Advising the Audit Committee of an SEC-registered company in respect of an internal accounting investigation.

Representing a FTSE 100 company in respect of an investigation by the FRC that was ultimately discontinued.

Acting for a public company in an internal investigation into allegations of fraud.

Acting for a multinational financial services company in respect of internal and regulatory investigations into allegations of workplace misconduct.

Representing a public company in respect of a high profile UK public inquiry.

Acting for a law firm in respect of an SFO investigation into a former client.

Representing various senior legal and compliance personnel, and senior executives in respect of SFO, FCA and DOJ investigations.

Representing an employee of a major investment bank in respect of bribery allegations made against their employer.

Representing a derivatives trader in respect of the SFO and FCA LIBOR investigations into alleged fraudulent benchmark manipulation.

Assisting a currency trader in respect of an investigation into alleged foreign exchange rate manipulation involving the SFO, FCA, DOJ and SEC.

Representing finance professionals in respect of investigations by the FRC.

Conducting a compliance risk assessment for a global medical device company across more than 10 countries.

Advising a range of UK and international companies on the application of the UK Bribery Act 2010, the UK Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and associated policies, systems and controls.

K&L Gates LLP, London

  • Associate, 2016–2017

  • Trainee Solicitor, 2014–2016

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2016, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales

Education

  • BPP Law School, LondonLPCwith Distinction2014
  • BPP Law School, LondonGraduate Diploma in Lawwith Distinction2013
  • Newcastle UniversityEnglish LiteratureFirst Class Honours2012