Hickman & Rose’s co-founding partner is one of the most respected defence lawyers in the country. For nearly 30 years Ben Rose has successfully represented individuals and corporations in the most serious financial, regulatory and general criminal matters. He has established himself a ‘go to’ solicitor for high profile individuals seeking discreet resolution of sensitive legal problems and is an expert on regulatory and civil matters as they impact financial wrongdoing.
A specialist in both financial and general criminal law, Ben offers a complete defence service. He has acted for some of the world’s largest companies in corporate criminal matters and has represented company CEOs, directors and general counsel in some of the most significant White Collar criminal and regulatory cases worldwide. He has strong track record of success representing clients caught up in complex SFO and FRC investigations.
Ben has also carved a formidable reputation acting for HNW and well-known individuals such as politicians, celebrities, entrepreneurs and their families. For these clients, Ben handles sensitive legal concerns which may constitute the biggest crises of their lives.
As well as criminal legal matters, Ben provides expert advice in relation to money laundering and proceeds of crime issues such as Unexplained Wealth Orders and Account Freezing Orders. He is often involved in cross-jurisdictional matters and is expert in setting overall legal strategy and coordinating teams of lawyers across the globe.
Ben’s wealth of experience enables him to formulate the legal strategies most likely to secure the best outcome. He has achieved significant success for clients during the pre-charge stage of a police investigation and has, in the process, managed to ensure that even the most sensational allegations remain out of the public domain.
Calm, organised and sympathetic, Ben forges powerful working relationships with his clients. He takes care to concisely communicate what can often be complex legal concepts in ways that are clearly comprehensible to his clients, who are often extremely time-pressured people.
Ben co-founded Hickman & Rose in 1991. He is a member of the Times Law Panel, a former chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association and founded the charity Grit and the yoga studio LevelSixStudios.