Domestic and International Business crime and regulation. Particular expertise in cartel investigations, money laundering, mutual legal assistance/extradition and FSA investigations. Has successfully represented many individual and corporate clients facing criminal and regulatory investigations in the UK, US and other jurisdictions.
Michael joined Peters & Peters in 2002 and became a partner in May 2004. He was called to the Bar in 1992 and prior to joining Peters & Peters he was a senior prosecutor at Crown Prosecution Service Headquarters.
Michael is a very experienced criminal and regulatory practitioner. Whilst at the CPS he was responsible for the prosecution of a number of serious and high profile fraud, terrorist and general criminal cases, including the Stansted Hijacking, Paul Burrell and the M25 murder appeal.
Since joining Peters & Peters Michael has joined our team of lawyers dealing with a wide range of fraud and regulatory matters. He has particular expertise in dealing with matters relating to money laundering, mutual legal assistance, criminal cartels and FSA investigations. In recent years he has successfully represented many individual and corporate clients facing criminal and regulatory investigations in the UK, US and other jurisdictions.
Michael has lectured and written widely on compliance, money laundering and criminal cartels. He is the co-author with Alun Jones QC of the mutual assistance section of the leading textbook in this area "Jones and Doobay on Extradition and Mutual Assistance" (Sweet and Maxwell). Michael regularly appears on television and radio to discuss his specialist areas. He recently acted as an advisor to the Commonwealth Working party on Corruption.
Michael is a member of the International Bar Association, AIJA, the London Criminal Court Solicitors Association and the City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society.
Quotes about Michael O'Kane from Chambers UK "A Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2008"
“Young, successful and reliable,” Michael O’Kane is coming up through the ranks according to barristers, while fellow solicitors espy a lawyer who is “extremely good to work with, even when the going gets tough.” O’Kane focuses on domestic and international business crime and regulation while recent cases involve acting for a manager employed by British Airways Worldwide Cargo in a cartel investigation by the US Department of Justice.