QEB Hollis Whiteman is delighted for Ben FitzGerald who is being formally sworn in today as King's Counsel at Westminster Hall before the Lord Chancellor.

Ben practices in both general crime and corporate and financial crime and is particularly noted for his work in high-profile and complex crime.

Ben represents professional and corporate clients facing high-profile allegations of corporate and financial crime including rate manipulation; all types of fraud including tax fraud; tax evasion; bribery and corruption; and corporate health and safety breaches. He is instructed in some of the SFO’s most significant prosecutions and investigations. He is ranked in Band 1 in Financial Crime, Financial Crime (Corporates) and Financial Crime (High Net Worth Individuals) by Chambers & Partners. Ben is well placed to defend professionals as investigations by regulating agencies move into the criminal sphere. He is regarded as one of the foremost advocates in his field.

“One of the most attractive and clever advocates around, who both prosecutes and defends expertly." "Ben is extremely thoughtful and writes good advice."He thinks very creatively and is very persuasive." Chambers UK (2023)

“He is very bright and practical - always a pleasure to work with." "He is incredibly sharp." "He is phenomenal and a very lovely, measured advocate. He wins the trust of judges easily and his drafting is second to none.” Chambers UK Financial Crime (2022)

“Incredibly approachable and one of the cleverest juniors at the Bar. A definite pick for silk in the not-too-distant future.” Chambers UK Crime (2022)

“Ben is exceptionally smart and hard working. He quickly assimilates a vast amount of information and hits the ground running. He is tactically astute and a pleasure to work with.” Legal 500 Crime (2022)

“Ben is extraordinarily hard-working, clever, with great attention to detail and calm under fire.” Legal 500 Business and Regulatory Crime (2022)