Tom Epps

Partner, Cooley LLP

Tom Epps is the head of Cooley’s London white-collar defence and investigations team.

Tom is recognised in the United Kingdom and internationally as a leading white-collar crime lawyer. He has been involved in many of the United Kingdom’s largest and most complex investigations in the past 20 years.

Tom has substantial experience representing those facing investigations brought by all the major UK enforcement agencies, particularly investigations with an international aspect. He is advising clients in the majority of the Serious Fraud Office’s most high-profile investigations, nearly all of which involve substantial international dimensions. He frequently advises companies and senior individuals facing sensitive investigations and regulatory issues and is often called on to assist suspects, whistleblowers and witnesses. Tom is regularly recognised as a thought leader and highly ranked in the leading legal directories for white-collar crime. He is recognised by Who’s Who Legal 2022 as a Global Elite Thought Leader for Business Crime and as a Global Leader for Investigations and Asset Recovery. Chambers and Partners UK 2022 ranks Tom in the top bands for his representation of individuals and corporates in financial crime matters, as well as for high net worth individuals in financial crime investigations. He is recognised as a leading individual for Fraud: White Collar Crime by The Legal 500 2022.