White Collar Crimes are often committed by professionals, such as corporate executives, business owners, and financial advisors, and can cause significant harm to individuals, businesses, and the economy. The government in India has implemented various laws and regulations to prevent and prosecute white collar crime, including the Prevention of Corruption Act, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the Indian Penal Code, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act etc.

The practice of white collar crime includes:

 

1    Corruption: Bribery, embezzlement, and abuse of power by public officials, politicians, and government employees.
2    Fraud: Misrepresentation, false promises, and forgery in financial transactions, including insurance fraud, securities fraud, and bank fraud.
3    Money Laundering: Concealing the proceeds of illegal activities to make them appear as legitimate funds.
4    Healthcare Fraud: This includes fraudulent billing practices, kickbacks, and other forms of abuse within the healthcare industry.
5    Insider Trading: Unlawful buying and selling of securities based on insider information.
6    Tax Evasion: Failure to report or pay taxes owed to the government, including individual and corporate tax evasion.
7    Cybercrime: Computer-related offenses, such as hacking, phishing, and identity theft.
8    Environmental Crimes: Violations of environmental laws, such as illegal dumping of hazardous waste, air and water pollution, and other environmental violations.

White collar crime cases can be complex and involves a significant amount of financial and legal analysis.

Our lawyers have strong analytical and investigatory skills, as well as an in-depth understanding of relevant laws and regulations.We advise our clients on all aspects of criminal investigations and proceedings, whether at an institutional or individual level. The Firm advises clients on issues relating to the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Money Laundering Act. We also advise our clients on issues pertaining to corporate and accounting fraud; insider trading; data privacy, protection and security; corporate compliance etc.

We help our clients conduct internal audits and create appropriate risk mitigation strategies, defence in investigations, criminal trials and appellate proceedings before courts, corporate investigations and general advisory in relation to wrongdoings attributed to promoters and other employees, proceedings to protect personal liberty, blacklisting proceedings and cancellation of contracts.