Shaul Brazil

Partner

Shaul is a partner at BCL specialising in business crime and regulatory enforcement. Recommended in Chambers UK, Chambers HNW and The Legal 500, he is also ranked as an expert in Who’s Who Legal (Business Crime Defence and Investigations) and is listed by Global Investigations Review as one of the world’s leading young investigations specialists.

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Shaul specialises in acting for individuals and companies in complex cross-border matters. He has extensive experience advising on multi-jurisdictional corruption and fraud investigations, asset recovery proceedings (in the UK and overseas), and extradition proceedings (in particular, politically motivated requests). He has acted in numerous high-profile investigations and prosecutions brought by the SFO and many other UK and overseas enforcement authorities.

Shaul also has broad experience acting in ancillary matters such as judicial review proceedings, FCA investigations and applications to Interpol for the deletion of notices or diffusions. He advises companies in relation to regulatory and criminal law issues such as anti-bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering compliance, data protection and responding to requests for assistance in law enforcement investigations.

Shaul studied Business Administration at the University of Bath. He was called to the Bar in 2003 and joined BCL as an employed barrister in 2007. He was admitted to partnership in January 2013.

Publications:

  • The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review (Law Business Research)
  • Serious Economic Crime: A boardroom guide to prevention and compliance (Serious Fraud Office)
  • The International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime (Global Legal Group)
  • Who’s Who Legal: Business Crime Defence (Legal Business research)
  • Expert Guide: Fraud and White Collar Crime (Corporate LiveWire)

Professional Memberships:

  • International Bar Association (Member of the Criminal Law Committee)
  • Fraud Lawyers Association
  • Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
  • Extradition Lawyers Association
  • Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association

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He is a pleasure to work with; he's pragmatic, clear and focused on the best outcome for the client.

Chambers UK, 2025

Shaul Brazil is brilliant - he is attentive, caring and thorough.

Chambers UK, 2025

He's a phenomenal lawyer who is very kind and generous with his time.

Chambers UK, 2025

Shaul is really creative and great at pushing counsel to think outside the box in terms of what other angles we can think of and what we can do to help the client's position.

Chambers UK, 2025

He is fantastic and is a stellar lawyer. He is capable of conducting the highest profile and commercial cases, in both civil and criminal courts.

Chambers UK, 2023

Shaul is a lively and energetic practitioner. He does a lot of international cases and quite a few where his clients based overseas have an overseas problem and UK problem.

Chambers UK, 2023

He is a great lawyer and is able to coordinate teams in multiple jurisdictions to achieve the best result for a client.

Chambers UK, 2023

Shaul is a very well-respected individual. He has a well-deserved reputation.

Chambers UK, 2023

He is one of the most determined individuals I have ever met. Incredibly tenacious in all cases and someone who really cares about detail.

Chambers UK, 2023

He is a good team player but independently, knows everything about the case. He is phenomenal.

Chambers UK, 2023

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