She is ranked in Band 2 for Financial Crime (Individuals) and Band 3 for Financial Crime High Net Worth Individuals by Chambers & Partners, a Leading Individual in Legal 500’s Fraud White Collar Crime (advice to individuals), is recognised as a recommend lawyer in Who’s Who Legal: Investigations and Best Lawyers: Fraud.
Shula has particular expertise in representing individuals in domestic and international cases involving allegations of complex and serious fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption. She has acted in numerous high profile matters.
Shula also has experience in health and safety investigations and Coroner’s inquests having represented both individuals and corporates in relation to work place accidents and deaths.
Shula has represented professionals including solicitors and doctors in disciplinary matters before regulatory bodies and has previously acted for the Financial Reporting Council in Tribunal proceedings against accountancy firms.
Shula joined BCL as a partner in 2017 prior to which she spent over 15 years at a leading criminal defence firm.
Cases:
- Acting for the former CFO of London Mining in relation to the ongoing SFO prosecution concerning allegations of bribery of public officials in Sierre Leone
- Representing a construction company in respect of an CMA investigation into allegations of bid rigging within the demolition sector
- Represented a senior executive of Airbus in relation to allegations of bribery investigated by authorities in the UK, US, France and India
- Represented a senior financial officer of Serco in the SFO’s investigation concerning allegations of false accounting
- Acted for a senior barrister in relation to a cross-border investigation into allegations of bribery in the Caribbean.
Speaking:
Shula is regularly invited to speak on white collar crime issues and her recent speaking engagements have included:
- WWCDA Annual Attorney Meeting, San Franscico, 2024: “Navigating Pool Counsel and Joint Defense Representations”
- New York City Bar Association International White Collar Crime Symposium, New York 2023: “Anti-Corruption Developments including whistleblowing, corporate criminal liability and DPAs”
- ABA (American Bar Association) 11th Annual White Collar Crime Institute, London 2023 “Latest breaking developments in white collar”
- IBA (International Bar Association) Annual Meeting, Miami 2022 “Interactive Mock Boardroom Crisis”
- 33 Chancery Lane Business Crime Conference, London 2022 “Financial Crime: Recent Developments and Experience”
Publications:
- Consultant Editor Lloyds Law Reports: Financial Crime
Accreditations:
- Police Station Accreditation
Professional Memberships:
- Founding Committee Member Fraud Lawyers Association
- Co-Chair of the London Chapter Programming Committee of the Women’s White Collar Defence Association
- European Criminal Bar Association
- Women in Criminal Law
- Female Fraud Forum
- The Law Society