Greg Glynn is a Principal at FRA based in the London office. Greg is renowned for his knowledge of fraud, anti-corruption and white-collar crime on a domestic and cross-border level. At FRA, Greg supports FRA’s litigation and disputes practice in order to develop and improve our service offering for law firm and corporate clients.
Greg has over 20 years of experience in representing companies and individuals in advising them on investigations by foreign regulators such as the UK Serious Fraud Office, the German Tax Authorities, the Italian Prosecutors Office, the US Department of Justice, the US Internal Revenue Service and the US Securities Exchange Commission.
During his time at Arthur Cox, Greg worked as the lead attorney on numerous high-profile international civil and criminal cases in courts in various jurisdictions including England, Europe, Hong Kong and the USA. He worked closely and coordinated regularly with lawyers and regulators around the world on search warrants, MLAT requests (France, Germany; United Kingdom and Italy) and indictments.
“Greg was the partner who collaborated with the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation. He successfully completed a multi-jurisdictional pro bono project in-depth research on issues relating to access to civil legal aid for survivors of domestic violence across 10 jurisdictions worldwide. The project resulted in Arthur Cox being recognised at the 2020 Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Awards. The Pro Bono Foundation awards are presented to Lex Mundi member firms who provide outstanding pro bono support.
Greg was instrumental in Arthur Cox taking on a new pro bono partner Amicus ALJ a London based pro bono organization that provides legal support to those facing the death penalty in the USA. Arthur Cox LLP is part of a global team that provides legal support to ongoing death penalty projects in the United States. This work is used to challenge the legality of certain death row judgements with an overall aim of ensuring fair trial procedures and justice for those facing a penalty of death. Arthur Cox LLP in 2019 supported the US defence team in the trial of a death row inmate and succeeded in having his capital charge reduced to one involving a custodial sentence.”
Greg is a solicitor in Ireland and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. He is also the Irish Emeritus member of FraudNet (the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Network of Fraud litigation specialists). From 2017 to 2019, Greg served as Head of Marketing for FraudNet, where he also served on its Board. He served as Chair of Lex Mundi Cross-Border Investigations: Business Crime & Compliance Group 2018-2020, a leading global network of independent law firms delivering consistent, high quality advice that is critical to solving cross border challenges. From 2013 to 2016, Greg served as Head of the Arthur Cox Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and was a member of the Arthur Cox Management Committee, and previously he served as Head and founder of the Arthur Cox Fraud and White Collar Crime Group. He has spoken at fraud conferences in Ireland, England, Germany, Austria, Holland and the United States. Greg is ranked in Dispute Resolution in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2019.
“Gregory Glynn is internationally renowned for his excellence in the business crime field.” Who’s Who Legal
“A ‘truly excellent lawyer’ who is one of Ireland’s most experienced and well regarded white collar-crime practitioners.” Global Investigations Review
“One client describes Glynn as a “seasoned professional,” adding: “He has comprehensive knowledge at a practical level from real experience, and he is excellent at building a holistic strategy and looking at the problems from a broad set of perspectives.” Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business