Daniel Hyde

Dan has acted for large global corporates, senior executives and high-net-worth individuals across Australia and Europe on corporate crime, contentious regulatory and enforcement matters, internal investigations and public inquiries. He has worked across the HSF Corporate Crime and Investigations practice in both the London and Sydney offices. Dan has also worked as a senior criminal defence lawyer at a ‘Tier 1 boutique’ firm in London. 

Dan advises clients in relation to bribery, corruption, money laundering, proceeds of crime, tax evasion, sanctions, modern slavery and fraud, including in the context of criminal or regulatory investigations or proceedings, compliance advice and corporate due diligence.

Dan’s practice has included acting on criminal prosecutions, regulatory enforcement proceedings and other matters brought by the Australian anti-money laundering regulator, AUSTRAC, the Australian Federal Police, ASIC, APRA, the Australian Financial Ombudsman Service, ACCC, the Serious Fraud Office (UK), the Financial Conduct Authority (UK), the Financial Reporting Council (UK), the Competition and Markets Authority (UK), the Metropolitan Police (UK), INTERPOL, the Takeovers Panel (UK) and the US Department of Justice.

While in the HSF London office, Dan was also seconded to the London financial crime compliance department of a ‘Tier-1’ global investment bank, during which he assisted with devising and implementing the bank’s ‘reasonable prevention procedures’ for the (then) newly created offence of failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. 

Background

Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia and a Juris Doctor (First Class Honours) from the Australian National University. 

Dan is admitted in both Australia (2016), and England and Wales (2021).