Jasvinder started her career at Peters & Peters in 1998 and has been dealing with the full breadth of business crime and related regulatory and public law matters, including Independent and Public Inquiries and Inquests.

Jasvinder acts for individual and corporate clients based in the UK and abroad, in significant financial crime investigations. Aside from acting in domestic UK investigations brought by criminal enforcement agencies such as the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority and the National Crime Agency, her cases are often multi-jurisdictional in nature, involving numerous criminal and regulatory authorities. Consequently, she is particularly adept at co-ordinating criminal litigation advice on a global scale, especially in cases which are highly complex, high profile and often politically charged, and advising in parallel with foreign lawyers. She has extensive experience in dealing with cases that emanate from the UAE/Middle East, Far East, CIS countries, Eastern Europe, and South East Asia.

Jasvinder has a firmly established expertise in criminal cartels, extradition/INTERPOL, mutual legal assistance, cash seizure/money laundering offences, corporate internal investigations, data protection and corruption matters.

In the area of criminal antitrust/cartels, Jasvinder has acted for clients facing investigation by the European Commission, US Department of Justice, Canadian Competition Commission and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and UK regulators, the Competition and Markets Authority, OFGEM and OFCOM.

Over more than 15 years, Jasvinder has built a well-known reputation for acting in high-profile politically motivated extradition requests from the Russian Federation and other territories, with consistent success. At the same time, she has developed many years of experience in dealing successfully with INTERPOL matters and has been invited to give evidence to the Council of Europe and UK Parliamentary Committees on the subject.

Chambers UK highlights her ‘extensive experience in cartel defence work’ and her ‘thriving extradition practice’.

Jasvinder has a flourishing practice in cash seizure and money laundering investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. She also acts for approved persons in regulatory and criminal investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority, including UK nationals being investigated by the United States’ CFTC and Department of Justice. She acts in investigations by regulators in the context of the discovery of a $4 billion debt and the collapse of the share price of a UK public listed company. Jasvinder also acts in the police investigation into possible corporate manslaughter offences arising from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.

As a renowned expert, Jasvinder is invited regularly to speak, write, and participate in working groups on her areas of expertise. Jasvinder was invited by the US government as a participant in the US Exchange Visitor Program on the US criminal justice system. She is contributing author to the book, The Law of Criminal Cartels (O’Kane, OUP). She also sits on the Advisory Board of the American Bar Association’s Trade, Sports, and Professional Associations Committee, and is a Trustee on the Board of Fair Trials International.

In Chambers 2021, Jasvinder is described as “hugely experienced.” “She is impressive and has impeccable judgement.” “She has an excellent rapport with clients – they really trust and look to her” (Crime : Extradition).

Chambers 2022 describes Jasvinder as "a very hard-working practitioner with a wealth of experience" and someone with "a fantastic presence in court and [who is] is really well respected" (Crime : Extradition).

In Legal 500 2021, Jasvinder is described as an individual who “strives to make sure her clients are protected and a rising star.” (Fraud: white collar crime); “a superb lawyer and meticulous in her preparation. She’s an understated star.” (Crime: general); “outstandingly able and wonderfully imaginative.” (Regulatory investigations and corporate crime); “an exceptional lawyer- she listens to clients, understands their needs and is extremely responsive.” (Public international law).

Legal 500 2022 states that "Jasvinder Nakhwal is... superb. [She is] part of a a wonderfully gifted, all round team".

Jasvinder is Top Recommended by the Spear’s 500 index of the best criminal lawyers for high-net-worth-individuals in the UK.

Jasvinder is co-author of our Extradition UK blog site. The Extradition UK blog is a free service providing comprehensive and timely news updates in respect of extradition, INTERPOL and mutual legal assistance. It provides coverage of key recent developments, procedures and cases relating to these areas of law, along with a range of static resources for those who wish to better understand the law and procedures. Subscribers will remain up to date with any new information or posts.