Partner

Paul Marshall

Paul leads our Risk, Government and Compliance practice group. He specialises in crisis management and protecting client reputations.

Paul builds robust compliance frameworks with clients. He supports clients facing investigation by criminal authorities and specialist regulators. He conducts investigations for clients in the UK and overseas.

He specialises in supporting clients to manage risks through his expertise in anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, corporate criminal liability, cyber security, ESG, sanctions and export controls.

Paul specialises in resolving matters away from the courtroom. He regularly works as part of a global client team.

Living Brodies' values

"Paul quickly establishes all the facts surrounding an event and acts with urgency whilst using a collaborative approach to ensure the interests of the client are best served."

Highlights

Spent a year appearing exclusively in the criminal courts as a newly qualified lawyer.
Draws on more than 15 years' experience conducting investigations in Scotland, in other parts of the UK, and in overseas jurisdictions when acting for clients.
Has been named a 2021 Client Choice Award Winner on Lexology.

Rankings

Ranked in Band 1 for Financial Crime in Chambers UK 2024.
Ranked by Legal 500 UK 2024 Scotland as a Leading individual – Crime – Fraud.
Ranked for Professional Discipline in Chambers UK 2023.
Ranked by Who's Who Legal as a Global leader – Business Crime Defence – Corporates 2020.

He has a forensic eye for detail and an ability to step back and see the overall strategy and direction of the case. I'd put him as one of the best lawyers in his field.

Chambers UK 2025

He's fantastic. He has a really thorough knowledge of his subject and is extremely personable and easy to work with. He makes a topic that can be quite complicated and detached easy to understand.

Chambers UK 2025

Paul Marshall provides excellent partner engagement, he knows the details but is also willing to give a clear opinion to assist with our decision making. He shows a real desire to understand our business.

Legal 500 UK 2025