White Collar Crimes & PMLA

Satyam Dwivedi acts as defence counsel for corporations and individuals under investigation by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and SEBI. His PMLA defence practice covers money laundering investigations, securities fraud, foreign exchange offences, and anti-bribery compliance.

White collar crime defence and PMLA practice in India involves representation of corporations and individuals facing investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and other regulatory agencies. These matters are adjudicated before Special Courts designated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India. Key statutes include the PMLA 2002, Companies Act 2013 (SFIO provisions), SEBI Act 1992, Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (FEMA), and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. Clients under investigation face the risk of provisional attachment of assets, prosecution with stringent bail conditions under Section 45 PMLA, director disqualification, and reputational damage. Timely intervention by defence counsel experienced in financial crime proceedings is critical for asset protection and strategic response to investigation agencies. Satyam Dwivedi, trained at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and L&L Partners and recognised as a BW Top 30 Under 30 lawyer, has acted as defence counsel in SFIO and ED investigations, advised on GIFT City regulatory structures involving PMLA/SEBI/RBI, and provides anti-bribery compliance advisory including long-arm statute exposure analysis.