Biography

Toby Duthie is a Founding Partner of FRA with more than 30 years’ experience in financial analysis, complex financial modelling, AML, anti-fraud and anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC). Fluent in English and German and conversational in French, Toby specializes in multi-jurisdictional investigations, compliance testing and reviews, and government enforcement. ​

Highly regarded and trusted within the industry, clients note that Toby is “a superstar”, “thoughtful, strong at identifying the biggest issues facing a company and insightful in finding paths forward” and that there was “no one better in the field.”​

Toby has led many complex investigations and fine calculations in the context of various civil and criminal enforcement matters around the involving several prosecuting and regulatory authorities (US, UK, German, Swiss, French, Dutch, Swedish, Brazilian, Singaporean, South African and others). Areas of experience include bribery and corruption, trade and export controls, financial fraud (accounting, procurement, market conduct etc), sanctions, AML and ATF.

Recent highlights:

Airbus: Led the multi-year, multinational investigation, resulting in a EUR 3.6b settlement with four investigative authorities: UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department of State (DOS) and French Parquet National Financier (PNF). ​

ABB: Supported the company’s USD 327m settlement with South African, US, and Swiss authorities related to the legacy Kusile project. ​This was a joint civil and criminal resolution including civil redress with Eskom, the state-owned client.

Entain plc: Supported the company in relation to an HM Revenue & Customs investigation, resulting in the first ever DPA with the UK Crown Prosecution Service and a GPB 585m settlement ​

Gunvor SA: Supported the Switzerland-based commodities trading firm and its external counsel in a complex profit calculation that led to a USD 660m fine and profit forfeiture, agreed with the US DOJ and Swiss Office of the Attorney General. ​

Petrofac: Led the fine calculation and ability-to-pay assessment (GBP 77m) for the guilty plea. ​

Rolls-Royce: Led the FRA team supporting the company in DOJ, SFO, and Brazilian settlements (GBP 671m).

RTX: Supported the defense contractor and counsel with DOJ fine calculation negotiations (USD 950m).​‍

TechnipFMC: Supported the company and counsel in the investigations and resolutions with the Brazilian and US authorities (USD338m) and the PNF (EUR208m).

Seatrium: Led the proposed settlement between the Singapore-based offshore energy company and the Brazilian authorities (AGU, CGU & MPF), and the DPA and related penalty negotiations with Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).​

GPT: Led the SFO-related fine calculation teams (GBP 28.1m) for the guilty plea​

Financial services: Supported numerous financial crime investigations, enforcement matters and risk assessments for leading global financial institutions, e.g. Barclays (2008 capital raise), Deutsche Bank (Sons and Daughters), Société Générale (Libya), among others.

Monitorships: Worked on seven compliance monitorships and similar engagements involving the US DOJ, SEC, FinCEN, and DOS, the French AFA, the UK SFO and others. He has supported corporates and financial institutions in responding to monitorships as well as supported the monitors themselves.

Other high profile clients over the years include Teva, SBM Offshore, Innospec, Panalpina, Total, Technip Bonny Island LNG, and Diebold. ​

A graduate with honors from University College London, Toby previously worked as a steel trader in Hong Kong and in the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank/Morgan Grenfell. He also sits on the Global Investigations Review (GIR) editorial board.

Authority experience

Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
National Crime Agency (NCA)
Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU)
Ministerio Publico Federal (MPF)
Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
Parquet National Financier (PNF)
Agence Française Anticorruption (AFA)
Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)
European Commission (EC)
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst (FIOD)
Germany – Various Federal and State Prosecutors

Awards & Recognition

2022-2024, Band 1, Forensic Accountants UK-Wide, Chambers and Partners Litigation Support

2024 Investigations Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index

2020-2023 Global Leader - Consulting Experts - Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index

2020-2024 Thought Leaders - GIR - Investigations Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index

2020-2023 Thought Leaders - Global Elite - Investigations Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index

2020-2023 Global Leader - Investigations Forensic Accountants, Lexology Index

2018 and 2019 Investigations Forensic Accountant of the Year, Lexology Index

Accreditations

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Languages

English
German
French

News and insights

Event

FRA's 25 Year Celebration in New York

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FRA Experts Recognized in Lexology Index Consulting Experts 2024

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FRA Shortlisted for GIR Awards 2024