Firm Background

Linda Candler is a Barrister qualified to practice in the United Kingdom and an Attorney licensed to practice in California and Washington, D.C.

Professional Expertise

  • International Coordinator for the Department of Justice in BCCI bank failure and negotiation of "Geneva Agreement" which resulted in the extradition of Swaleh Naqvi, the second in command of BCCI from the United Arab Emirates, and recovery of more than $500 Million in U.S. forfeiture proceedings.
  • Asset tracking and restraint of property and bank accounts in the General Noriega prosecution
  • Negotiation of international mutual legal assistance treaties, asset forfeiture agreements, and extradition treaties with the United Kingdom, the Cayman Islands, and numerous other foreign jurisdictions while serving as Associate Director with the Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice.
  • Represented Mexico and Canada in extradition proceedings in U.S. Federal District Court as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Diego.
  • Qualified as a Barrister in 1997 and joined Furnival Chambers, London, in 1998 and is currently a member.
  • Represented the Crown Prosecution Service and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in asset confiscation matters.
  • In 1999, opened the London office of Decision Strategies/Fairfax International, an international investigative consulting firm, and served as Managing Director.
  • Counsel to Robb Evans & Associates, LLC, Court Appointed Receiver, in asset recovery actions for the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission in locations worldwide, including the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Vanuatu, Belize, Ireland, and Australia. These actions led to the recovery of more than $40 million in cash and $15 million in real estate.
  • Appeared on NBC's Dateline as an expert on international extradition and has lectured at conferences throughout the world on international extradition and asset recovery matters.

Honors and Awards

  • 1998 Microsoft Best Practice Award Europe
  • 1995 Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy Foreign and Commonwealth, Office Europe Serious Fraud Office
  • 1990 Outstanding Commendation Award U.S. Department of Justice

Bar Memberships

  • 1983 District of Columbia
  • 1995 California
  • 1997 England and Wales Member, Middle Temple, London