International law firm Withers has added Carl Newman and a team of associates to its London office, augmenting the firm's white collar defence, regulatory and fraud practice at a time that the scrutiny of professional conduct is increasing in intensity.

Mr Newman joins Withers from BDB Pitmans, along with a team consisting of two senior associates and a newly qualified associate.

Mr Newman and his team have experience across white collar defence, investigation, regulatory and criminal matters and act for both individuals and corporates. He has managed proceedings and investigations involving bodies such as the Financial...