Steven Powell is Head of ENS’ Forensics practice. He is a renowned specialist white-collar
crime prosecutor and forensics lawyer. Steven specialises in leading financial crime
investigations that result in successful disciplinary and criminal proceedings as well as the
recovery of losses from offenders in both civil and criminal matters.
Steven has been appointed to act for the South African Asset Forfeiture Unit to execute a
multitude of restraint and forfeiture orders to recover the proceeds of crime flowing from
corporate fraud, drug and abalone smuggling. He has performed investigations in, amongst
others, the financial, oil and gas, mining, insurance and retail sectors in mutiple
jurisdictions in Africa.
Steven’s experience also includes anti-fraud and corruption matters and assisting clients to
meet the anti_-corruption compliance requirements in the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,
the UK Bribery Act, as well as the South African Prevention and Combating of Corrupt
Ac_vi_es Act. Steven also assists clients with anti_-fraud and an_-bribery risk assessments,
training, due diligence and compliance programmes. Steven has been commended for his
contribution to the work of the judicial enquiry into State Capture led by Judge Raymond
Zondo in South Africa.
