Dominic Thomas-James

Dr Dominic Thomas-James became a Global Justice Fellow at Yale University in 2020 and also serves as a mentor on the ASAP Fellows Program. He is a Visiting Fellow in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he teaches financial crime at the Law School. He holds a PhD and MPhil from the University of Cambridge (Queens’ College) and read law at King’s College London. A barrister and door tenant at Goldsmith Chambers, he was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. He is also a Tutor at the University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education and an Honorary Professor at North-West University, South Africa.

He is author of the book Offshore Financial Centres and the Law (Routledge) and has published widely in the field of financial crime, including book chapters, journal articles and practitioner publications. He is Deputy General Editor of the International Journal of Economic Crime (Edward Elgar) and a regular contributor to The Company Lawyer (Sweet & Maxwell). He is Consultant and Director of Publications to ICC FraudNet, where he serves as editor of the Global Annual Report on Fraud and Asset Recovery.

Dr Thomas-James is a member of the organising committee, special programme chair and convenor, and speaker at the annual Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. He also serves as Special Adviser (International Anti-Corruption Court Initiative) to Integrity Initiatives International, USA. He is regularly invited to give talks to senior international audiences across government, international organisations, professional practice and academia.

His broader international advisory work includes advising governments, international organisations and intergovernmental bodies, and private-sector institutions on financial crime, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, international development, governance, the rule of law and related regulatory initiatives.