Enis Erdem is a Senior Criminal Defence Lawyer with a profession-leading track record of successfully defending clients who are facing serious and complex criminal charges.
Enis commenced his legal career as a defence lawyer at a government organisation assisting many of the most vulnerable members of the community. He was often required in that role to provide legal advice and representation to clients at short notice, appearing regularly in a range of matters from sentencing hearings, to mental health applications, to defended hearings.
While the intense nature of that role provided Enis with invaluable experience, it became evident that first class legal representation requires meticulous preparation, including the formulation and implementation of defence strategies that provide clients with the maximum prospects of achieving positive outcomes – such as the withdrawal or downgrading of charges, or conducting defended hearings and trials with vital defence evidence and materials.
Enis’ next role primarily involved commercial litigation in the District and Supreme Courts, which provided him with valuable knowledge and insight into complex financial structures and entities, and a practical understanding of how to defeat claims brought by regulators, companies and individual litigants involving allegations of commercial impropriety.
He then made the decision to practise exclusively in criminal law, bringing with him the experience, knowledge and insights gained in his preceding roles.
Enis is recognised throughout the legal profession as a formidable defence lawyer who is driven to achieve optimal outcomes for his clients.
And while his dual-experience in criminal defence and commercial litigation has led him to be highly sought-after in complex fraud, tax, proceeds of crime, money laundering, assets forfeiture and regulatory matters, he is also vastly experienced in:
Enis has secured several notable acquittals in serious and complex financial-fraud related cases, including high-profile multi-defendant proceedings involving allegations of tens of millions of dollars of money laundering as well as participation in criminal groups.
He is an empathetic and compassionate lawyer who fights hard to have cases withdrawn or downgraded during the early stages of proceedings – whether by identifying weaknesses in the prosecution evidence, and/or the investigation, arrest or charging process, raising legal defences and building and applying effective defence cases.
He is equally passionate about having cases dismissed in court if the prosecution decides to take matters to defended hearings of jury trials.
Enis is an integral member of Sydney’s best criminal defence team.