Jill Lorimer > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Hailed by clients as ‘simply the best,’ Kingsley Napley LLP maintains a leading criminal litigation practice with expertise spanning the full range of white-collar crimes. Seasoned financial crime specialist Louise Hodges oversees the department and routinely acts for high-net-worth individuals facing investigations by the SFO and FCA. The ‘very skillful‘ Jonathan Grimes leads on high-value civil asset recovery proceedings, sanctions, and fraud issues, while Nicola Finnerty handles criminal cartels, corruption, and money laundering allegations. Caroline Day specialises in business crime; Rebecca Niblock handles extradition, Red Notices, and sanctions matters; and David Sleight is a key contact for tax evasion and overseas corruption investigations. Also in the core team are financial services specialist Jill Lorimer and former SFO general counsel Alun Milford. The team is ably assisted by the ‘tactically astute‘ Sophie Wood and the ‘supremely talented‘ Gemma Tombs.

Kingsley Napley LLP provides ‘high-quality advice’ to individuals, particularly in the context of contentious financial services matters where accusations of criminality are involved. As well as continuing to regularly handle fraud-related enforcement actions, the firm is increasingly prominent at handling non-financial misconduct matters and has developed a discrete sexual misconduct group bringing together criminal, regulatory and employment specialists to assist senior managers navigate these potentially career-ending allegations. ‘Brilliant’ team head Jill Lorimer  is a ‘clear-headed and insightful lawyer’, traits which are invaluable for individuals accused of insider dealing and market abuse, as well as small-mid-sized authorised firms facing FCA regulatory scrutiny. Drawing upon skills developed in-house at the FCA’s enforcement team, James Alleyne is able to provide excellent insight for clients facing regulatory enforcement proceedings, particularly in relation to supervisory matters. As well as handling conventional fraud and market abuse cases, he also has a keen interest in ESG matters and regularly advises clients accused of “greenwashing”. Louise Hodges  heads up the criminal litigation offering.