Trevor Francis > Blackfords LLP > Croydon, England > Lawyer Profile

‘Real star in the sector’ Gary Rubin has significant expertise in HSE investigation matters, as well as those involving gross negligence and corporate manslaughter elements, and leads the practice at Blackfords LLP. The team represents individual defendants, as well as company defendants, facing prosecution following often fatal accidents in the workplace. Matters are often high-profile and span the range of industry sectors, with the healthcare and rail sectors being key focus areas. Further names to note in the team include Trevor Francis and Gary Bloxsome.

Gary Bloxsome and Daniel Cundy jointly oversee the white-collar crime offering at Blackfords LLP, which regularly acts for clients in bribery and corruption, investment fraud, insider trading, and money laundering investigations and proceedings. Bloxsome, ‘a giant of the legal profession‘, leads on domestic and international fraud investigations, while the ‘exceptionally bright‘ Cundy handles corruption, tax, and proceeds of crime matters. Recently, the group has seen increased activity related to election expenses and political campaign finance issues. Managing partner Trevor Francis has a broad practice that spans electoral fraud and cybercrime, in addition to serious fraud matters. Also in the core team is ‘utterly committed‘ in-house barrister Rachel Wilson, who specialises in fraud, money laundering, and misconduct in public office cases; Naureen Shariff, lauded by clients as a ‘superstar‘; and Jennifer Richardson, who has a notable focus on mortgage, Ponzi, and carousel frauds.