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Simons Muirhead Burton Offices
87-91 Newman Street
LONDON
W1T 3EY
England
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Phil Smith
Work Department
Crime and Regulatory (joint-head)
Position
Partner with over 25 years’ experience in high stakes criminal cases, often requiring sensitive handling and a strategic approach to crisis manage the potential reputational impact.
Career
Trained and qualified in 1993 at Edward Fail, Bradshaw & Waterson; solicitor at Tuckers initially from 1996, Partner and Head of Private Crime Department 2009-2017
Languages
English
Memberships
Fraud Lawyers Association; London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association
Education
Arnold School, Lancashire 1973-1987; Cardiff University 2(i) LLB (Hons) 1990; College of Law 1991
Leisure
14 handicap golfer; swimming; the arts; fine-dining; Sabreur
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
(Leading partners)The ‘incredibly responsive’ crime and regulatory group at Simons Muirhead Burton specialise in acting for high net worth individuals with strong media presence regarding serious allegations. Phil Smith, ‘approachable, straightforward, completely on point’ has over twenty-five years of experience of representing clients in murder and serious sexual assault cases. Meanwhile, Anthony Burton CBE, an extremely seasoned practitioner with over forty years of experience, is a renowned expert on the application of the death penalty across the globe.
Lawyer Rankings
- Crime: general London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Leading partners London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design