Anthony Burton CBE > Simons Muirhead Burton > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Simons Muirhead Burton Offices
87-91 Newman Street
LONDON
W1T 3EY
England
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Anthony Burton CBE
Work Department
General Crime/Financial Crime, Civil Fraud & Regulatory
Position
Anthony Burton CBE is a partner and co-head of the Crime and Regulatory department.
Career
Anthony has over 40 years of experience in all aspects of the criminal law. His notable cases include Operation Julie, R v Maxwell (Robert Maxwell case), Ordtec, the application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission of the Conviction of the late Stephen Ward (The Profumo Affair), the IRA Brighton bombing case, and Operation Midland and Operation Weeting (News of the World phone hacking), and Tesco. He has represented many high profile persons and celebrities.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Fraud Lawyers Association, Law Society; Council of Justice, Chair of the Death Penalty Project.
Education
Trained College of Law; qualified 1972; partner 1976. Recorder of Crown Court 1999-2017; Higher Court Advocacy Rights (Crime).
Leisure
Chairman of the Board of the Royal Court Theatre, Groucho Club, Chelsea Arts Club, theatre/cinema/reading.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
The crime and regulatory practice at Simons Muirhead Burton offers clients particular expertise in media matters and frequently advises household media celebrities, as well as assisting clients on criminal issues such as sexual assault, perverting the course of justice, and harassment, with a wealth of experience advising well-known musicians. Phil Smith heads the team, with skills described as ‘first-rate‘. Anthony Burton CBE, founding partner of the criminal department, is recommended for representing individuals on death row by virtue of his work as chair of the Death Penalty Project NGO, with his case-handling described as ‘exceptional‘. Senior associate Henrietta Ronson is described as a ‘standout individual‘, with ‘unparalleled domain expertise‘ in media-related criminal matters.
Lawyer Rankings
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
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design