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 ‘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
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