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James Mullion
Work Department
Crime and civil litigation.
Position
James has been a Partner at Janes since 2010. He advises clients on all aspects of fraud and regulatory matters and has a burgeoning fraud practice with both civil and criminal cases. He has been instructed to advise clients on a major privacy claims, international trust claims and a London Stock Exchange related matter. His impressive criminal practice continues to expand, advising a major witness in the phone hacking civil trial, and a high profile investigation into misappropriation of political funds. Notable cases include Operation Ventford (multi-handed conspiracy to defraud banks with losses in the millions), R v Potter, Johnson & Others (international boiler room fraud). His corporate clients include a company director being investigated for Iranian crude oil sanction-busting. His civil practice continues to expand: James was instructed on several claims against Mirror Group Newspapers arising from Operation Golding (police investigation into phone hacking) and in a similar claim against News UK Ltd. He is also advising a number of high-profile, high net worth individuals in a major sham trust and asset forfeiture application.
Career
Trained Janes Solicitors; qualified 2005; partner 2010.
Languages
English
Memberships
Extradition Lawyers Association; Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association.
Education
Harrow; Trinity College, Dublin (BA History); College of Law, London (PGDL; LPC).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Through routinely representing individual clients in high-profile extradition cases involving allegations of fraud and complex investigations conducted by the SFO, FCA and HMRC, the Janes Solicitors team shows ‘great strength in depth’. The practice has vast experience of handling complex financial fraud cases including money laundering and tax evasion, which often span across industries ranging from renewable energy to finance. David Janes leads the financial crime division, specialising in alleged bribery, corruption, and asset recovery cases, whilst the ‘outstanding’ James Mullion has expertise in sanctions breaches and regulatory matters. Fiona Gavriel focuses on complex business and financial crime issues, and Simon Barker concentrates on confiscation and money laundering proceedings.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
The general crime team at Janes Solicitors is experienced in cases involving EncroChat, high-profile extradition matters, drug offences, fraud, and violent offences. The team is led by Robert Berg
, who is recommended by clients for his ‘decades of experience‘, and regularly acts on serious crime matters such as high-profile money laundering, sexual offences, and international drug trafficking. Other key team members include James Mullion, who is adept at advising clients on fraud and regulatory matters and whose recent work includes representing Gianluigi Torzi, who was allegedly involved in fraud on the Vatican City State. Fiona Gavriel is experienced in complex business and financial crime. Associates Alex Mincoff and Alex Chapman are also notable names within the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Crime: general London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing