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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)
Fraud and criminal defence boutique firm Janes Solicitors is regularly instructed by CEOs, employees, and senior executives on a broad range of mandates, including tax avoidance investigations, SFO investigations, and fraud and bribery matters. Founding partner David Janes leads the team and attracts praise for his ‘brilliant mind‘; Janes’ caseload includes asset recovery and POCA cases, money laundering and tax evasion investigations, and forgery issues. James Mullion takes point on fraud instructions and regulatory matters, while Fiona Gavriel has extensive trial experience with a strong track record securing acquittals for defendants accused of forgery and tax evasion. Also in the team is Simon Barker, a key contact for complex fraud, confiscation, and money laundering issues.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
The ‘phenomenal team’ at Janes Solicitors is well-known for its work in general crime. Notably, the firm has strong experience in cases regarding illicit substances, which has resulted in them receiving a large amount of EncroChat-related work. Leading the firm, Robert Berg
is described as ‘an all-round Rolls-Royce solicitor’ with ‘a brain the size of a planet‘. Alex Mincoff, ‘working on cases on the cutting edge of law’, is well-versed in high value theft cases, while the ‘extremely hard-working’ Fiona Gavriel is a key contact regarding high value money laundering matters. James Mullion and Alex Chapman are both experts cases concerning the importation, supply, and distribution of class A drugs.
Lawyer Rankings
- Crime: general London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing