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Jessica Mutton

Work Department
International Commercial & Trade
Position
Jessica Mutton’s practice focuses on international trade, encompassing customs, tax evasion, sanctions and export controls, and anti-bribery. She joined Baker McKenzie from another global law firm in 2015. Jessica has knowledge of both the English common law and French civil law systems and has worked in London, Paris, Barcelona and Madrid.
Jessica conducts training and presents at various seminars, webinars, and conferences on the complexities of international trade compliance. She is identified as a “rising star” by the Legal 500 and is recommended by the same body for her customs and Brexit work.
Jessica’s practice at Baker McKenzie focused on international trade work, encompassing Customs and Excise, Sanctions and Export Controls, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Tax Evasion, and Product Regulation.
Jessica specialises in Customs and her experience includes advising multinational companies on global supply chain issues including EU and UK tariff classification, origin, and customs valuation. She has run numerous multi-jurisdictional and complex valuation and transfer pricing projects, including liaising with counsel across the globe to provide consolidated, commercial and practical client-facing advice. Jessica has experience working with Customs authorities in various jurisdictions and she has prepared a range of applications and disclosures in a number of different countries. Jessica is praised by clients for being commercial and pragmatic, and regularly has to develop compliance strategies that take into consideration competing demands from the business.
Jessica also advises clients in relation to the UK offence of Failure to Prevent the Facilitation of Tax Evasion, and helps clients conduct risk assessments to assess whether they meet legislative requirements in this respect.
Jessica advises global clients across a number of sectors including consumer goods and retail, finance, pharmaceuticals, defence, aviation, energy, and telecommunications. She advises clients with complex and multi-jurisdictional supply chains.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
- The Law Society of England & Wales
Education
- College of Law at London (Legal Practice Course, Distinction) (2013)
- King’s College London and University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne (English Law and French Law, First Class Honours) (2012)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
(Leading associates)Drawing on the firm’s expertise in international trade, WTO, and tax, Baker McKenzie‘s market-leading customs and excise department offers full-service advice, including sanctions, export controls, foreign investment and anti-dumping/trade remedies. The group is well-versed in assisting companies with customs and excise investigations in connection to HMRC rulings and advises on supply chain customs issues in the context of trade disruption and geopolitical risks. The practice is headed by Jennifer Revis who covers international trade regulations, customs valuations and investigations. Ben Smith focuses on export controls, sanctions and customs advice, as well as anti-bribery/anti-money-laundering. Of counsel Jessica Mutton covers a range of issues including sanctions and export controls, anti-bribery and corruption, and tax evasion.
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Lawyer Rankings
- Customs and excise London > Corporate and commercial
- Leading associates London > Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Real estate > Environment
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets: mid-large cap
- Risk advisory > ESG
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Finance > High yield
- Employment > Immigration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation