July 22, 2024
Congratulations to Gillian Jones KC and Allison Clare KC who have been ranked in the category of “Financial Crime” in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Legal Guide 2024.
The high profile annual legal directory ranks law firms and lawyers serving High Net Worth clients globally and is renowned for its rigorous evaluation process. In particular the guide ranks those members across the legal sector who have carried out outstanding legal work, offered unparalleled expertise and excellence in high net worth client service.
Co-Head of Chambers, Gillian Jones KC is a specialist in financial crime, serious fraud, asset forfeiture and private prosecutions. She was nominated as Financial Crime Silk of the Year by Chambers in 2023 and was named in the Top 10 Barristers in Business Today 2023 and Hot 100 List of 2021 for The Lawyer Magazine. In 2023, she was instructed privately to defend the “Wolf of Wall Street” Anthony Constantinou a high-profile individual who was alleged to have used a corporate vehicle to attract investors to part with over £50m in a Ponzi Scheme involving the BVI and Cayman Islands. In addition, she has also acted on behalf of a High Net Worth Singaporean family to advise as to whether to bring a private prosecution in respect of a UK family member who was alleged to have engaged in a multi-faceted, fraudulent and deceptive course of conduct to the tune of £50m+. Read more: [Gillian Jones KC Profile]
Allison Clare KC is an expert in business crime matters for high net worth individuals and heads the RLC Business Crime & Fraud Practice Group. In Feb 2024, she was awarded “Lawyer of the Week” (The Times) following the Court ruling of “No Case to Answer” for her client Suhail Zina in the FCA prosecution for Insider Dealing and Fraud. She is currently instructed on behalf of a number of high net worth individuals in respect of contested financial crime allegations. Read more: [Allison Clare KC Profile]
Red Lion Chambers is recognised as one of the leading sets in Business Crime and Fraud and won “Financial Crime Set of the Year” at the 2023 Chambers UK Bar Awards.
Members regularly act in the most serious, high-profile cases and are specialists in corporate and financial crime, serious fraud and investigations.
Read more: [Red Lion Chambers – Business Crime & Fraud ]
For more information on the rankings visit the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Legal Directory: [High Net Worth Directory ]
