Jill Lorimer

Criminal litigation.

Jill is a partner in Kingsley Napley’s Financial Services Group. She has an extensive track record in advising firms and individuals facing regulatory and criminal investigations by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Having recently completed a 12 month secondment in the Criminal Prosecutions Team at the FCA, Jill has particular insight into the organisation’s approach to the investigation and prosecution of serious financial offences.

Jill has particular experience in advising those facing insider dealing / market abuse and market manipulation allegations and offences under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). She also advises a number of authorised firms including private banks, wealth management firms and brokerages in respect of supervisory and enforcement issues.

More generally, Jill has a broad fraud practice and has involvement in many of the largest Serious Fraud Office investigations. Jill has written widely on cyber-crime and has a particular interest in the regulatory and criminal aspects of crypto-assets and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).

Chapter contributor to:Kingsley Napley: Serious Fraud, Investigation and Trial (4th edition, Lexis Nexis)Cyber Security: Law and Guidance (Bloomsbury Professional)