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Andrew is currently a director at Edmonds Marshall McMahon having led the prosecution of major fraud and regulatory matters for a range of government agencies. Andrew has been involved in the notoriously difficult prosecutions of many corporates such as Shell, Rolls Royce, Luton Airport and Schindler Lifts. Andrew is a committed and experienced advocate in various tribunals, whose practice principally relates to large-scale cases requiring a strategic overview and with immense factual and legal complexity. Other areas of work include wide-ranging advisory and review work on criminal and quasi-criminal matters (with a particular speciality in disclosure), appellate work and asset forfeiture and restraint. In addition to being a Grade 4 advocate (the highest rank) for Crown Prosecution Service, Andrew was appointed to the Attorney General’s list of prosecuting counsel in about 1990 and to the list of standing counsel in 2005 thus leading in the largest and most complex cases brought by the government prosecution bodies. In June 2012 he was appointed to the Regulatory List (A) of advocates and undertakes the largest and most complex investigations and cases for the Environment Agency (Crown Court, Mercantile Court, Admin Court and Court of Appeal, Planning Inspectorate) and HSE. In 2013 appointed to the SFO Counsel list and currently undertaking insider trading prosecutions for the FCA. In 2014 invited to speak to the United Nations, Vienna in respect of counterfeit pharmaceutical case successfully prosecuted in 2012.

Ashley Fairbrother

Ashley is Head of Commercial Litigation and Civil Fraud.

Kate McMahon

Kate is a specialist, dual-qualified prosecutor. Prior to co-founding Edmonds Marshall McMahon, Kate prosecuted for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) where she worked as a senior lawyer on some of the UK’s largest criminal prosecutions, including the “Innospec” case. This was the first global settlement in the UK and involved systemic corruption by a UK/USA company in Iraq and Indonesia. The case resulted in a US$12.7 million fine in the UK and a US$14.1 million fine in the USA and successful prosecutions of the Company Directors and employees. Kate now specialises in cases involving serious fraud, serious and violent crime, international crime and perverting the course of justice. Kate is known for her incisive analysis and strategic vision, having had conduct of large fraud, corruption and trademark cases. She is highly regarded by her clients and has a reputation for being extremely determined and driven in all her cases. She has been described as an “outstanding prosecutor” who provides “intellectual leadership”. She is praised for her “high intelligence, tactical acumen and great client care skills.”

Satnam Tumani

Satnam Tumani leads our Investigations and White- Collar Defence practices.

Tamlyn Edmonds

Tamlyn is a founding Partner of Edmonds Marshall McMahon. She specialises in serious fraud, cyber-crime, asset recovery, cross-border fraud, and intellectual property crime. She is typically instructed by corporates, HNW victims of fraud, NGO’s, those involved in the investigation of national/international fraud and luxury brands. Tamlyn is a highly experienced prosecutor. Prior to founding Edmonds Marshall McMahon, Tamlyn headed up the Department of Health, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) specialist team of prosecutors, a role in which she gained an impressive reputation. Tamlyn was the lead lawyer in the largest-ever counterfeit medicines case prosecuted by the Department of Health, R v Gillespie and others (2011) concerning the importation of counterfeit, prescription only, life-saving medicines which eventually reached the legitimate supply chain within the UK, leading to a rare Class 1 recall by the MHRA. Tamlyn has significant experience in restraint and confiscation, having dealt with a number of cases over the years including the largest ever confiscation order (£21 million) ever to be awarded in a private prosecution, R v Somaia (2016). She also has experience in the area of extradition, both within and outside the EU. Tamlyn advises on a wide range of cases including: serious fraud, trade mark offences, international crime (including challenging Interpol Red Notices), perverting the course of justice, harassment, misconduct in a public office, blackmail, reputational management cases and injunctive relief. She is highly regarded by her clients and is known for her exceptional grasp of criminal law and procedure, and her imaginative approach to ensuring her clients achieve the best results. She is a Leading Individual in the area of Private Prosecutions.

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