England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Janes Solicitors
The general crime team at Janes Solicitors is experienced in cases involving EncroChat, high-profile extradition matters, drug offences, fraud, and violent offences. The team is led by Robert Berg, who is recommended by clients for his ‘decades of experience’, and regularly acts on serious crime matters such as high-profile money laundering, sexual offences, and international drug trafficking. Other key team members include James Mullion, who is adept at advising clients on fraud and regulatory matters and whose recent work includes representing Gianluigi Torzi, who was allegedly involved in fraud on the Vatican City State. Fiona Gavriel is experienced in complex business and financial crime. Associates Alex Mincoff and Alex Chapman are also notable names within the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Janes is one of a handful of firms that deals with principally private crime. It is better than all the competition, and that is why it attracts such high-end private work.’
- ‘James Mullion is the standout partner in my view. He is in simple terms an exceptional talent with incomparable judgment.’
- ‘Janes is a small, but dynamic firm which punches above its weight in private-client criminal law work. They have a meticulous approach to case preparation and an exceptional focus on client care and getting the best results.’
- ‘Efficient and professional; Janes have been around a very long time, always maintaining their standards.’
- ‘Alex Chapman greatly impressed with an exceptional work ethic and instinctively excellent judgment. He is by far and away the best young solicitor I have come across in recent years. A rising star.’
- ‘Robert Berg is an old-school criminal defence lawyer, with decades of experience.’
- ‘James Mullion is an exceptional solicitor. He's super bright, tenacious, does his research and is affable with it. David Janes is also extremely able, very smart and inquisitive. They are the safest of hands in serious criminal matters.’
- 'This firm is excellent in all respects. They work very hard on their client's cases and leave no stone unturned. Each practitioner is very experienced in all fields which are necessary for the preparation of legal cases.'
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert Berg