White-Collar Crime 2025

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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Bambos Tsiattalou, Richard Cannon and Amjid Jabbar Stokoe Partnership Solicitors Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is a leading litigation, criminal defence and civil litigation practice. Since its inception in 1994, Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has evolved into a highly regarded boutique law firm with offices in London, specialising in representing indi - viduals in high-profile, serious and complex criminal, civil and regulatory cases. Stokoe Partnership So - licitors’ expertise consistently attracts high-profile criminal defence work in relation to serious crime

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matters, including fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering, fraudulent trading, HMRC and VAT al - legations, cybercrime and hacking, drug trafficking, armed robbery, murder and extradition. The firm also undertakes civil work and utilises its extensive expe - rience and expertise to advise and represent clients effectively. This work includes civil claims brought by individuals and corporate entities for civil fraud, tax investigations by HMRC and company disputes.

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Bambos Tsiattalou is the founder and a highly respected and sought-after criminal defence lawyer at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors. Prior to his admission on the roll of solicitors, he was a barrister acting in many high-

Amjid Jabbar is a partner at Stokoe Partnership Solicitors and heads the firm’s Central London Office. He is widely recognised for his work in serious and complex criminal cases, with particular expertise in defending

profile cases. Bambos has many years’ experience of investigations and prosecutions relating to serious crime, including murder, fraud, drug trafficking, bribery and corruption cases. He specialises in cases involving money laundering, confiscation, civil recovery and extradition matters.

allegations of money laundering, complex fraud cases and international drug trafficking. He is regularly instructed to act in high-profile, multi- jurisdictional matters, on behalf of individuals and companies, where discretion and strategic insight are paramount. Amjid has also developed substantial expertise in asset recovery and confiscation regimes, safeguarding clients’ interests in criminal defence and financial proceedings. He has acted extensively in POCA proceedings (both criminal and quasi-criminal), and in civil recovery claims and Unexplained Wealth Order applications brought by the National Crime Agency.

Richard Cannon is an extremely experienced white-collar crime lawyer, practising primarily in serious fraud and related areas. Richard has particular expertise in cases relating to serious and complex fraud,

together with matters of alleged bribery and corruption relating to both private and corporate clients. He also has extensive experience in high- value money laundering matters under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Richard has a strong practice in relation to matters relating to cross-border financial crime allegations – particularly involving the United States – and assists clients on a number of fronts, including US civil proceedings and fighting extradition to the United States.

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