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Financial Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Neil Saunders is a senior junior who both prosecutes and has a strong defence practice representing individuals. He is an experienced adviser in relation to high-level investigations into insider dealing, company fraud and bribery. Saunders is widely regarded as a go-to leader in high-profile cases and has been instructed by the Financial Conduct Authority in a number of major criminal prosecutions. He is valued for his ability to advise at the pre-charge stage of investigations.
Strengths
Neil is brilliant.
He has a brain the size of a house, is great with clients and enormously respected by judges and prosecutors alike.
Crime - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Neil Saunders is a leading junior who is extremely well respected by peers and solicitors alike. He both prosecutes and defends all areas of serious crime and fraud, and regularly appears in cases that receive significant publicity.
Strengths
Neil Saunders is great; he is very effective.
Neil Saunders is a really effective advocate. He has managed to apply his huge experience and judgement in a way to achieve outcomes for clients.
He is the perfect balance of everything a barrister should have: his written work is excellent, his client handling is excellent, he gets the right tone and he is really thorough.