Practice Areas
John specialises in acting for individuals under investigation for financial crime. He represented a Barclay’s trader in the recent LIBOR trial; a trader in the $200m fraud on Russian bank, Otkritie, and the first defendant in a £160m SFO fraud on banks by an asset finance company.
Current instructions include the SFO investigations into EURIBOR, Tesco, Serco, The Balli Group and FH Bertling, and the FCA prosecution of a former UBS compliance officer for insider dealing.
Career
John joined Constantine Law in 2025. He was previously at IBB Law where he headed the business crime and fraud team. He is a highly experienced litigator with a further 12 years’ experience in the London market at a top 20 law firm prior to that. He has addressed conferences in London, Taormina, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
Professional Memberships
John is a member of: The Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA), The Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association (POCLA), The European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) and The London Courts Criminal Solicitors Association (LCCSA).