Congratulations to Andrew Bird KC and Gary Pons for their continued recognition in the Lexology Index.
- Andrew Bird KC is recommended in Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud and Criminal Fraud (UK Bar - Silk).
- Gary Pons is recognised in Criminal Fraud (UK Bar).
Andrew Bird KC is a specialist in white-collar crime, civil and criminal asset forfeiture, and civil and public law proceedings which overlap with the criminal process. Since taking Silk in 2021, he has appeared for the defence in cases of murder, bribery & fraud, in addition to continuing his Private Prosecution practice.
Andrew is ranked in Chambers and Partners in the fields of POCA and Asset Forfeiture (Band 1 Silk), Financial Crime and Private Prosecutions - Financial Crime. He is ranked in The Legal 500 in the field of POCA and Asset Forfeiture. He is also recognised in the Lexology Index at the UK Bar in the fields of Civil Fraud and Criminal Fraud.
Gary Pons is a talented and dedicated barrister. His approach to cases is distinguished by its careful preparation and measured execution. Gary is ranked in both Chambers and Partners (Band 1), and the Legal 500 (Tier 1) for his work in the field of POCA and Asset Forfeiture work. He is recognised in the Lexology Index for Criminal Fraud.
His experience in complex financial crime and asset forfeiture has allowed Gary to develop his practice over the years. Gary has experience of foreign criminal proceedings having been involved for many years with two high profile cases in Costa Rica. He frequently advises on multi-jurisdictional asset recovery cases. His practice includes areas such as business crime, asset recovery and civil fraud, insolvency, and licensing.
Gary is fluent in Spanish.