ABV Solicitors

ABV Solicitors is recognised as one of the country’s leading criminal law firms, with over 30 specialist solicitors and a strong reputation for handling the full spectrum of criminal and regulatory cases nationwide. The firm is regularly instructed in high-profile and complex matters, particularly in the Thames Valley area and London, and is noted for providing a highly personal service to clients facing allegations of organised crime, complex fraud, bribery and corruption, white-collar crime, serious sexual offences, terrorism, murder, extradition, and drug-related offences, including those involving cross-border jurisdictions.

The firm’s expertise in criminal and regulatory law, combined with close links to leading Queen’s Counsel, has enabled it to defend clients from diverse backgrounds, including senior professionals such as surgeons, pharmacists, accountants, bankers, lawyers, journalists, government officials, and Premier League footballers. Its team of experienced solicitors also regularly acts in financial crime matters, including Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigations, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigations, investment fraud, insider trading, VAT/MTIC fraud, high-value mortgage fraud, international asset tracing, and confiscation.

ABV Solicitors is routinely instructed on serious and multi-handed cases involving murder, manslaughter, corporate manslaughter, war crimes, terrorism, large-scale drug operations, violent crime, and serious sexual offences. Recent cases of interest include Operation Exact, a multi-rape and sexual assault trial involving a Premier League footballer; representation of Premier League players in matters relating to assault and driving offences; R v G, a terrorism prosecution before the Old Bailey; and major fraud cases such as an SFO bribery and corruption investigation valued at $1 billion involving parallel proceedings in the United States, Operation Maple Lodge concerning an alleged £81 million Royal Mail fraud, and investigations into British American Tobacco and Patisserie Valerie.

The firm also acts in extradition proceedings across multiple jurisdictions, including Dubai, Spain, the United States, Africa, Switzerland, Pakistan, and India, and maintains specialist teams who represent clients daily in police stations, Magistrates’ Courts, and Crown Courts across the country.

ABV Solicitors has offices in West London, Central London, Walthamstow, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire.

Languages
Spanish, French, German, Punjabi, Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali

Memberships
Law Society

Staffing
4 UK partners
37 other UK fee-earners