| Profiles | |
| Friday, 06 May 2005 | |
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Simon Morgan – Managing Partner Simon initially practiced as a Barrister from 1995 before re-qualifying as a solicitor in 1999, he has 12 years experience in the defence of serious crime and commercial fraud allegations. He jointly formed the firm with Simon Rose in 2000. He is an expert in police station representation for serious and complex matters of all descriptions. He specialises in all heavy fraud and regulatory/compliance matters, as well as all aspects of restraint and confiscation proceedings with particular expertise in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and civil forfeiture of assets. Simon studied law at the University of London SOAS before being called to the Bar as a member of Lincoln's Inn and is qualified as a Specialist Fraud Panel Supervisor. Simon Rose – Senior Partner Simon trained and worked in the City before jointly setting up Morgan Rose with Simon Morgan in 2000. He has 17 years experience dealing with headline cases and is an expert in the field specialising in the defence of complex fraud matters. He regularly advises clients involved in investigations and prosecutions in relation to allegations of money laundering, pension and VAT fraud as well as other complex criminal cases and DTA confiscations. He is a Specialist Fraud Panel Supervisor, a member of the VHCC Appeals panel and a member of the Legal Services Commission Area Committee. Simon speaks Turkish. Mark Panton – Partner Mark qualified as a solicitor in 1998. He joined Morgan Rose in 2001 becoming a partner two years later. He specialises in prosecutions brought by Revenue & Customs with particular emphasis on Missing Trader Intra Community (MTIC) fraud as well as Serious Fraud Office cases and money laundering. Mark also maintains a general criminal defence profile. He recently gained Higher Rights of Audience in the Crown Court. Mark studied law at the University of Manchester. Graham Compton – Consultant Solicitor Graham has over 20 years experience and is expert in the fields of high value complex fraud and money laundering. He served in the CID and Special Branch in Hampshire until 1974. Graham qualified as a Solicitor in 1981 and has worked exclusively on fraud and complex matters since 1991. Jansen Versfeld – Assistant Solicitor Jansen joined Morgan Rose in 2003 after having worked for the Department for Trade & Industry and the Insolvency Service on a number of Insolvency and Regulatory matters. His areas of expertise are money laundering and corporate fraud including investigations and prosecutions by the DTI and Revenue & Customs and particularly confiscation proceedings. Jansen studied law at the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University in South Africa before passing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test and being admitted as a Solicitor in England in 2001. Jansen is dual-qualified as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Languages spoken fluently include English, Afrikaans and Dutch. Mark Rostron – Assistant Solicitor Mark joined Morgan Rose in 2005 having previously worked for a civil litigation firm in Harley Street. He was admitted as a Solicitor in 2004, studied Law at Lancaster University and subsequently completed the Legal Practice Course at the Nottingham Law School. Nicola Paton – Assistant Solicitor Nicola joined Morgan Rose in early 2001 and worked as a paralegal for several years assisting in the preparation of heavy fraud cases. Prior to that she had worked at other criminal defence firms in Central London. In 2003 she was sponsored by this firm to undertake her professional examinations in order to qualify as a Solicitor and thereafter to complete her Training Contract with the firm. Nicola was admitted to the Roll as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court in March 2007 and whilst being a junior Solicitor, has over 9 years experience in conducting the defence of heavy fraud cases. Nicola also now specialises in representing clients on general criminal matters at the Police Station. Erin Haupt – Assistant Solicitor Erin joined Morgan Rose in 2007 after having worked for an established Criminal firm in London where she worked on a number of large cases as well as having a general criminal practice. In Canada, in addition to her general crime practice she worked as junior counsel defending a lengthy and complex terrorism trial and a number of lottery frauds and other economic crimes. Erin studied law at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of British Columbia in Canada and was called to the bar in British Columbia in 2002 where she practiced in Vancouver until coming to London in 2004. Erin was entered on to Rolls as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 2005. | |
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