Jane has more than 20 years' experience as a commercial litigator, with a particular focus on professional liability work for a wide range of leading professional firms. Best known for her work for the larger accountancy firms and international networks, she looks after the full spectrum of their legal needs. This includes defending claims and handling regulatory and disciplinary matters. Her primary driver is to help her clients achieve their objectives with the minimum of fuss and the maximum of specialist and sector knowledge.
An acknowledged industry figure in the accountancy world, Jane is a member of the Audit and Assurance Special Interest Group at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and is consulted by the professional body and trade press on issues of law and market practice. She is also regularly called upon each year to judge the major industry awards in her sector and is a frequent speaker at the global conferences of her network clients.
In recent years, Jane has acted for two-thirds of the top 20 accountancy firms (including three of the Big 4) and for 13 of the top 25 international networks of accountancy and business advisory firms. Her full understanding of these networks extends to advising on all areas of governance and to working with clients to establish or remodel existing structures. Inevitably, many of the matters Jane works on have an international or multi-jurisdictional dimension.
In addition to her in-depth legal and sector-specific know-how, Jane is praised for delivering on other key aspects of outstanding client service, namely accessibility, affability and speed of response. These qualities are acknowledged by clients, as can be seen from her directory testimonials : Jane “is extremely pragmatic; she applies common sense and has a superb command of the technical aspects of her subject”, with advice that is “second to none; she cuts through the complexity and delivers advice with superb clarity” (The Legal 500 2020); she “always demonstrates considerable knowledge and experience, is always tremendously supportive and really rolls her sleeves up and gets involved” (The Legal 500 2018).
