Jane has more than 20 years' experience as a commercial litigator, specialising in 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/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.
A recognised industry expert 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 3 of the Big 4) and for 13 of the top 25 international networks of accountancy and business advisory firms. Expertise for 'networks' extends to advising on all areas of governance and to working with clients to establish or re-model existing structures. Inevitably, many of the matters Jane works on have an international or multi-jurisdictional dimension.
In addition to in-depth legal and sector expertise, Jane is praised for delivering on other key aspects of outstanding client service, namely accessibility, affability and speed of response. These qualities are recognised by clients, as her directory testimonials bear witness, Jane ‘always demonstrates considerable knowledge and experience, is always tremendously supportive and really rolls her sleeves up and gets involved’ (Legal 500 2018). Jane is also praised for her ‘professional and analytical approach', described as being 'pragmatically solution driven' (Legal 500 2014) and delivering 'top quality service' (Legal 500 2015).
