Member of the Executive Committee of A&M's Disputes & Investigations practice
Specializes in complex cross-border investigations across the globe
London
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Julian Jones is a Managing Director and a member of the Executive Committee of Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations in London. He brings more than 25 years of accounting experience, with over 20 years of specialist experience in forensic accounting. He focuses on financial and accounting investigations, asset tracing, fraud and financial crimes the assessment of quantum, and in specialist due diligence assistance. Mr. Jones has worked with clients across a range of industries including retail, residential and commercial building development, shipping, oil and gas, automotive, life sciences and pharmaceutical, retail wholesalers and manufacturers, telecommunications, financial services and professional services.
Mr. Jones has served in both advisory and expert witness-related roles and has testified as both a factual and as an expert witness. He has worked on cross-border investigations projects for lawyers, public and private sector clients, governments and regulators. Mr. Jones has investigated allegations of financial statement manipulation, bribery and corruption by procurement managers, lawyers, accountants, bank officers, and senior executives across companies in a variety of industries.
Mr. Jones’ notable assignments include: a leading role in investigations on behalf of Follie Folli; leading investigations in connection with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and providing evidence in several major High Court disputes; analysing multiple pieces of financial information on behalf of a government in order to trace and identify assets of the former rulers of one of the Arab Spring countries; acting for listed companies in matters concerning financial mis-statements; acting for various UK regulators in investigating the work of other accountants in several high profile matters; assisting attorneys in various actions arising from the collapse of Parmalat; working on behalf of financial regulators in analysing various boiler room and ponzi scheme frauds to identify funds flows.
Mr. Jones has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as one of the “Global Elite Thought Leaders” in the field of forensic accountancy (https://whoswholegal.com/julian-jones).
Mr. Jones earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Imperial College in London and trained as a chartered engineer with British Steel Corporation. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
This is part of a series of quarterly insights covering the U.K. regulatory landscape. Compiled by experts across A&M Europe, this edition takes a look at changes that took place in Q2 2019 as well as what will come into play in the next quarter.
Our latest report, in collaboration with FinTech research company, Burnmark, focuses on the emerging trends in RegTech, exploring the sector landscape from three different perspectives, startups, regulators and banks.
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At Paris Arbitration Week, Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) and DLA Piper hosted a panel of leading experts to discuss how these global shifts are changing the dynamics of arbitration in energy infrastructure disputes.
