Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2026 guide for ‘Crime: General’ and ‘Fraud: White Collar Crime (Advice to Individuals)’.
The Firm is ranked Tier 2 for ‘Crime: General’, and Tier 5 for ‘Fraud: White-Collar Crime (advice to individuals)’.
Please see below a list of the full rankings and commentary about the firm as published in The Legal 500 UK 2026 Guide:
“Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is home to ‘a very experienced team’ which is instructed in some of the largest drug conspiracy cases across multiple jurisdictions. Department head Bambos Tsiattalou boasts extensive knowledge of organised crime-related matters, and has recently advised on Encrochat and money laundering-related work. Praised as a ‘tenacious lawyer’, Maria Theodoulou is noted for her track record in defending drug and firearm charges. Other key names in the practice include Richard Cannon, experienced in national security cases, and Amjid Jabbar, who is hailed as ‘an incredibly intelligent lawyer’. Brian Swan often defends clients accused of drug manufacturing or distribution.
“Stokoe Partnership Solicitors handles high-profile white-collar crime matters, representing individuals in major FCA, SFO, NCA and HMRC investigations and prosecutions that frequently attract widespread media coverage. The team is led by Richard Cannon, a seasoned adviser on serious fraud, bribery and money laundering. Bambos Tsiattalou defends clients in complex fraud and extradition cases, while Amjid Jabbar brings expertise in money laundering, asset recovery and cryptocurrency-related financial crime.”
“Bambos Tsiattalou is a powerhouse with complete integrity and unrivalled experience across the civil/criminal divide in multiple jurisdictions.”
“Bambos Tsiattalou has legendary judgement and is an amazing rainmaker.”
“Bambos Tsiattalou has a unique combination of deep experience, including worldwide experience and native cunning! Knows everyone worth knowing.”
“Bambos Tsiattalou has become an institution in criminal defence work. He is enormously respected and has connections through the criminal defence world. He has vast experience, and his instincts on a case are second to none.”
“Bambos Tsiattalou has a wealth of experience and brings commercial and legal judgement to bear in all his cases.”
“Maria Theodoulou has excellent communication skills. She truly understands the client’s concerns and can easily build rapport and trust. A tenacious lawyer.”
“Richard Cannon is a very smart, inventive and serious thinker. He cares for his clients.”
“Amjid Jabbar is an incredibly clever lawyer and astute tactician.”
“Amjid Jabbar is highly rated for his breadth of knowledge and dedication to his cases, and has a great rapport with his clients.”
“Abigail Ashford is a stand out individual. She is exceptional when it comes to client care and engaging with clients, including very vulnerable clients.”
“Abigail Ashford leaves no stone unturned when it comes to case preparation, going the extra mile for each and every client, no matter the case or the relative low level nature.”
“Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is a top-class criminal defence team and is a firm who do legal aid work and private work to an excellent standard. They do the whole gamut of cases from small matters through to the most complex and serious organised crime allegations. Stokoes are my first port of call for any conflict cases we have, as I know I can rely on them to go the extra mile for any clients and will always do a top-class job.”
“Stokoe Partnership is a class outfit. The standard of their work is excellent and all cases, without fail, are prepared thoroughly and with the client’s best interests at the centre.”
“We have had an excellent experience working with Stokoe Partnership solicitors, who consistently demonstrate remarkable expertise in identifying and analysing complex legal matters with precision and clarity.”
“The team is experienced, open-minded, bold, and consistent. They are different characters acting with the same level of excellence, commitment and availability.”
“Their specialised expertise is tirelessly and inexhaustibly put at their clients’ disposal.”
“The team is well-resourced and communication is also open and effective.'”
“Very experienced team delivering great results and 100% commitment to their clients. Thoughtful instruction of counsel to ensure the best match-up of skills that are required in each matter.”
“Huge experience in this field here, backed up by very able more junior solicitors. Personal approach, fight everything, massive combined knowledge, excellent results for clients.”
The full profile can be found here.
