What Edmonds Marshall McMahon does

Edmonds Marshall McMahon (EMM Legal) is a London-headquartered, specialist private prosecution and civil fraud law firm founded in 2012 by Tamlyn Edmonds, Andrew Marshall, and Kate McMahon. It is the first and only specialist private prosecution law firm in the United Kingdom, offering a focused portfolio of services including private criminal prosecution (independent of the Crown Prosecution Service), civil fraud and trust litigation, confiscation and asset recovery, anti-corruption investigations, cybercrime prosecutions, cryptocurrency fraud recovery, intellectual property and counterfeiting, charity fraud, and regulatory advisory. The firm is staffed by former senior prosecutors from the Serious Fraud Office (including work on the landmark Innospec case), the Crown Prosecution Service, and the MHRA, supported by former SFO investigators.

The firm serves a client base spanning Nation States and government entities, financial institutions (including PCP Capital Partners and international hedge funds), high-net-worth individuals, corporate clients (e.g., an international airline on employee fraud matters), and charities (including Macmillan Cancer). Its go-to-market is built on professional reputation and thought leadership, with Tier 1/Band 1 rankings in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, Who's Who Legal recognition for Asset Recovery, and a sustained media profile across BBC, FT, Sky News, and international fraud conferences. Distribution is direct, with engagements sourced through the London office, the firm's UAE operation (uae.emmlegal.com), and the FraudNet (ICC) global asset recovery referral network, in which Kate McMahon has held membership since 2017.

EMM operates as a traditional professional services firm: revenue is generated through legal fees on complex, multi-year fraud, prosecution, and asset recovery matters, with pricing determined per case (Ministry of Justice data cites an average private prosecution cost of approximately £8,500, with complex matters materially higher). The company is a UK private limited company (Edmonds, Marshall, McMahon Ltd, Reg No.7787065), regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No.565282), and remains under the control of its three founding partners with no disclosed external investors or parent entity. Headcount is stated at 11-50 employees, and the firm has begun adding lateral hires beyond the founding bench (e.g., Ashley Fairbrother as Partner, Ben Siskind as Senior Associate).

Name

Edmonds Marshall McMahon

Legal name

Edmonds, Marshall, McMahon Ltd

Website

https://emmlegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: Fees for private prosecution services, civil fraud litigation, trust litigation, and regulatory advisory work. Revenue generated through legal fees for complex fraud cases, confiscation proceedings, and asset recovery matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Edmonds Marshall McMahon is a specialist law firm that initiates private criminal prosecutions on behalf of clients independently of state prosecutors, and pursues civil fraud, trust, and asset recovery litigation for fraud victims. It serves Nation States, Financial Institutions, High Net Worth Individuals, corporates, and charities through tailored case strategies covering fraud, cybercrime, anti-corruption, intellectual property theft, confiscation proceedings, and cryptocurrency fraud recovery.

Product overview

Edmonds Marshall McMahon is a specialist law firm offering a unified portfolio of legal services centered on private criminal prosecution and civil fraud recovery. The firm operates as a single integrated practice rather than a platform with modular components. Core offerings include Private Prosecution Services (initiating criminal proceedings independently of state prosecutors) and Civil Fraud Services (trust litigation and asset tracing), supplemented by specialized service areas covering Anti-Corruption, CyberCrime Prosecutions, Crypto Fraud, Intellectual Property Crime, and Confiscation Investigations. The firm also provides Advisory and Regulatory services and General Crime prosecution. Founded in 2012, it is the first and only specialist private prosecution law firm in the UK, staffed by experienced prosecutors and civil fraud practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Prosecution Services Specialist private criminal prosecution services enabling individuals and organizations to initiate criminal proceedings independently of the Crown Prosecution Service, particularly in fraud, financial crime, intellectual property theft, and perjury matters.
• Civil Fraud Services Civil fraud and trust litigation services for victims of fraud seeking asset recovery and civil remedies, including trust disputes and asset tracing work.
• Advisory and Regulatory

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FraudNet (ICC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Kate McMahon has been a member of FraudNet since 2017. FraudNet is the world's leading asset recovery network affiliated with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The network connects specialist lawyers to assist with cross-border asset tracing and recovery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lewis Nedas: London crime and fraud firm with established private prosecution practice; competes for similar mandates from individuals, corporates and financial institutions targeted by EMM.
• Howard Kennedy: London full-service firm with a strong fraud and financial crime practice; competes with EMM for HNW, corporate and financial institution fraud mandates.
• Kingsley Napley: London full-service firm with a strong white-collar crime, fraud and regulatory practice; serves corporates, financial institutions and HNW clients overlapping with EMM's core segments.
• Corker Binning: Specialist London crime, fraud and regulatory firm serving corporates and high-net-worth individuals. Closely comparable boutique positioning to EMM in private prosecution and financial crime work.
• Peters & Peters Solicitors: Long-established London specialist crime and fraud solicitors offering private prosecution, civil fraud and asset recovery work – directly comparable practice mix to EMM in the UK specialist-fraud segment.
• Hickman & Rose: London specialist crime and regulatory law firm with deep experience in private prosecutions, financial crime and asset recovery; competes with EMM for high-value fraud and confiscation mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Kroll: Global investigations, due diligence and asset recovery firm; overlaps with EMM on the investigations and asset tracing side of complex fraud and corruption mandates.
• BCL Solicitors (now part of BCLP): Historically a leading London crime/fraud boutique, now integrated into BCLP; directly competes with EMM in private prosecution and serious fraud defence/prosecution work.
• Mishcon de Reya: Major London law firm with a sizable fraud, crime and asset recovery group; competes with EMM on larger cross-border mandates and provides a broader full-service alternative.
• Brown Rudnick: International law firm with a recognised financial crime and asset recovery practice; competes with EMM for sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional fraud mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/emmprosecutions
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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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