Amelia is currently assisting with defending a complex multi-handed bribery case prosecuted by the SFO.
Amelia completed her pupillage and subsequently took tenancy at a highly ranked barristers’ chambers in London. At the independent bar, Amelia practised predominantly in all areas of criminal law, appearing in the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts.
Amelia spent three years working as a litigation associate at an AM100 law firm in New York City, where she gained broad experience in state and federal litigation, with an emphasis on commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defence litigation and investigations. Her US work included acting as defence counsel in a high-profile commercial bribery case and representing a large regulatory sports body with respect to cases brought by former athletes for alleged concussions sustained while playing American football. Amelia also defended two student-athletes who faced disciplinary hearings under Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972 against allegations of intimate partner violence.
Prior to joining BCL in August 2024, Amelia worked as an Associate at a private prosecutions firm in London.
Amelia graduated with a BA in Classics from St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford and then completed her GDL and BPTC at the City Law School in London. She was called to the Bar in 2017. Amelia attended the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, USA as a Thouron Award recipient and graduated with an LLM in 2020. She was admitted to the New York Bar in 2021. In 2022, Amelia’s strong legal writing skills were recognised at the United States Supreme Court, Washington D.C., where she was presented with the American Inns of Court Warren E. Burger Award for excellence in legal writing.
Scholarships and Recognition:
- GDL Exhibition, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
- BPTC Exhibition, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
- Thouron Award
- Warren E. Burger Award 2022 (American Inns of Court)
Professional Memberships:
- Female Fraud Forum
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association
- Criminal Bar Association
- Women in Criminal Law (Committee Member)
- Women’s White Collar Defense Association
- American-Qualified Lawyers in London
- Honourable Society of the Inner Temple