June Stacey Marks Attorneys: Your Unyielding Partner in Complex Commercial Crime Litigation
Unmatched in the legal arena, we stand as a force to be reckoned with—your powerful ally and prolific litigator specializing in the intricacies of commercial crime. At June Stacey Marks Attorneys, we excel in navigating the most complex and high-stakes litigation matters, particularly in the realm of fraud. Our prowess extends across a spectrum of legal challenges, including trials, appeals, ponzi schemes, seizures and search warrants, unlawful arrests, international arrest warrants, extradition proceedings, bail strategies, prisoner rights, applications to stay prosecutions, constitutional issues, asset forfeiture, and the enforcement of foreign asset forfeiture orders.
June Marks, has consistently demonstrated unparalleled competence in successfully managing highly complex corporate fraud cases both within South Africa and on the global stage. Currently pursuing an LLD (Doctor of Laws) in international criminal law, June's academic endeavors align seamlessly with her practical experiences on the international legal stage.
Our Unique Edge: Setting ourselves apart, our practice boasts an unparalleled proficiency in conducting expert forensic investigations. What further distinguishes us is our extensive experience in navigating foreign legal systems. This distinctive skill set enables us to assist clients with exceptional precision. Moreover, our practice adeptly manages the concomitant civil aspects of commercial crime matters, seamlessly synchronizing these strategies with any concurrent criminal issues.
We bring a proven track record of successfully handling high-quantum white-collar crime cases both within South Africa and overseas.
We have adeptly handled cases involving tax-related offenses, fraud, forgery, art theft, regulatory offenses, investment fraud, ponzi schemes, money-laundering, misappropriations, exchange control matters, corruption and theft.
At June Stacey Marks Attorneys, we bring a wealth of expertise and a proven track record, ensuring that our clients receive unparalleled legal representation in navigating the intricate landscape of commercial crime litigation, both domestically and internationally. Elevate your defense strategy with us—where legal prowess meets unparalleled advocacy.
Our international reach extends to complex extradition and criminal proceedings involving the UK, Europe, and Africa. Notably, our achievements encompass addressing fraud allegations involving pharmaceutical companies and their alleged price-fixing practices on the National Health Service—a landmark case marked as the largest prosecution ever initiated by the Serious Fraud Office in London. In a significant triumph, the UK sought to extradite our client, and our success in this matter was secured through meticulous analysis of the dual criminality of the alleged price-fixing crime in both the UK and South Africa.
White collar crime covers a wide range of non-violent, financially motivated offences — fraud, forgery, money laundering, corruption, tax-related offences, investment fraud, Ponzi schemes, misappropriation, and exchange control violations among them. These cases are rarely simple. They move fast, involve complex financial trails, and often cross borders — which is exactly the terrain we're built to fight on.
Move fast, and don't say a word before you've spoken to us. What you do — and don't do — in the first days of an investigation can shape the entire case. We step in immediately to protect your position, manage engagement with investigators, and start building your defence before the state has finished building theirs.
Yes. Search warrants, seizures and arrests in commercial crime matters can happen with little or no notice. We've defended clients through exactly this — unlawful arrests, aggressive search-and-seizure operations, and the chaos that follows. The moment it happens, you need a legal team already prepared to fight back, not one starting from scratch.
A criminal charge is the state pursuing prosecution, potential conviction and sentencing. A civil claim is a private party pursuing recovery of money or assets. The two often run side by side in commercial crime matters — and managing them in isolation is a mistake. We handle both the criminal defence and the concurrent civil dimension together, as one coordinated strategy.
Absolutely — and this is where our international reach sets us apart. We've defended extradition proceedings involving the UK, Europe and Africa, including securing a win against a UK extradition attempt in what was the largest prosecution ever brought by the UK's Serious Fraud Office. Cross-border complexity doesn't intimidate us. It's where we do our best work.
Investigators can search premises and seize documents, devices and records under warrant — but the scope of that warrant, and how it's executed, matters enormously. We scrutinise every search and seizure for procedural flaws, challenge overreach, and move immediately to protect privileged material and assets that shouldn't be in the state's hands.
Yes — asset forfeiture and preservation orders can be brought before any conviction, both under South African law and through the enforcement of foreign forfeiture orders. We fight these aggressively, because losing access to your assets before your case is even heard can cripple your ability to defend yourself.
These cases typically involve large numbers of complainants, tangled financial structures, and forensic accounting at the centre of the evidence. That's exactly where our in-house financial and forensic expertise becomes decisive — we don't outsource the numbers, we own them, and that's what lets us find the gaps the prosecution's case depends on.
Email: junemarks@icloud.com
June Stacey Marks Attorneys
Block G, Pinmill Farm, Sandown 2194
Cel: 0731903712
Tel: 011 262 0470
June Stacey Marks Attorneys
Block G, Pinmill Farm, Sandown
2194