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Fraud: civil
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- Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Ashurst LLP
- BCL Burton Copeland
- Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
- Charles Russell LLP
- Clyde & Co LLP
- DLA Piper UK LLP
- Farrer & Co
- Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
- Ince & Co
- Macfarlanes LLP
- Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP
- Osborne Clarke
- PCB Litigation LLP
- Reed Smith
- SJ Berwin LLP
- Steptoe & Johnson
- Travers Smith LLP
Leading individuals
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- Duncan Aldred CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
- Christa Band Linklaters LLP
- Giles Bark-Jones Bark & Co
- Elizabeth Barrett Slaughter And May
- Mark Beardsworth Kingsley Napley LLP
- Nick Benwell Simmons & Simmons
- Roger Best Clifford Chance
- Peter Binning Corker Binning
- Neill Blundell Eversheds LLP
- Nicola Boulton Byrne and Partners LLP
- Calum Burnett Allen & Overy LLP
- Peter Burrell Herbert Smith LLP
- Ian Burton BCL Burton Copeland
- Simon Bushell Herbert Smith LLP
- David Byrne Byrne and Partners LLP
- Noel Campbell Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
- Arnondo Chakrabarti Allen & Overy LLP
- Jeremy Cole Hogan Lovells International LLP
- David Corker Corker Binning
- Louise Delahunty Simmons & Simmons
- Anand Doobay Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
- Sam Eastwood Norton Rose LLP
- Rod Fletcher Russell Jones & Walker
- John Fordham Stephenson Harwood
- Matthew Frankland Byrne and Partners LLP
- Stephen Gentle Kingsley Napley LLP
- Neil Gerrard Dechert LLP
- Robert Hunter Herbert Smith LLP
- Jonathan Hitchin Allen & Overy LLP
- Scott Ingram Russell Jones & Walker
- Andrew Keltie Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Tony Lewis Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
- Sonya Leydecker Herbert Smith LLP
- Paul Lomas Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Hilton Mervis SJ Berwin LLP
- Gary Miller Mishcon De Reya
- Michael O’Kane Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
- Bernard O’Sullivan Byrne and Partners LLP
- Keith Oliver Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
- Raj Parker Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Stephen Pollard Kingsley Napley LLP
- Monty Raphael QC Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
- Crispin Rapinet Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Sion Richards Jones Day
- Jo Rickards DLA Piper UK LLP
- Elizabeth Robertson Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Richard Sallybanks BCL Burton Copeland
- Edward Sparrow Ashurst LLP
- Ian Taylor Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- Sue Thackeray Finers Stephens Innocent LLP
- Harry Travers BCL Burton Copeland
- Mona Vaswani Allen & Overy LLP
- Alan Walls Linklaters LLP
- Andrew Witts Lawrence Graham LLP
- Tony Woodcock Stephenson Harwood
- Linda Woolley Kingsley Napley LLP
Despite losing Robert Hunter to Herbert Smith LLP in 2009, Allen & Overy LLP retains strength in depth with specialist associates working alongside the highly respected Jonathan Hitchin, Arnondo Chakrabarti and Mona Vaswani. Work highlights included acting for the principal defendants in a $500m claim regarding the sale of LSE-listed company Kazakhgold to Jenington.
Baker & McKenzie LLP is increasingly visible in complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. Recent work for highly recommended practice head Andrew Keltie includes acting in a multibillion-dollar fraud claim involving litigation and arbitration in the Middle East, the UK, and elsewhere in Europe. Anthony Poulton, who has ‘grace under pressure and exceptional client skills, and is a good lawyer to boot’, has been acting in a multi-jurisdictional $500m-plus fraud claim.
Clifford Chance continues to act in large fraud matters, often involving significant legal and jurisdictional issues. Highlights included acting for Société Générale in a significant fraud claim in the commodities sector to recover assets worth $500m; and successfully advising Citi in a multibillion-dollar claim brought by Terra Firma regarding its purchase of EMI. The team, led by the highly respected Roger Best, also has an in-house forensic accounting group.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP has impressive international capabilities. Notable recent work includes co-ordinating its London, Hong Kong and Paris offices in ongoing advice to the Brunei Investment Agency regarding its settlement agreement with HRH Prince Jefri, and related actions in London and New York. Paul Lomas and team head Raj Parker are consistently recognised as leaders in the field.
Herbert Smith LLP is strong in the Middle East, Hong Kong and the CIS region. Robert Hunter’s experience in asset tracing, Graham More’s return from the Serious Fraud Office, and Simon Bushell’s expertise in emerging markets together enable the team to provide a full service to a large and varied client base. Recent work includes advising JSC Gazprom Neft in multi-jurisdictional proceedings arising from the alleged fraud committed against Sibir.
Hogan Lovells International LLP has a longstanding and dedicated practice focused exclusively on civil fraud matters. Recent work includes acting for JSC BTA Bank in claims brought against members of its former senior management team; proceedings so far have involved seven hearings in the Court of Appeal and the largest court-appointed receivership order ever granted by an English Court. Practice head Jeremy Cole is praised for his ‘meticulous approach’.
Recent work for Jones Day includes acting for Langbar International, adopting a creative and unusual strategy to obtain summary judgment against a member of its former executive team following one of the longest strikeout applications in history. Sion Richards and Barnaby Stueck are recommended. The team is ‘unflappable under pressure and good humoured under stress’; ‘no task is too hard’ and ‘no problem insoluble’.
Linklaters LLP continues to represent Barclays Bank plc regarding the alleged fraud by fund manager Helmut Kiener; and Grant Thornton as liquidators investigating fraud within the Saad group of companies. Other recent work includes defending UBS in a series of proceedings triggered by the actions of the Italian administrator of Parmalat. John Turnbull and Satindar Dogra are ‘at the top of their field’. Alan Walls is recommended for his asset recovery work; and Christa Band is well known for her contentious regulatory expertise.
Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP has a pre-eminent and longstanding reputation in this area. It is acting for the former deputy chairman of JSC BTA Bank’s management board regarding claims totalling $1.4bn; and advising the former CEO of Intercontinental Bank plc regarding the alleged misappropriation of £800m. Sarah Gabriel and team head Keith Oliver are recommended.
Stephenson Harwood is experienced in large fraud disputes. Highlights included acting for the former owner and chairman of JSC BTA Bank; and representing the defendant in substantial fraud claims regarding credits given by the Dubai Islamic Bank to a consortium of businessmen. Louis Flannery is ‘a driven and dynamic litigator whom you would want fighting on your side’. Alan Bercow and joint practice head John Fordham are also well regarded.
Headed by leading fraud expert Bernard O’Sullivan, ‘excellent niche firm’ Byrne and Partners LLP is increasingly recognised as punching above its weight. O’Sullivan and Nicola Boulton (who ‘lives and breathes high-quality fraud work ’) are currently advising various defendants in the JSC BTA Bank proceedings, and are also acting in a $300m money laundering claim involving Russian insolvency law.
The ‘superb’ team at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP has specialist expertise in finance, insurance and hi-tech computer and internet fraud. In 2010, it secured a successful settlement for CNA in its $300m claim for fraud against Willis; and scored a victory for the world’s largest shipbroker in the Fiona Trust litigation. Bristol-based Simon Chandler is ‘a bloodhound’ and ‘thinks tactically’; and Duncan Aldred is also recommended.
Lawrence Graham LLP has a growing profile in the area, acting in connection with a number of complex $1bn-plus claims arising from the collapse of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC. Other clients include Saad Group and Novartis AG. Practice head Andrew Witts is ‘hugely experienced and highly trusted’.
Mishcon De Reya benefits from strength in a number of discrete disciplines such as international injunctions, arbitration and the execution of search and delivery-up orders. Kasra Nouroozi heads the team.
Charles Evans leads the team at Norton Rose LLP, whose recent work includes defending an investment bank in a $100m fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy claim; and advising a major offshore contractor regarding proceedings in Nigeria.
Simmons & Simmons is praised for its ability to seamlessly co-ordinate large cases. Team head Nick Benwell ‘knows all there is to know about frauds’; and Richard Bunce is ‘punchy, focused and with the results to prove it’. Louise Delahunty and Robert Turner are recommended. Gavin Bacon left to join Farrer & Co.
Slaughter and May has strong global connections, helping it to serve an impressive international client base. Work includes advising the resolution committee and the winding-up board of Glitnir in securing a worldwide freezing order against the assets of its former principal shareholder. Richard Clark, Elizabeth Barrett, Deborah Finkler and Richard Swallow are all recommended.
Taylor Wessing LLP has a strong cross-sector fraud team, and welcomed three new contentious partners from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP: Julian Randall, formerly head of commercial disputes; former financial services group head Tim Strong; and litigator Andrew Howell. In 2010, the team was appointed to represent the trustee in bankruptcy of Bernard Madoff’s former company.
Addleshaw Goddard LLP’s fraud team, which has expanded at associate level, continues to act in the high-profile and high-value Berezovsky litigation, and is advising billionaire property developer Thomas Kramer in a multi-jurisdictional fraud claim worth over £100m.
Edward Sparrow, James Levy and Angela Pearson at Ashurst LLP all advise on civil fraud matters. Recent work includes advising on a number of corruption investigations and related civil fraud issues for clients in the automotive and oil and gas sectors.
The vastly experienced Harry Travers at BCL Burton Copeland ‘brings an unrivalled versatility and a deep knowledge of commercial wrongdoing to civil fraud litigation’. The team is increasingly handling large civil fraud cases, and has defended a number of clients in high-value civil proceedings brought by HMRC.
Nathan Willmott leads the team at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP. Daren Allen, who specialises in advising financial institutions, arrived from DLA Piper UK LLP. Segun Osuntokun is currently acting for Intercontinental Bank plc in a £780m fraud claim against its former managing director.
Charles Russell LLP is a growing presence in the area, and is developing its cross-border capabilities. It continues to act for Awal Bank BSC (in administration) in Bahrain in a complex multibillion-dollar fraud; and is advising a charity on the civil aspects of a $200m fraud case. Stewart Hey is praised for his ‘fantastic client skills’ and ‘first-rate network of contacts’.
Clyde & Co LLP operates a sector-led practice with particular experience in financial services, insurance, transport, and social infrastructure. Notable recent work includes defending IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG in a claim valued at more than $2bn for alleged fraudulent misrepresentations. Julian Connerty and Paul Friedman are both highly regarded.
The growing team at DLA Piper UK LLP has been busy on repeat work for a number of key clients including MF Global, and Renova Group. Other work includes defending EDS in claims advanced by BSkyB alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, amounting to over £700m. Matthew Saunders leads the litigation team.
Farrer & Co welcomed Gavin Bacon from Simmons & Simmons, who is ‘one of the most experienced litigators one can find for hard and complex fraud cases’. The team is acting for Cedar Capital Partners in an international dispute involving allegations of secret profit and recently tested issues of agency law. James Price is ‘a very experienced and tough litigator who is down to earth and easy to get on with’.
The ‘excellent’ and ‘always helpful’ team at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP is increasingly acting in high-value and complex matters. Highlights included acting for Oiax Limited (previously CCH International plc) in relation to a claim by the Dubai Islamic Bank for $500m. Tony Lewis is ‘very calm and reassuring’, and ‘always gives you 100% of his attention’.
Ince & Co has a number of specialists offering industry-specific advice. Highlights for Stuart Shepherd (‘a terrifyingly experienced solicitor in litigation relating to all aspects of shipping’) includes acting for the claimants in the Fiona Trust litigation. Clients find ‘the individuals concerned at all levels very committed and dedicated to what is often a very burdensome task’.
Macfarlanes LLP is advising the joint liquidators of the largest Madoff feeder funds; and is also representing the former CEO of Baugur in connection with a $2bn claim made by Glitnir. Head of litigation Iain Mackie is ‘an intelligent and hardworking partner, with a very attractive manner, and is calm in difficult moments’. Charles Lloyd is also recommended.
Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP is increasingly visible in this area, with recent work including acting for Cadbury in a substantial class action brought in the US regarding price-fixing allegations. Kevin Roberts ‘knows his stuff, is very commercial, and is a pleasure to work with’; and Jonathan Wheeler is ‘practical, imaginative and very bright’.
Osborne Clarke is ‘really starting to compete with bigger practices for the big-ticket fraud cases’. Work highlights included acting for a high-profile Nigerian banker in an alleged £780m fraud. Ed Crosse is a ‘class act and fantastically cool-headed, even under the greatest pressure’. Adrian Lifely ‘constantly challenges the received wisdom in his approach to working on cases’.
PCB Litigation LLP is attracting some big-ticket litigation work. It is instructed by Jenington International and KazakhGold in a $450m fraud claim, which has included obtaining a number of freezing orders, the execution of simultaneous search orders, and the resistance of an application for fortification of damages for $100m. Steven Philippsohn and Anthony Riem are highly regarded.
Reed Smith represented a financial services client regarding alleged fraudulent trading by a member of staff, requiring detailed knowledge of commodities trading, interim injunctions and asset tracing, employment, and regulatory issues. Belinda Paisley, Charles Hewetson and Peter Hardy are all highly recommended.
Craig Pollack heads the team at SJ Berwin LLP, where work has included acting for a Russian billionaire in a multibillion-dollar arbitration. Pollack’s clients include major investment banks, hedge funds and public companies.
Steptoe & Johnson has a strong in-house advocacy team, and acted on numerous fraud disputes in 2010. Highlights included advising a Kyrgyz telecoms holding company in a $600m shareholder dispute. Ray Werbicki’s ‘advocacy, written and oral skills are first class, easily the equal of any QC’.
Travers Smith LLP has ‘proven experience in big-ticket High Court fraud litigation, as well as in numerous smaller cases and investigations’. Highlights included successfully defending RBS in a £10m fraud claim asserted by an Austrian bank; and defending the directors of the collapsed Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund. Andrew King is ‘the consummate litigator, terrific with witnesses and clients alike’; and Stephen Paget-Brown is ‘effective in managing a large team’.
Bark & Co has a ‘growing reputation, reflected in the quality and value of the cases it undertakes’. Recent work includes acting for Moblix Limited in a significant Court of Appeal decision regarding the means of knowledge test in the context of an MTIC fraud. Giles Bark-Jones is ‘a formidable and tenacious lawyer, prepared to go that extra mile’; and Andrew Lynch is ‘a leading specialist in taxation litigation’.
Bird & Bird acts for clients such as Habib Bank Limited and Bayerische Landesbank. Sophie Eyre and Ludovic de Walden are currently acting for the administrator of the estate of Christo Michailidis in a claim against Crédit Agricole.
Bivonas LLP provides a ‘bespoke service’ to clients, and has notable strength in depth. Described as ‘calm but forceful’, Antony Brown and John Bechelet are praised for their ability to win arguments. Key work included advising Russian clients regarding losses of £25m arising from a Ponzi scheme.
The team at Bristows has experience with foreign legal systems, courts and arbitral systems. It advised leading European bank Dexia Banque SA on a substantial fraud arising out of the sale and purchase of credit derivatives. James Irvine leads the team.
Davies Arnold Cooper LLP has particular experience in proceedings in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Mauritius. Recent work for John Bramhall includes acting for the Saudi Economic & Development Co Real Estate Limited and five other defendants in a fraudulent misrepresentation claim by two Saudi-based investors. Philip Davis is also recommended.
Dorsey & Whitney’s practice head Nicholas Burkill is a ‘cool-headed and determined litigator’. With strength in the US, the team is particularly well placed to advise clients with trans-Atlantic interests. Clients include National Grid plc.
Edwin Coe LLP is strong in claimant insurance litigation and securities fraud disputes, where it acts for large groups of shareholders. Michael Whitton and Roger Franklin are ‘tough negotiators’; and Nick Neocleous has ‘special expertise in Russian, Ukrainian and Cyprus-related disputes’.
The team at Finers Stephens Innocent LLP represents claimants against banks, financial institutions and financial advisers. Civil fraud expert Steve McCann joined from Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP at the start of 2010. Sue Thackeray has ‘a fantastic strategic mind’, and ‘encyclopaedic knowledge’.
The expanding civil fraud team at Kingsley Napley LLP focuses on defendant work but also acts for claimants, and its work regularly involves large multi-party actions covering multiple jurisdictions. Civil fraud specialist Sophia Purkis has ‘a tenacious approach and an utterly comprehensive grasp of detail in the most factually complex and documentarily voluminous matters’.
Latham & Watkins LLP is noted for its strength in co-ordinating matters on an international scale, with recent work including advising a large banking institution regarding claims arising from the Petters Ponzi fraud scheme. John Hull leads the team.
Olswang ‘acts for a wide variety of clients and has the expertise to handle them’. Recent work includes acting for Ildar Khazhaev in actions brought by JSC BTA Bank regarding allegedly sham loans totalling almost $500m. Department head Richard Bamforth has ‘good strategic appreciation and is prepared to argue tenaciously’.
Withers LLP undertakes a variety of work advising foreign governments, and acting in relation to frauds committed in the arts, property, and finance sectors. Team head Andrew Ford advises on contentious trust/foundation matters and frauds involving complex offshore structures.
Neil Micklethwaite at Brown Rudnick LLP has expertise in asset tracing and international fraud matters; and is ‘always thinking outside the box’. ‘Barristers ’ dream’ Neill Shrimpton is recommended.
Capsticks has recently been appointed by NHS Counter Fraud as the sole national provider of counter fraud legal services to NHS bodies seeking civil recovery. Daniel Purcell’s team has ‘immense’ knowledge of the healthcare sector.
Gerallt Owen has led the team at Crowell & Moring on a number of firsts, including the FSA’s first prosecution for insider dealing, and the UK’s first General Election fraud prosecution.
Dan Hyde at Cubism Law is a lawyer of the ‘highest calibre’. Recent work includes successfully settling a highly complex matter which began as a civil action.
Davenport Lyons has been advising in a high-profile fraud claim involving the application of the Gaming Act; and assisting MGN Limited in securing a worldwide freezing order.
Eversheds LLP was recently appointed to act for Santander UK plc and Nationwide Building Society on all fraud and money laundering issues, and is now on Lloyds Banking Group’s specialist fraud and regulatory advisory panel. The team welcomed Neville Byford from Morgan Lewis. Paul Worth attracts praise for his tenacity: ‘when he gets his teeth into something he doesn ’t let go.’
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP focuses on complex recovery and international tracing matters. Recent work includes advising on cross-border issues relating to trusts law and offshore corporate structures.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker (Europe) LLP often acts for financial services clients in relation to loan and regulatory fraud.
The team at Pinsent Masons LLP has ‘a pragmatic and practical approach’. Group head Mo Bhaskaran is recommended.
SC Andrew LLP specialises in complex and high-value international litigation across a range of sectors.
Jo Rickard leads the team at Shearman & Sterling LLP. Richard Kelly, who is dual qualified, advises on issues arising out of complex financial products; and Barney Reynolds is a well-known figure.
Gary DiBianco at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP specialises in defending civil litigation involving anti-corruption, fraud, securities and related matters around the globe.
The partners at Squire Sanders Hammonds ‘take control and make you feel like you are in safe hands’. Practice head Laurence Winston is highly regarded.