Mr Tony Lewis > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Fieldfisher
RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
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Work Department

Dispute Resoultion/Corporate Crime/Civil Fraud

Position

Partner

Career

Tony leads the civil fraud team for Fieldfisher.

He is a seasoned litigator, with over 25 years’ experience and is a recognised expert in commercial fraud and asset tracing matters.

He focuses on issues arising from fraudulent conduct, including investigations, recovering assets, corruption, money laundering, and the interplay between civil and criminal proceedings.

Tony also has significant experience obtaining and enforcing freezing orders, search orders and other injunctions, both in the UK, and in support of proceedings worldwide. 

He is often cited and quoted in the legal and national press on matters relating to fraud policy and legal practice, including on new innovations in client service in this field.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil

(Hall of Fame)

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Involved in the biggest civil fraud disputes to come before the courts in recent times’, Fieldfisher has notable experience in cryptocurrency and non-fungible token-related fraud claims. The London practice also fields experts in cyber-fraud claims involving unknown persons, as well as insolvency-related fraud matters, and much of the group’s work focuses on mandates and clients that have links to Ukraine, Russia and the CIS. A ‘doyen of the civil fraud sector’, team head Tony Lewis focuses on fraudulent conduct-related investigations, asset recovery, corruption and money laundering claims, and the interplay between civil and criminal proceedings; Andrew Lafferty‘s recent experience includes leading a large multilingual team of over twenty fee earners in two major fraud claims; Kit Jarvis‘ cases predominantly involve multiple jurisdictions, injunctions and ancillary relief; Alexandra Underwood acts in disputes involving civil fraud and corruption; and Daniel Hayward and Stephen Cartwright’s ‘unique qualities distinguish them in the legal field’. The department further includes Priyanka Kapoor, an expert in litigation and arbitration involving fraud issues, and Nicola Sewell, who represents corporate and HNW clients in fraud and corruption matters. Promoted to partner in April 2024, Nathan Capone assists with multi-jurisdictional fraud disputes and investigations, along with the tracing and securing of assets.