Mr Kit Jarvis > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The ‘very knowledgeable and responsive’ team at Fieldfisher draws upon deep technical knowledge and a commercial approach, developed over many years’ experience in the market advising a variety of stakeholders in complex restructurings and insolvencies across a range of industry sectors. The team is, however, perhaps best-known for its contentious capabilities, with the ‘fantastic’ Kit Jarvis regularly assisting IPs to maximise returns for creditors in situations that have involved alleged fraudulent behaviour by the debtor, as well as picking up an increased volume of instructions by bridging financiers seeking to enforce debts. Stewart Perry also has excellent litigation instincts, which he combines to good effect with his non-contentious offering to provide a ‘results-driven service’ for clients. The Manchester office also includes numerous notable practitioners including Michelle Shean and Chris Keane, who joined the firm in January 2024 from Clarke Willmott LLP.

‘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.

An established choice for foreign banking clients, Fieldfisher represents an extensive list of banks headquartered in India and across Central Asia and the Middle East. Andrew Lafferty leads the ‘cooperative, intelligent, helpful and adaptable’ team. Dual qualified in both England and Wales and India, Priyanka Kapoor regularly represents banks and financial institutions in cross-border disputes. Donna Goldsworthy is praised as ‘proactive, measured, personable and knowledgeable’, and is active in international and offshore disputes. Kit Jarvis’ broad disputes practice spans derivatives litigation and enforcement issues. Carly Schiff is a name to note. The highly experienced banking and finance litigator John McElroy joined the firm from Hausfeld & Co LLP in July 2024. Hannah Piper departed in July 2024.