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Hogan Lovells International LLP Offices
ATLANTIC HOUSE
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Rebecca Wales
Work Department
Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Experienced commercial litigator, Rebecca Wales, acts for clients in some of the most complex and high value cross-border disputes before the English courts. She is commercial and pragmatic, and her ability calmly to manage large-scale, high stakes, and multi-faceted disputes, makes her popular with United Kingdom and international clients alike.
In recent years, Rebecca has taken a leading role in some of the largest civil fraud cases before the courts, including BTA Bank v. Ablyazov, Mezhprombank v. Pugachev, and PrivatBank v. Kolomoisky. She has acted on several ground breaking applications, and has significant experience of preemptive and interlocutory relief, including applications to freeze assets, obtain search orders, third-party disclosure, both pre- and post-judgment receiverships, and applications for committal orders for contempt of court.
Rebecca’s experience of international disputes goes far beyond the English court. Many of the disputes she handles involve concurrent litigation in multiple jurisdictions, including offshore venues such as the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Cyprus, and the Cayman Islands, the courts of several European Union member states, and in Commonwealth of Independent States countries including Russia and Ukraine. She has also dealt with the recognition and enforcement of both English and foreign judgments all over the world.
Rebecca also co-heads the firm’s pro-bono programme for victims of crime in the United Kingdom, including victims of human trafficking and the recent terrorist attacks in London and Manchester. The firm’s programme has been recognized with several awards in recent years, including The Lawyer’s Award for Pro Bono in 2017 and the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Award for Innovation in 2018.
Languages
English - Spoken Native, Written Native
Memberships
Senior Courts of England and Wales
Education
University College London
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
(Next Generation Partners)Hogan Lovells International LLP is a ‘leading civil fraud firm with unrivalled experience in succeeding on bringing claims for recoveries on complex frauds‘. The practice ‘has a strong and experienced team dealing with all aspects of civil fraud‘ as well as particular strength in matters pertaining to the banking sector or CIS jurisdictions, including Ukraine, as well as Libya and Cyprus, among others. Crispin Rapinet has particular experience with cases involving the Middle East and Asia, whereas ractice head Michael Roberts is ‘a superb litigator‘ and has secured prominent victories in matters involving freezing orders, cross-border insolvency and international asset-tracing. An ‘exceptionally able lawyer‘, Liam Nadoo specialises in proceedings involving fraud, bribery, corruption, and human rights, and Chris Hardman is a specialist for proceedings in the banking sector. Rebecca Wales is a further key member of the team, as is ‘very clever litigator‘ Oliver Humphrey.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Leading individuals)Lawyer Rankings
- Fraud: civil London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Next Generation Partners London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Transport > Rail
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders