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Michael Roberts

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Work Department

Financial Crime

Position

Partner

Career

Michael Roberts is a commercial litigator with an established track record of delivering results for clients even in the most complex and challenging scenarios. He regularly handles cases involving allegations of fraud or corruption and set against the backdrop of a corporate collapse or the breakdown of a JV relationship.

Michael also assists clients to navigate the practical challenges presented by FCPA and Bribery Act compliance issues and to manage internal or regulatory investigations.

Michael has a wealth of experience conducting investigations and using the full range of the Court’s powers to trace and recover misappropriated assets or secure compensation. Michael has been at the forefront of developments in this area for the past 15 years, being centrally involved in leading cases such as Madoff and the Tajik Aluminium litigation.

For several years, Michael acted for BTA Bank on the largest fraud ever to come before the English Courts (and involving satellite proceedings in numerous other jurisdictions). In 2013, Hogan Lovells was awarded The Lawyer’s ‘Litigation Team of the Year’ award for its ground-breaking work on the BTA Bank case.

More recently, Michael was successful in securing a landmark victory at the Court of Appeal for client ENRC against the UK Serious Fraud Office in a historic decision that will have lasting implications for the law of privilege in the UK. He was also the lead partner acting for the Russian ‘Deposit Insurance Agency’ in connection with its proceedings against the oligarch and former senator, Sergei Pugachev. The litigation has generated a number of landmark precedents, including several Court of Appeal decisions, regarding worldwide freezing orders, cross-border insolvency, and asset-tracing.

In addition to litigation in England, Michael also has significant experience litigating in off-shore jurisdictions, including the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Jersey, and Cyprus. He was also previously based in Hogan Lovells’ New York office.

Languages

English - Spoken Native, Written Native

French - Spoken Intermediate, Written Intermediate

German - Spoken Intermediate, Written Intermediate

Education

University of Oxford

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil

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Michael Roberts – Hogan Lovells International LLP

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

The widely lauded team at Hogan Lovells International LLP advises on high-profile, complex, and precedent-setting cases with ‘outstanding experience and capabilities.’ The team consists of a number of ‘innovative and creative thinkers’ including Michael Roberts who leads the team, with extensive experience in the commercial court. Senior partner Chris Hardman continues to act on many precedent-setting matters undertaken by the team. ‘Real heavyweight’ Kevin Lloyd is a standout practitioner in the team, commended for his ‘great judgement and unmatched tenacity’. ‘First class’ Alex Sciannaca is another key name in the team, having acted recently for the London Metal Exchange on a high-profile judicial review. ‘Pleasure to deal with’ Neil Mirchandani, ‘outstanding lawyer’ Ivan Shiu, and Akima Paul Lambert are all also noted.

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