Kevin Kilgour > Seladore Legal > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Seladore Legal
20-22 Bedford Row
WC1R 4EB
England
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Position

Partner

Career

Kevin is a commercial disputes lawyer with experience of litigation, mediation and arbitration. He has acted for clients in a wide-range of sectors including technology, telecommunications, logistics, banking and real estate development.

Kevin has particular experience of acting in relation to complex contractual disputes, tort claims (including fraud and economic torts), shareholder and joint venture disputes, and has acted on a number of CIS-related matters.

He regularly advises on applications for peremptory relief, including freezing injunction applications in a number of common law jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Seladore Legal, Kevin spent 15 years in the London office of Herbert Smith Freehills.  Kevin studied at UCL and Cologne University and speaks English and German.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration

Seladore Legal focuses on high-stakes, cross-border disputes, as well as enforcement matters. Notably active in LCIA cases, the specialist disputes boutique houses experts in conflicts arising out of Russia, Ukraine and the CIS. It also assists with cases that require the coordination of legal action in offshore jurisdictions, in support of claims being pursued in England. Simon Bushell regularly acts in significant arbitral proceedings, while Kevin Kilgour represents clients from the technology, telecoms, logistics, banking, and real estate sectors.

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium

Active in international disputes, Seladore Legal‘s focus ranges from contractual disputes to fraud and breaches of trust, handling cases with significant cross-border dimensions. ‘Very experienced litigator’ Simon Bushell leads the practice; his cross-border commercial disputes experience is concentrated in matters related to Russia, Ukraine and the CIS region. Gareth Keillor boasts an impressive roster of international clients and regularly litigates in cases involving offshore jurisdictions. Also an expert on Russian and CIS-related matters, the ‘very bright’ Kevin Kilgour excels in joint venture and shareholder disputes. Daniel Hudson joined the firm in April 2023 to head the white-collar and regulatory disputes practices.

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil

Increasingly active in some of the largest disputes before the London courts and internationally’, Seladore Legal is a disputes boutique that specialises in high-stakes litigation, fraud, asset tracing and enforcement matters. The practice also covers breaches of trust and fiduciary duty, along with money laundering, bribery and corruption cases. One of the UK’s best-known fraud lawyers, Simon Bushell is ‘a master strategist’, whose track record includes investigations into worldwide frauds, conspiracies and insolvencies; Gary Milner-Moore acts in complex cases involving fraud; Gareth Keillor is experienced in CIS-related disputes; and Kevin Kilgour has notable experience in fraud and economic tort cases.