LK Law LLP

LK Law LLP is a specialist disputes firm with a strong international focus, acting in complex commercial litigation, arbitration, civil fraud, contentious insolvency and investigations.  

The firm: Established in Australia in 2004, LK Law opened its London office in 2012. The firm has a single-minded focus on disputes, acting in high-value and complex litigation and arbitration and coordinating international multidisciplinary teams across multiple jurisdictions. It also acts in independent, corporate, governmental and regulatory investigations and advises clients on dispute risk and corporate governance matters.  

The overwhelming majority of the firm’s matters are international, involving jurisdictions across Asia, the UK, Continental Europe, the US, the Middle East and major offshore financial centres. Its lawyers act for corporations, high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, investors and states across sectors including mining, commodities, construction, banking and financial services.  

As a lean disputes-only practice with no transactional departments, LK Law is able to act in matters that may present conflicts for larger full-service firms and to scale its teams for substantial disputes.  

Types of work undertaken  

Commercial litigation and civil fraud: the firm handles complex, high-value commercial disputes, with particular expertise in civil fraud, asset tracing and urgent asset-freezing measures. Its work frequently involves multiple jurisdictions, parallel proceedings and substantial asset recovery exercises. The team acts both for and against high-net-worth individuals and has experience of disputes involving financial institutions, company law, financial services, professional advisers and valuable art and cultural assets.  

The firm acts for defendants in The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Wazzan (as representative of Al Rajaan) & Others, a c.US$874m international fraud claim in the Commercial Court involving 41 defendants and allegations of corrupt payments over a period of two decades. The proceedings, listed among The Lawyer’s “Top 20 Cases of 2020”, have involved parallel criminal proceedings and investigations in Kuwait and Switzerland, jurisdictional challenges and complex questions of Kuwaiti, Swiss and English law. The 30-week trial commenced in 2025 and concluded in 2026.  

LK Law also acts for Ricardo Salinas and Corporacion RBS SA de CV in Commercial Court proceedings arising from a US$104m stock loan secured over shares in Grupo Elektra SAB de CV, which were worth more than US$400m when proceedings commenced.  

The firm was also successful acting as the Privy Council Agents for Fontaine & Associates in its appeal from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, seeing them awarded indemnity costs. 

International arbitration: the firm has sustained experience of international commercial and investor-state arbitration, acting for states, investors, corporations and high-net-worth individuals. Its lawyers handle proceedings under a range of institutional rules as well as the enforcement of arbitral awards.  

Recent work includes representing a state government in arbitration concerning defaults, delays and defects arising from a US$1.58bn public-private partnership for the design, construction and operation of a major healthcare facility under ACICA Rules; acting for a contractor in a US$35m ICC arbitration against a state and state-owned entity, successfully obtaining an award and subsequently negotiating payment terms and a waiver of sovereign immunity; and acting for an ultra-high-net-worth individual and related entities in an LCIA financial services dispute involving claims exceeding US$80m across multiple jurisdictions.  

Restructuring and contentious insolvency: LK Law has acted as lead counsel in substantial international contentious insolvency recovery actions and regularly represents liquidators in claims against auditors, valuers and financial institutions.  

The firm acts for the Al Gosaibi Family and Group (AHAB) in connection with claims arising from a multibillion-dollar fraud and the resulting liabilities to 118 banks and other financial institutions worldwide. Its work has included coordinating the defence and settlement of claims across multiple jurisdictions and advising in connection with a Financial Restructuring Proposal under Saudi Arabia’s insolvency regime.  

The firm also acts for international energy transport operator Eletson in English proceedings arising from bareboat charters for five LPG vessels following the group’s Chapter 11 restructuring in New York and related international disputes concerning ownership and control.  

The firm also represented clients Conilon Ltd in a post-M&A dispute, and were successful in representing them against a request made against them under s.116 of the Companies Act 2006. 

Cryptocurrency and digital asset disputes: the firm acts in fraud and asset recovery matters involving cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, working with blockchain specialists and using disclosure and tracing remedies to identify defendants and recover misappropriated assets.  

LK Law represented a high-net-worth individual following the misappropriation of 70 Bitcoin through a fraudulent digital asset investment scheme. The firm obtained a series of Norwich Pharmacal orders which led to the identification of an English anchor defendant and the commencement of substantive proceedings.  

The firm also acts for an international trust services company in connection with the recovery of misappropriated USDT arising from a fraudulent real estate transaction, pursuing Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust relief against relevant third-party exchanges.  

Other areas of expertise: financial services disputes; company law; claims involving professional advisers and financial institutions; asset recovery; enforcement of arbitral awards; art and cultural heritage disputes; and cross-border litigation.