Ros Prince > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Ros has acted on a number of the largest fraud and asset recovery claims, both in England and globally. Clients praise her ability and commitment, with The Legal 500 2023 describing her as “enormously savvy and clever” and “formidable, competent, caring and commercial” and Chambers UK 2023 reporting that she has “a ferocious ability to progress matters and her client’s interests in a positive manner.”

Ros has particular expertise in the enforcement of arbitration awards and judgments, and injunctions in support of arbitrations and foreign proceedings. Ros has acted on numerous cases both for and against states and state owned entities, and has deep expertise in questions of state immunity in the context of asset recovery litigation.  Most of her cases are international, and she has particular expertise in cases originating from Russia, CIS and other emerging markets. She has acted against Russian state owned entities, and more recently the state itself, for over 15 years. Ros has extensive experience of disputes involving offshore structures and parallel litigation in jurisdictions such as BVI, Cyprus, Cayman, Mauritius and the Isle of Man. She often works on cases involving parallel civil and criminal proceedings, both domestically and internationally.

She is a solicitor-advocate with full rights of audience before the English High Court. Ros’ expertise is highly regarded internationally, and she has been asked to speak on asset recovery related topics at events organised by the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and a number of governments.