Alan Bercow > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephenson Harwood
1 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7SH
England

Work Department

Commercial litigation.

Position

Co-head of our market-leading fraud and asset recovery team, Alan Bercow is “technically adept” and  is “all over the detail – clients trust him because they know that he knows everything about their case” (Chambers UK 2021). He advises clients, including major corporates and high net worth individuals, in relation to litigating disputes as well as tracing and recovering assets across multiple jurisdictions. Alan’s practice is international and The Legal 500 praises Alan, saying he “is particularly experienced in cases involving Russia and the CIS”.

Alan acts on a broad range of corporate and commercial disputes, which have included some of the largest cases before the English courts. His clients include companies, directors, high net worth individuals and insolvency practitioners. Alan has extensive experience of parallel, multi-jurisdictional cases involving Russia and the CIS, and also offshore jurisdictions such as BVI, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus and the Isle of Man.

Alan co-heads our market-leading fraud team, which is ranked in tier 1 by The Legal 500. He has significant experience of high value, complex fraud and asset recovery claims, often involving freezing orders, disclosure orders, anti-suit injunctions and gagging orders. He is listed as a leading individual by both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

Alan has significant experience of cases involving insolvency. He has acted for and against insolvency practitioners, both in the UK and abroad. He also advises regularly on directors’ duties

Lawyer Rankings

Cayman Islands > Dispute resolution

Appleby is counsel of choice to a number of blue-chip clients looking for Cayman Islands representation in sensitive and high-value disputes. The team regularly covers contentious matters across fraud, insolvency, professional liability, funds and cryptocurrencies. Spearheading the practice is Sebastian Said, ‘an excellent advocate and disputes lawyer‘ admired for his strong insolvency advice. In November 2023 the firm recruited Alan Bercow to the team from Stephenson Harwood. He adds expertise in fraud and asset recovery matters. Further key contacts include David Lee, who has niche strength in winding-up proceedings for investment funds, and Andrew Jackson, who regularly acts as sole advocate in commercial proceedings. The team did lose Ulrich Payne, who returned to the UK in November 2023, and Tony Heaver-Wren, who retired in December 2023.