Bivonas Law LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Unique experience and knowledge on highly complex legal problems in cross country legal disputes. Effective team with a good understanding of international human rights.’

‘Steve Sharp – highly experienced and astute in financial and complex crime. Very hard working and efficient. Clients are comfortable with him and trust him because he so obviously knows what he is doing and he possesses such excellent judgment.’

‘Cindy Dorrington is a superb lawyer with a great tactical approach.’

‘Manraj Somal has been highly responsive, practical & diligent. We are dealing with a case of great complexity in relation to crypto currency and his involvement in the case has been invaluable in the preparation of key documentation and detailed statements quickly and precisely. Equally he has a personal touch which is of great assistance in client management.’

‘Antony Brown is top of his league, dealing adeptly with complex corruption matters, geopolitically motivated prosecutions, and sanctions cases.’

‘A solid bench of people driven to actually solve clients’ problems. First-rate, intellectual and humble.’

‘The team at Bivonas have no weaknesses; there is absolute strength in depth.’

‘Roland Ellis is a formidable practitioner, who is tactically astute and leaves no stone unturned. His forensic approach is wonderfully allied with being highly personable.’

‘Bivonas has a targeted and skilled team that stands above its competitors. The team has unique depth of experience in civil fraud that spans jurisdictions and case matters. Excellently resourced.’

‘Provides an all-round excellent service that is enhanced by expertise in both civil fraud and corporate and white-collar crime, offering added value to clients.’

‘Antony Brown is a great leader who has selected a great team to work with him.’

‘Roland Ellis has an excellent understanding of his clients’ commercial and strategic objectives, and has a good instinct for how to approach cases.’

‘Roland Ellis is excellent – thoughtful, commercial and very good with clients.’

‘Manraj Somal is very knowledgeable. He is excellent for fraud cases and always goes the extra mile for clients.’

‘Manraj Somal is extremely client friendly, and always prioritises what is best for clients’ individual needs.’

‘Manraj Somal is highly responsive, practical and diligent. His involvement in cases is invaluable – he prepares key documentation and detailed statements quickly and precisely. He also has a personal touch that is of great assistance in relation to client management.’

‘It is a small, highly experienced and agile team. Each of their partners brings years of experience, common sense and versatility.’

‘I appreciate the approach tailored to clients’ needs and case-specific advice.‘

‘The most unique selling point is that, for a small boutique firm, they can still provide support, advice, practical and tactical excellence whilst easily pivoting between multiple disciplines, making them a one-stop-shop, able to bring to bear a holistic market awareness to any matter across a very wide spectrum, including contentious financial services.’

‘Cindy Dorrington is an excellent white-collar crime and financial services lawyer. She is particularly tactically astute and has excellent experience in dealing with the FCA. She has a fundamental understanding in what matters to them and how to best advance her clients\’ interests by understanding which arguments will find favour with the FCA in seeking resolution and which won’t.’

‘Cindy Dorrington brings years of experience across a host of white collar and financial services and has tremendous analytical and strategic acumen that can often help clients to avoid difficulties at an early stage.’

‘Roland Ellis is a very versatile lawyer, who stands out for experience and versatility in cross-over fields from white collar, tax, corporate disputes, civil litigation and financial services.’

‘Bivonas Law is a highly professional and multi-competent law firm, with a strong international presence. They are a well-rounded firm with specialisations in criminal law, civil law and litigation activities. They have the ability to both prosecute and defend in these areas. The majority of their engagements are by word-of-mouth as opposed to direct marketing and based on their professional reputation.’

‘Practically oriented and very well experienced.’

‘Cindy Dorrington is a real leader and is now the managing partner. Her knowledge of commercial and regulatory matters is very significant indeed.’

‘Roland Ellis is a towering figure in the regulatory regime and has great knowledge of how it works.’

‘Boutique city firm offering highly personalised service to clients. Their service joins up partners and associates from different sectors to provide a very closely knit and responsive team.’

‘Steve Sharp – always knows everything inside out and is well-liked by clients.’

‘Antony Brown co-leads the team and he and his team are prepared to go to great lengths to assist clients.’

‘Bivonas are a lean and focused boutique of versatile lawyers who pivot effectively across multi-disciplinary fields in order to give their clients an agile and comprehensive service.’

‘Cindy Dorrington is outstanding in her ability to identify issues across a variety of sectors and has an unusually well-honed commercial and business sense for a practitioner in white collar and regulatory matters.’

‘The team at Bivonas Law is highly professional, caring and responsive to all client needs.’