Bivonas Law LLP

About 

Established in 1997, Bivonas is a boutique litigation firm based in the City of London, specialising in complex commercial and regulatory disputes, white collar crime and family law.

With over 25 years of proven success, Bivonas acts for individuals and corporations facing significant financial, reputational or criminal exposure. Its clients’ opponents frequently include major banks and financial institutions, multinational corporations, government bodies and regulatory or law enforcement agencies.

The firm’s cases are often multi-jurisdictional and high-profile. It has a global network of trusted high-level advisers, experts and business connections, allowing it to overcome the most complex of challenges.

Areas of Expertise 

Criminal investigations and prosecutions

The firm regularly deals with the Serious Fraud Office, the National Crime Agency, HM Revenue and Customs, and the Financial Conduct Authority. A significant proportion of its work relates to global investigations involving overseas law enforcement agencies and industry regulators. Bivonas has been instructed in many high-profile cases in recent years, including matters involving bribery and corruption, cum-ex trading fraud, benchmark manipulation, Ponzi schemes, carbon trading frauds, insider dealing, market abuse, boiler room frauds, tax evasion, sanctions and other financial crime. Bivonas are involved from investigation through to trial including responding to restraint and confiscation orders.

Extradition

Bivonas specialises in representing high-profile individuals in extradition cases with particular expertise in politically sensitive matters. Successfully avoiding or challenging the issuance of an Interpol “Red Notice” has become a regular outcome for its clients who had substantive extradition proceedings against them, were at risk of extradition or where extradition requests were politically motivated.

Commercial litigation

Bivonas provides a full litigation and dispute resolution service.  The firm acts in a range of complex, multi-jurisdictional and high-value disputes, requiring expertise in competition law, asset tracing, trusts, freezing injunctions, search orders and disclosure orders. The firm acts for and against individuals, businesses, multinational organisations and governments in a variety of industries including banking, investments, insurance, fintech, aviation, energy, mining and construction. The firm is proactive and resourceful when arranging funding for litigation and arbitration matters.

Regulatory and disciplinary investigations

Bivonas acts for individuals and companies from all sectors of financial services, including banking, insurance and asset management, facing regulatory and disciplinary proceedings. The practice is recognised as a leader in the field of Financial Conduct Authority investigations and enforcement.

The firm regularly advises professionals from other regulated sectors in relation to allegations of misconduct as well as advising company directors facing disqualification.

Family and divorce

Bivonas provides clients with clear and pragmatic advice on issues arising from the breakdown of relationships, whether in the context of divorce, civil partnership or cohabitation. The firm acts in both domestic and cross border disputes, involving high value and complex asset structures held in trusts and offshore company structures.

Bivonas acts in relation to the preservation of wealth and is expert in the negotiating and drafting of the terms of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, including those with an international element, for high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients.

Bivonas also advises on cohabitation agreements to preserve property and income rights for cohabiting couples.

Bivonas is expert in resolving disputes regarding the care of children when relationships come to an end including Child Arrangement Orders, Specific Issue Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders and applications for permanent removal of children from the jurisdiction.

The firm's Family Team includes accredited mediators who advocate the use of non-court dispute resolution to find practical solutions for client disputes.