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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices

Governor’s House
5 Laurence Pountney Hill
EC4R 0BR
England
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Segun Osuntokun

Work Department
Fraud: Civil
Position
Global Senior Partner
Career
As our first global Senior Partner, Segun supports our Global CEO, Board and Leadership Team in building on the success story of our fully-integrated firm.
Approachable and deeply committed to the communities we operate within, he has a stellar thirty-year career as a litigator and disputes lawyer. Through his deep litigation expertise and commerciality, Segun has helped many clients avoid and resolve disputes. This, combined with his big-picture outlook, commerciality and empathy, make Segun a go-to-person for our clients and our people.
Segun is the Head of the Firm’s Civil Fraud Litigation practice and has acted for state governments, telecommunication and energy companies, and international conglomerates on complex disputes and claims which have elements of dishonesty, fraud or corruption.
Segun also heads our Africa practice and many of his cases relate to or originate from jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa. Clients he has represented include the African Development Bank and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
(Leading partners)With ‘real depth of experience across fraud issues’, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner‘s litigation department leverages firm-wide specialisms in financial regulatory issues, investigations, white-collar crime cases and tax in relation to multi-jurisdictional civil fraud matters. The practice also houses sector experts in financial services, retail, leisure and sports. The civil fraud practice is co-led by Segun Osuntokun, an expert in matters relating to Africa and developing nations, who is regularly sought out by state governments and entities, energy and natural resources companies, international conglomerates, financial services institutions and HNW individuals, and Rachel Ziegler, who focuses on major disputes involving fraud, dishonesty and breach of trust allegations. Also highly regarded, Andrew Tuson is an investment fraud specialist, while Megan Smith is experienced in urgent injunctive relief, tracing assets, and co-ordinating claims across jurisdictions. Raised to partner in January 2024, Andrew Street acts in cross-border litigation involving freezing injunctions, alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, disputed offshore trust structures, and civil fraud claims that are subject to concurrent criminal investigations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Fraud: civil London > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employee share schemes