Leona Powell > Chambers of Tom Weisselberg KC and Jane Mulcahy KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

‘A go-to set for complex fraud matters‘, Blackstone Chambers is able to leverage the chambers’ associated strengths in commercial litigation and regulatory expertise, particularly in the financial services sector. Robert Anderson KC and Andrew Hunter KC co-lead the representation of Ukraine’s PrivatBank, which alleges a $2bn fraud by its former owners, the trial adjourned owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine making a fair trial impracticable. Andrew Green KC is currently defending HSBC against a £1bn-plus Commercial Court claim arising from an alleged fraudulent conspiracy involving a failed film finance scheme. Over in the junior ranks, Leona Powell acted as key junior counsel for the defendants in HMRC v Delancey Real Estate & Ors, a high-stakes tax dispute concerning complex misrepresentation allegations; and Timothy Lau represents a global steel producer as claimant in a $1.5bn dispute that involves conspiracy to evade payment of a foreign arbitral award. Recent silk-level growth for the set includes the 2023 elevation of Adam Baradon KC.