Congruent to its substantial international network, Baker McKenzie fields an offering in civil fraud matters that has global reach. The practice stands out for its work assisting governments, sovereign wealth funds, and international corporations with tracing, freezing, and recovering misappropriated assets. A number of practitioners from across its business crime unit and wider dispute resolution team are key contacts for civil fraud. Charles Thomson is particularly knowledgeable in the interaction between criminal and civil law processes, and Hugh Lyons is a renowned figure in commercial and financial disputes. Henry Garfield is a name to note for multi-jurisdictional fraud, bribery, corruption, and whistleblowing investigations, while Marc Florent frequently acts for clients in financial, commercial, and industrial sectors in multi-party disputes. At a more junior level, Ben Ko is also active in civil fraud work.
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Testimonials
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‘Incredibly hard working and tenacious, in particular in the face of considerable adversity to go the extra mile for their clients.’
‘Charles Thomson - extremely experienced and practical. Henry Garfield - hard working and approachable.'
‘The intellectual heft and practical experience of Baker McKenzie is unparalleled. They have been very flexible with their billing and have the best in class technological wherewithal.’
‘We value the inputs of Charles Thomson, Henry Garfield, and Ben Ko. They are a resoundingly terrific bunch of lawyers - very flexible, intelligent, practical and helpful.’
‘Knowledgeable, experienced, thorough. A full service department, with the people, the experience and the wider support to address any issue which might arise.’
‘I particularly rate Charles Thompson and Henry Garfield, who have a wealth of experience allied to a great depth of knowledge in the area, and a determination to find commercial solutions.’
Key clients
- Kuwait Department of Legal Advice and Legislation
- Kuwait Ports Authority
- Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security
- Bank of Baroda
- Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC
- Abdullah Nasser Bin Obaid
- Eve Connect
- TBC Bank
Work highlights
Acting for the Kuwaiti State Legal Department and two emanations of the State of Kuwait in a claim worth in excess of $150m brought by KPA and PIFSS relating to their $125m investment in The Port Fund.
Acting for the Bank of Baroda in claims relating to an alleged fraud that is said to have resulted in the collapse of the NMC healthcare group of companies.
Acting for Abdullah Nasser Bin Obaid in a number of high-value proceedings in the High Court.
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Other key lawyers
Charles Thomson; Hugh Lyons; Henry Garfield; Marc Florent; Ben Ko; Kate Geale, Ben Levitt, Mark Banks