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Barnaby Stueck

Barnaby Stueck

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Jones Day

Jones Day

England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing

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Fraud: civil

Jones Day puts a considerable share of its dispute resolution resources towards complex fraud, asset recovery, investigations, and enforcement matters. The obtainment and enforcement of freezing orders, search orders, and disclosure orders are a strength of the team, both for domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters. Sion Richards heads the global practice and leads teams of counsel in investigations and civil litigation, particularly major fraud, asset tracing, and corruption investigations. Barnaby Stueck is a further key figure in this area and chairs the firm’s offshore disputes team, while Annabel Treadgold focuses on cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration with an emphasis on civil fraud and asset recovery matters, often involving injunctive relief. James Fidler shares his time between the London and Singapore offices and has a civil fraud focus, and Daniel Travers is another experienced name in fraud disputes and investigations. January 2025 partner appointment Karl Moussalli further illustrates the practice’s strength in depth, and at more junior levels, Ben Morris and Matt Morrow are among those frequently involved.
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Work Department
Global Disputes/ Business Restructuring & Reorganization
Position

Partner

Career

Barnaby Stueck's practice is concentrated on multijurisdictional commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on complex fraud, asset tracing, contentious insolvency and investment fund disputes. He regularly obtains and defends injunctive relief on behalf of clients, including freezing and search and seize orders. He also co-leads the Firm’s Offshore Disputes team, and the majority of his cases involve proceedings in multiple jurisdictions, from the Caribbean and Channel Islands to Switzerland, UAE and the Balkan States. His clients are predominantly fund managers and investors, corporates, UHNWIs and insolvency practitioners. His recent caseload has involved acting for an oil trading company in USD 300 million proceedings against former directors for unlawful means conspiracy, acting for Project T0day in its defence of high-profile proceedings and search orders brought by Ocado; and acting for a major creditor of the Abraaj private equity group in relation to complex, cross-border claims in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands against former Abraaj entities.

Memberships
  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and attorney-at-law of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
Education
  • The College of Law, London (Legal Practice Course with commendation 1999);
  • Oxford University (B.A. Hons. in Jurisprudence 1998)

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Jones Day team are at the top of their game in terms of civil fraud disputes. Their presence in this area is second to none.’

    ‘Sion Richards is a pre-eminent rainmaker. Very thorough and on top of the detail. A pleasure to work with. Barnaby Stueck is fantastic; particularly good with cases involving an insolvency aspect.’

    ‘Barney Stueck is a star. He is super smart and a real strategic thinker. Daniel Travers is an exceptional partner. He is extremely diligent and an excellent blue sky thinker.’

    ‘Karl Moussalli is an excellent new partner. Really on top of his game, and involved in every detail of a case. Excellent legal knowledge and strategic thinking, as well as strong client communication.’

    ‘A strong litigation team with a focus on fraud disputes. They litigate well and carefully with a highly commercial focus for clients.’

    ‘Barney Stueck is a standout partner. Very commercial and responsive. James Fidler is an excellent younger partner.’

    ‘Barnaby Stueck and Sion Richards are both exceptional. My go-to on all complex cross-border disputes.’‘Specialist litigation firm with very strong fraud presence. Particularly strong in MENA region.’

Key clients

  • Iraq Telecom Ltd Commercial Bank of Dubai Easthill Investor Group Joint Liquidators of Global Steel Holdings Limited First Curaçao International Bank N.V. Commercial Bank of Dubai Summerhill Trust Company (Isle of Man) Limited Viper Limited Joint Stock Company Eurasian Bank

Work highlights

Advising Iraq Telecom Ltd on the asset tracing elements of its worldwide enforcement strategy in respect of c.$1.7bn award and existing multi-million dollar judgments, all stemming from a long-running and multi-faceted dispute between IT Ltd and Korek Telecom Company LLC.
Advising CBD on the asset tracing aspects of its enforcement strategy in England and Wales to secure recoveries against the debt owed to it by various corporate entities owned by prominent businessmen in Sharjah, UAE.
Representing clients with a team of lawyers across the world to pursue fraud-based claims against members of the Mittal family and their associated companies.