‘Continuously focused on generating victories for clients’, CMS’ fraud team in London leverages the firm’s enviable banking client base, particularly in relation to financial fraud. The group is also supported by the firm’s highly regarded regulatory lawyers. Other areas of expertise are energy-related mandates, along with corruption, tax evasion and money laundering cases. The firm additionally has a robust cyber fraud practice, with its breach response service covering 70 jurisdictions worldwide. Praised for his ‘intellectual dynamism and brilliance’, commercial litigator Bernard O’Sullivan is a specialist in asset recovery, civil fraud and regulatory issues; Andrew Taplin’s broad fraud practice ranges from multi-jurisdictional claims involving HNW individuals and their corporate vehicles, to employee fraud, payment fraud claims for banks, and business and share sale-related fraud, dishonesty and concealment claims; Tamsin Blow represents both claimants and defendants in multi-jurisdictional fraud cases; Luke Pardey is ‘fantastic’; and Eoin O’Shea is a highly regarded fraud and financial crime practitioner. In April 2024, Nadia Latti was promoted to partner, ’a role she has been owning for some time’, while Anita de Villiers has notable experience in fraud proceedings (both in the UK and Australia).
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‘A hands-on approach, meticulous work and exceptional response times.’
‘Professionalism, diligence and a prudent approach, coupled with a sense of informality that makes cooperation with them very fruitful and enjoyable.’
‘This is a well-resourced and experienced team - both at partner and associate level. They think really carefully about the case, the strategy, and provide clear and well-considered advice.’
‘Their experience means that they do not hesitate in providing their opinion. They are always responsive and a pleasure to work with. Continuously focused on generating victories for clients.’
‘Andrew Taplin is an extraordinary individual. He has the rare ability to run a case both from a non-contentious and contentious perspective. He is enormously busy, but dedicates time to each of his cases.’
‘Luke Pardey is fantastic.’
‘Bernard O'Sullivan stands out for his intellectual dynamism and brilliance. Endlessly trustworthy, client focused, and fair and reasonable. He is always anxious to give credit, even when quite often he should be taking it for himself. He is thoughtful and reasonable on billings, and endlessly fun to deal with.’
‘Nadia Latti has just been promoted to partner, a role she has been owning for some time. She is calm - top notch. On difficult and sensitive cases, she manages to maintain constant enthusiasm and push towards the eventual goal.’
Key clients
- Outlier Ventures
Work highlights
- Acting for Alexander Gorbachev, as claimant, in a high-profile £3.5bn-plus fraud matter against Russian billionaire Andrey Grigoryevich Guriev.
- Acting for the former CEO of Solo Capital in civil and criminal proceedings arising from the collapse of Solo Capital.
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Practice head
Bernard O’Sullivan
Other key lawyers
Andrew Taplin; Tamsin Blow; Luke Pardey; Eoin O’Shea; Nadia Latti; Anita de Villiers