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Seladore Legal is a ‘premier commercial disputes boutique’, covering a broad range of complex shareholder disputes, as well as civil fraud and asset tracing matters. Members of the practice are particularly noted for handling leading environmental class actions. Practice head Simon Bushell — regarded by one client as ’one of the most experienced litigators around’ — is particularly skilled at handling complex fraud, as well as complex cross-border disputes. Gary Milner-Moore is recognised for being ‘both an excellent lawyer and as someone with great judgement’, while Gareth Keillor is ’shrewd, strategic and completely unflappable’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Very strong team.’

  • ‘Gary Milner-Moore stands out as both an excellent lawyer and as someone with great judgement.'

  • 'Seladore is a boutique litigation firm, which offers serious case commitment from its partners, all of whom have enormous previous experience, and great ability. It real value proposition compared to magic circle firms, but with the same skill and experience.’

  • ‘Gary Milner Moore, extremely clever and knowledgeable Kevin Kilgour and Gareth Keilor are outstanding, very hard working and very perceptive.’

  • 'A firm which punches far above its weight, with very high-profile cases and an impressive client list.’

  • ‘Simon Bushell is one of the most experienced litigators around - tough, commercial and creative, entirely client-focused with an impressive following. Gareth Keillor is very shrewd, strategic and completely unflappable, handling the heaviest of cases with calm efficiency and no drama. The ideal litigator. Emma Rodriguez is a stand-out associate - very bright, very proactive, brilliantly organised, turns on a sixpence. Counsel teams are very privileged to work with her.’

Key clients

  • SGS Group / Ziyavudin Magomedov
  • Whiteleave Holdings Limited & Vladimir Potanin
  • Antoine Massad
  • His Excellency, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique
  • Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation) / Hellicorp Investments Ltd
  • Tariq Hamoodi
  • Saipem SA
  • 9089900 Canada Inc.

Work highlights

Acting for companies in the SGS Group in a very high-stakes (US$ multi-billion), multi-pronged dispute concerning control of a major Russian company, FESCO – including, in the past 12 months, securing in favour of the client an ‘anti-anti-suit injunction’ in the English High Court.
Acting for Vladimir Potanin, the second wealthiest man in Russia, and one of his corporate vehicles in High Court proceedings brought by Rusal relating to a shareholders agreement concerning Norilsk Nickel, the major international metals and mining business.
Instructed by one of multiple defendants in relation to the huge multi-party fraud claim brought by the Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS), against the late Fahad Al-Rajaan and others.

Practice head

Simon Bushell

Other key lawyers

Gary Milner-Moore; Gareth Keillor; Kevin Kilgour