Clifford Chance LLP‘s private wealth and asset management disputes practice is immensely experienced in high-value and complex disputes. Practice head Jeremy Kosky has significant expertise in big-ticket wealth litigation involving trusts and other ownership structures, acting for a variety of clients from UHNWIs, to trustees and protectors. Maxine Mossman has extensive trust disputes experience in England, Jersey, Guernsey, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands, while Laura Hasson is another eminent practitioner who acts for a variety of clients, including financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, corporates, trustees and beneficiaries. Emily Elliott is another significant member of the practice.
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Testimonials
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- 'Clifford Chance are among the best firms for these types of work that I have come across. Impressive attention to detail, to the client's needs and mastery of strategy.'
‘They are comfortable with the very biggest cases given the quality of their litigation department, so they are calm under pressure and can act quickly and decisively in large cases.’
‘Jeremy Kosky is a master strategist and excellent at handling clients. Laura Hasson is a partner in the making.’
‘The team at Clifford Chance are at the very top of their field in the London market for large and complex multi-jurisdictional matters. They have the depth of expertise to deal with fast moving situations and to co-ordinate strategy and ensure that matters are managed efficiently and effectively.’
‘Jeremy Kosky is an outstanding adviser in this area and is able to develop a level of trust and confidence in his clients and their trustees and advisers.'
‘Acts on the largest contentious trusts mandates with a heavyweight team and excellent associates. Extremely responsive; pricey, but worth every penny.’
‘Jeremy Kosky - A supremely impressive operator. Wily, charming and strategic: exactly who you want in your corner in a difficult situation and an incredibly impressive lawyer. ’
‘Jeremy Kosky is perhaps the top player in this market. He is well known in all the major wealth structuring centres of the world for his knowledge, experience, shrewd and practical advice and his effectiveness in getting the best potential result for the client.'
- 'Jeremy Kosky - he is incredibly hard-working, knowledgeable and sees matters from every angle. He has a fantastic eye for detail and is a strong strategic thinker.'
- 'A team at the top of the tree, with real depth of experience led by Jeremy Kosky, and supported by wider teams in the powerhouse that is Clifford Chance. This means that the team is particularly well-placed to handle high value trusts disputes.'
Key clients
- John J Moores
- ING Bank
- Butterfield Trust
- Sackler family
Work highlights
Advising an institutional trustee in respect of a complex structure in which the beneficiaries are in dispute.
Advising the guardian of a minor who is a beneficiary of a complex family trust structure of which two other beneficiaries, (a father and his adult son) are in dispute.
Advising a corporate trustee in respect of the divorce of one of its contingent beneficiaries.
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Emily Elliott
Laura Hasson
Practice head
Jeremy Kosky
Other key lawyers
Maxine Mossman; Emily Elliott; Laura Hasson