
Gardner Leader LLP’s team in Newbury provides comprehensive services to a diverse range of clients. Chris Felton is at the helm, and exemplifies the team’s expertise in handling complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation, with notable experience acting in arbitration-related litigation and fraud disputes. Michelle Di Gioia frequently handles professional negligence claims, shareholder disputes, and insolvency and arbitration matters.
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Key clients
- IIA Technologies PTE Limited
- Hayat Otel
- Bilgili Holding
- Managed Legal Solutions
- The Marble Workshop
- Fazita Investment Limited
Work highlights
Acting for a family in an alleged $1bn cross-border fraud case spanning the UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, the US and BVI, among others.
Acting for Bilgili Holding, a Turkish property company operating over $8bn of assets, in a high-value dispute concerning the mismanagement of an Istanbul hotel.
Acting for a BVI company, Fazita Investments, in a €100m claim, involving English, Cypriot and Polish law, and pertaining to the alleged hijacking of a closed investment fund.
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Practice head
Chris Felton
Other key lawyers
Michelle Di Gioia; Katie Dyson
