About

I am a Managing Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice group. My practice is focused on resolving complex financial and commercial disputes in an efficient and effective manner through litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Much of my work has an international element involving foreign laws and jurisdictions. I have extensive experience in matching clients with the third party funding and insurance products they may need to bring their claim.

I was awarded the Lord Bowen and Lord Denning Major Scholarships by Lincoln's Inn.

Before becoming a lawyer I worked in the European Parliament and the House of Lords.

Experience

Selected Financial Disputes

  • Acting for Privinvest in connection with a US$3.1bn claim brought against Credit Suisse and Privinvest by the Republic of Mozambique. The claim relates to supply agreements and supporting financial instruments and guarantees entered into by state-owned enterprises dedicated to the development of Mozambique's offshore Exclusive Economic Zone and supporting international investment into its oil and gas reserves. The claim engages allegations of bribery of Mozambican government officials.
  • Acting for Rockfire Investment Finance (in liquidation) in relation to Quincecare claims against Royal Bank of Scotland totalling in the region of GBP180m and predicated on the alleged fraud committed by Liam Kavanagh (aka the "Sunshine Millionaire") against investors in his companies including Thurrock Council.
  • Advising in relation to Section 90 FSMA Claims in excess of GBP250m.
  • Advising in relation to recovery across multiple jurisdictions in relation to an international cryptocurrency fraud estimated to be in excess of USD10m.
  • Acted for Bluewaters Communications in relation to its High Court claims USD650m against Bernie Ecclestone, Bayerische Landesbank, Bambino Holdings Limited, and others arising from the sale of a controlling stake in Formula One to CVC Capital Partners, which resulted in the conviction of BLB's senior executive, Gerhard Gribkowsky.

Selected Commercial Disputes

  • Advising in relation to CPR Section 19.8 representative action claims in excess of GBP80m.
  • Acted for Park Homes Investments relation to a claim resulting from losses caused by a negligent overvaluation of assets resulting in losses in excess of GBP20m.
  • Acted for a global extractive oil company against a number of Middle Eastern government linked and supported companies and individuals in relation to the expropriation of drilling equipment resulting in damages in excess of USD80m. This case involved breaches of international sanctions.
  • Acting for members of the Barclay family in relation to search orders and linked claims brought against them in the English High Court by Sir Frederick and Amanda Barclay in relation to recordings of conversations at the Ritz Hotel.
  • Acted for Qatar Islamic Bank in relation to a claim resulting from losses caused by a negligent overvaluation of London property valued at approximately GBP10m and upon which QIB had provided secured financing.
  • Acted for CBS, a European wide logistics company, in relation to claims for breach of contract and breach of warranty totalling GBP12m connected with issues arising from a defective Fujitsu IT system.
  • Acting for the owners of a Picasso painting worth in excess of USD12m defending a claim brought against them concerning the claimant's right to sell the painting that was allegedly agreed to through Instagram "chats" and via the use of emojis.

Selected Insolvency Disputes

  • Acted for a Fintech company bringing wrongful trading and misfeasance claims against the current and former directors of a tech firm which shortly prior to going insolvent received bridge financing from the Fintech company.
  • Acted for an UHNWI in relation to various insolvency proceedings totalling in excess of GBP10m connected with a number of loans and personal guarantees entered into in support of oil and gas projects in the Middle East. This case involved allegations of breaches of international sanctions.
  • Acted for an UHNWI and linked companies in relation to European Real Estate developments and linked insolvencies.

Selected Arbitrations

  • Acting for two tech entrepreneurs in relation to a minority oppression SIAC Arbitration claim valued in excess of USD100m against the principal investor and shareholder in a pan ASEAN Fintech company founded by the clients.
  • Acting for a global extractive oil company and its UBO in connection with the enforcement of an LCIA Award across a number of EMEA jurisdictions.
  • Acting for a UHNWI in an ICC claim in relation to the mis-selling of complex derivative products valued in excess of USD15m by a well-known private bank.
  • Acting for a an energy conglomerate with assets in the former CIS to oppose the enforcement of loans secured on expropriated assets worth in excess of USD500m via an LCIA arbitration and, separately, engage in a global strategy to trace and recover expropriated assets.

Services

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