Fraud: Civil | UK

Hogan Lovells has an established civil fraud practice involved in landmark disputes worth billions of pounds and arising in various jurisdictions. The firm assists with tracing, freezing and recovering the proceeds of fraud across multiple jurisdictions worldwide and represents a broad client base, including banks and liquidators along with leading corporates and high-profile businesspeople.

PCB Byrne houses a high-quality practice regularly instructed on high-profile fraud disputes, many of which are international. The firm also displays significant expertise in asset freezing and tracing and acts for both individual and corporate clients, often on cases that involve parallel criminal proceedings. It is particularly strong in matters concerning Europe, Asia, the Middle East and offshore jurisdictions.

Peters & Peters is a leading name in the financial crime and civil fraud arenas, where the firm is active on high-profile defence work and particularly on multi-jurisdictional matters. The firm manages substantial civil fraud proceedings in the UK and internationally, while also helping clients to obtain and resist applications for injunctive relief to locate and freeze assets. The team advises on fraud claims arising from insolvency, investment schemes and shareholder disputes, among other areas.

Stephenson Harwood specialises in managing weighty fraud-related litigation originating around the world, including in Europe, Asia, Africa and India. The team frequently obtains and opposes injunctions to trace, freeze and recover assets, with the ability to apply pressure to ensure enforcement. It also demonstrates particular expertise in matters relating to international arbitration, including allegations of fraudulently obtained awards. The firm offers further notable expertise advising insolvency practitioners on fraud claims and associated asset tracing and recovery.

Fieldfisher advises clients on high-value commercial fraud proceedings and investigations in the UK and internationally, often in parallel with criminal prosecutions. The firm obtains urgent interlocutory relief, including freezing, search and passport orders, as well as helping clients to discharge such orders. The team has notable expertise in directors' duties matters, and regularly acts for liquidators in relation to fraud claims against former directors. It can also offer specialist knowledge relating to cryptocurrency fraud.

Greenberg Traurig has an impressive group of litigators with experience advising on high-value civil fraud cases as well as handling asset tracing and recovery in jurisdictions around the world. The firm frequently represents ultra high net worth businesspeople along with major corporates and financial services firms.

Jones Day handles challenging fraud-related matters on behalf of both claimants and defendants and possesses significant international expertise, which facilitates the pursuit of assets across multiple jurisdictions. The team is highly skilled at obtaining and defending injunctive relief, and has notable strength in disputes with complex offshore considerations. Furthermore, the firm is frequently instructed by institutional investors, including funds and private equity houses, and regularly handles fraud claims arising out of insolvency proceedings.

Kingsley Napley has a notable profile in civil fraud, bolstered by an exceptional reputation for financial crime work. The firm advises victims of fraud on investigations and litigation, as well as defending those on the receiving end of allegations, including managing associated reputational risks. The team is particularly adept at representing individual parties to litigation, including high-level executives, businesspeople and trustees, as well as insolvency practitioners.

Mishcon de Reya serves clients on both sides of high-profile domestic and international fraud disputes, as well as assisting them with obtaining and discharging search and freezing orders. The team has substantial expertise in claims arising out of shareholder and company ownership disputes as well as fraudulent investment schemes. Its clients include multinationals, financial services companies and high net worth individuals, and it has notable expertise in cross-border matters concerning a wide variety of jurisdictions.

Baker McKenzie conducts heavyweight investigations and litigation involving allegations such as conspiracy, fraudulent misrepresentation and duress. The firm is expert at cross-border tracing and recovery of misappropriated assets, with a deep knowledge of offshore trusts and insolvency issues. Its clients include financial institutions, institutional investors, multinationals and high net worth individuals. The team also provides the benefit of cross-practice expertise in such areas as employment, competition and financial services.

Charles Russell Speechlys frequently appears in large-scale, high-value fraud disputes on behalf of major financial institutions and corporates as well as business executives and high net worth individuals. The firm pursues the proceeds of fraud around the world, including in the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean and Africa, with significant experience in obtaining cross-border orders and injunctions. The team also offers particular expertise in insolvency-related matters and investment fraud.

Cooke, Young & Keidan is a well-known litigation boutique with a focus on the banking and finance world. The firm is experienced at handling fraud claims, as well as injunctive action, with the ability to represent individual and corporate clients in investigations, litigation and arbitration on both a domestic and international level. The team handles disputes concerning banking and investment fraud as well as misappropriation of significant assets belonging to companies and partnerships.

Enyo Law advises clients in prominent court cases and arbitrations relating to alleged fraud all around the world. The firm has particular expertise in the realm of banking and financial services, with the benefit of being conflict-free. The team handles claims arising out of breaches of directors' duties, insolvency and investment fraud, among other issues, and regularly takes on complex cross-border cases involving multiple jurisdictions.

Herbert Smith Freehills brings to bear the resources of a City firm on complex fraud-related litigation. Clients benefit from its strength in related practice areas, such as commercial and banking litigation, as well as from its global network of offices and in-house advocacy ability. The team is adept at using the law to swiftly locate, freeze and recover assets, and is regularly instructed by financial institutions, both in pursuit and in defence of claims. The firm also represents a wide range of other blue-chip companies as well as high net worth individuals.

Macfarlanes works for both claimant and defendant clients in substantial civil and criminal fraud investigations, as well as arbitration and litigation. The team is capable of handling both domestic matters and those with cross-border aspects, with particular expertise in the USA, the Caribbean and the Channel Islands. It ably assists clients, including financial institutions and private individuals, with defence against orders for the disclosure, freezing or seizure of assets around the world.

Pinsent Masons has a team of specialist civil fraud practitioners with a UK-wide and international presence, offering complementary skill in criminal proceedings. The firm carries out fast-moving investigations into alleged wrongdoing and obtains urgent injunctive relief to recover stolen assets, as well as conducting defence work on behalf of clients facing allegations of fraud. The team represents public and professional service providers as well as domestic and international banks.

Signature Litigation is a boutique dispute resolution firm acting on cross-border litigation including major fraud cases. The firm acts for both claimants and defendants in high-value claims, including large multiparty disputes, particularly those related to banking. It is experienced at obtaining all forms of injunctive relief and in tracing assets across multiple jurisdictions around the world.

Stewarts represents financial institutions, companies and individuals in challenging, high-value disputes involving serious allegations of wrongdoing. The firm benefits from being conflict-free and is prepared to take on banks in heavyweight litigation as well as being experienced in advising on fraud cases with insolvency elements and related directors' duty claims, as well as claims related to cyber-fraud. The team also regularly handles matters concerning offshore jurisdictions.

Addleshaw Goddard's team is involved in a range of disputes stemming from alleged fraud. The firm is well known for its capabilities both domestically and internationally, with the ability to assist clients with tracing, freezing and recovering misappropriated assets. Its clients include foreign and multinational banks, financial institutions and corporates, which it represents at all levels of court.

The team at Brown Rudnick investigates and litigates cases of alleged fraud in the UK and around the world, including Asian, European and Middle Eastern jurisdictions. The firm is effective at obtaining interim relief such as freezing and disclosure orders to pursue missing funds, drawing on its financial crime and regulatory practices to provide clients with a comprehensive service. Its clients include international banks, shareholder groups and high net worth individuals.

Covington & Burling has a well-known litigation practice that collaborates with the firm's white-collar team to advise clients involved in complicated fraud-related disputes. The firm has a highly skilled bench of litigators experienced in obtaining and opposing injunctive relief applications such as disclosure, freezing and search orders, with experience in a wide array of jurisdictions across Africa, the Middle East and Europe.

DLA Piper conducts cutting-edge investigations, and arbitration and litigation arising out of alleged fraudulent activity. The team endeavours to recover misappropriated assets by harnessing the global resources of the firm and working closely with colleagues in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The firm also offers international regulatory expertise to clients including banks, institutional investors, insurers and corporates.

Farrer & Co deals with major fraud matters on behalf of corporates and high net worth individuals, displaying impressive expertise in cross-border work. The team is particularly well versed in matters across European and offshore jurisdictions, with notable experience in cases concerning trusts. It advises clients with links to the energy, real estate, and oil and gas sectors, with further strength in claims relating to financial services fraud.

Freshfields Buckhaus Deringer tackles high-profile civil fraud cases for an elite set of clients, including banks and institutional investors. The team undertakes coordinated multi-jurisdictional asset tracing and recovery efforts, with key experience in dealing with offshore jurisdictions. The firm has an international footprint and represents clients from Europe, Asia and the Middle East as well as other jurisdictions around the world.

HFW acts for a range of clients in high-value proceedings arising out of alleged fraud, particularly in the financial services sector. The firm focuses on cases involving offshore trusts and frauds that emerge in the context of insolvency, and is frequently called upon by insolvency practitioners and bankruptcy trustees to assist with litigation. The team works worldwide to trace and recover stolen assets, including in the Caribbean, the Middle East and Asia.

RPC is a respected firm with notable expertise in civil fraud proceedings. The firm is often called upon by financial institutions and major conglomerates to handle complex claims relating to conspiracy, dishonesty and bribery. Furthermore, the team has experience handling cross-border investigations, including matters involving jurisdictions in Europe, Africa and Asia.

Slaughter and May represents companies, financial institutions and private individuals in investigations, arbitrations and litigation arising out of alleged fraud. The firm offers comprehensive global coverage across a range of market sectors and advises on disclosure and freezing orders, as well as asset tracing and recovery measures. The team collaborates with the firm's corporate crime experts to provide comprehensive advice to clients facing parallel civil and criminal proceedings.

Taylor Wessing's corporate crime and fraud unit advises both claimants and defendants on a range of civil proceedings concerning fraud. The team handles major investigations and litigation concerning alleged fraudulent activity and the misappropriation of assets, with particular strength in the fields of financial services and technology. It can coordinate with a global network of offices while assisting clients including accountancy firms, insolvency administrators, institutional investors and high net worth individuals.

On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman. The firm handles civil fraud claims for claimants and defendants, including businesses and individuals. It is deeply familiar with taking legal measures such as disclosure, search, freezing and seizure orders and has particular expertise in dealing with fraud cases from the financial and banking sectors. The team has notable experience in the Middle East and Asia.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner conducts far-reaching investigations, arbitrations and litigation relating to alleged fraud and financial crime. The firm is particularly successful at representing blue-chip clients in the financial services sector, including banks, corporates and individuals. The team has substantial experience in dealing with complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud cases, bolstered by its in-house forensic services team, including accountants and IT specialists, which can seamlessly assist clients with uncovering or refuting fraudulent activity.

Clifford Chance's civil fraud practice is well integrated into an international regulatory investigations, enforcement and white-collar team. The firm supports clients in challenging investigations and claims as well as advising on injunctive relief applications for clients including banks, private equity firms, major companies and individual business executives.

Dechert has broad experience handling civil fraud proceedings and can assist clients in multi-jurisdictional litigation and investigations relating to allegations of fraud, dishonesty and breaches of fiduciary duty, as well as insolvency-related matters. The firm represents a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, high net worth individuals, financial institutions and corporate and sovereign debt holders.

Fladgate handles civil fraud and asset recovery matters for both claimants and defendants. The team has expertise in advising clients both defending and bringing large fraud claims concerning misappropriation of funds, unlawful means conspiracy, deceit and other fraudulent activity. The firm utilises its international presence to assist on cross-border injunctive relief matters.

Fox Williams continued to act for Salem Mounzer, one of two directors and shareholders of Attock Oil International, in Commercial Court proceedings brought against Mr Mounzer, his company and eight other defendants for fraudulent conspiracy, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt with regard to crude oil trading transactions.

Gowling WLG has a successful fraud practice supported by a large commercial litigation team. The firm deals with challenging fraud disputes and also makes the most of its international footprint in efforts to recover misappropriated assets. The team regularly advises insolvency practitioners as well as trustees and handles substantial fraud claims relating to banking, property and investment schemes, among other areas.

LK Law is a specialist disputes practice with considerable expertise handling fraud litigation. The firm is regularly instructed by corporations, high net worth individuals and investment funds across the globe to handle claims relating to alleged conspiracy, bribery, corruption and misappropriation. The team acts for clients in worldwide investigations and asset recovery proceedings, such as obtaining worldwide freezing orders and other injunctive relief.

Norton Rose Fulbright advises companies and individuals in the UK and across the globe on high-profile civil fraud-related disputes involving elements such as bribery, corruption or cybercrime. The firm handles both initial investigations and ensuing litigation and also provides assistance with asset tracing and interim relief applications. The team acts for a wide range of financial institutions, including banks and sovereign wealth funds, as well as major corporates.

Travers Smith represents claimant and defendant clients in highly publicised fraud cases, working closely with lawyers overseas to cover international aspects. The firm provides corporations with high-quality advice in relation to compliance with anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation. It represents clients such as institutional investors and real estate companies, with notable expertise in matters relating to large corporate transactions and insolvency cases.

Withers represents both claimants and defendants in a variety of sizeable disputes in both the English courts and internationally. The firm frequently handles matters relating to bank fraud and art theft, with extensive experience in cases which involve trusts and private capital. It represents both individual and corporate clients in matters concerning high financial and reputational stakes.