We are delighted to announce that our founder, and Head of Firm, Martin Kenney has been ranked as a Band 1 lawyer by premier legal listings service, Chambers and Partners.

This is a long-overdue achievement for Martin, who has been a pioneering asset recovery lawyer for more than 30 years.

Martin has been rated for his work as an Asset Tracing & Recovery global lawyer, while the firm as a whole retained it’s highly-ranked Band 3 rating.

Chambers and Partners reported:

“Martin is an outstanding attorney, with deep knowledge and experience and sound, practical judgment.”

It further added:

“Martin Kenney is an undisputed global leader and manifestly knowledgeable on all aspects of the law in relation to multiple jurisdictions.”

Chambers and Partners also provided feedback about the firm’s overall strengths, saying:

“As asset recovery global managers, they are able to advise the client on one side and manage the various jurisdictions on the other, with excellent results.”
“MKS’s understanding of the issues and law that pertains to obtaining disclosure orders and freezing orders is excellent.”
“MKS is specialised in litigation and asset recovery in international fraud cases and has been and is very professional in this field.”
“We were impressed by the team’s ability to coordinate the complex international litigation, irrespective of all the different jurisidictions involved.”

The firm maintained its Band 3 high ranking.

Our Partner, Dan Wise, was also praised, as was Andrew Gilliland, our Head of Litigation, along with barrister Jamie James, our Counsel Markus Stadler, and consultant solicitor Andrew Blackburn.

Client feedback about Dan Wise:

“Dan Wise is a fantastic person, who is really good at asset recovery.”

Client feedback about Andrew Gilliland:

“Andrew Gilliland is first-rate and a pleasure to work with. He knows the industry back to front and I rate him highly.”

Client feedback about Andrew Blackburn:

“Andrew Blackburn is really good at asset recovery. He is a fantastic person.”

Client feedback about Jamie James:

“His command of both the facts and the legal issues was masterful.”

Client feedback about Malcolm Arthurs:

“Malcolm Arthurs is absolutely brilliant. His advocacy is first-rate and his analysis is spot on.”

In response, Martin Kenney paid tribute to the entire team at MKS:

“These rankings are testament to our team’s continued hard work and dedication, focusing in on our clients’ needs in what can often be very complex and challenging cases.
“I can’t emphasise enough that this is a team effort and on behalf of all those at MKS, I’d like to thank those who recommended us.”