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Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP

Fraud: Civil

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Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP

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What the team is known for Well-known litigation boutique with a focus on the banking and finance world. Experienced handling fraud claims, as well as injunctive action. Represents individual and corporate clients in investigations, litigation and arbitrations on both a domestic and international level.

Strengths A source speaks highly of "the technical skill that they're bringing to cases" and also adds: "The team is demonstrating that they're able to compete against and be as effective as the very largest firms."

Another interviewee reports: "In terms of boutique litigation firms, they're my go-to recommendation. They're all extremely good lawyers."

Work highlight Represented Yoshiki Ohmura as the third defendant in proceedings issued by a UK fund manager for Libyan capital investment fund FM Capital Partners. The claims centre around allegations of unlawful means conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duties with regard to the defendants' roles in the structuring of various complex structured products and investments.

Notable practitioners

 Philip Young is described by sources as "a brilliant litigator" and "an extremely intellectual lawyer who is prepared to run with some very novel and innovative ideas to great effect." He is highly respected for his ability to manage large corporate and banking disputes, including those with significant allegations of fraud



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Fraud: Civil - UK-wide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

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 the misappropriation of significant assets belonging to companies and partnerships.

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Work Highlights

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  • Cooke, Young & Keidan represented Domidias and Mr Andrey Severilov in the USD13.4 billion Magomedov case.

Strengths

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  • The team's ability to identify key issues and pinpoint weaknesses in the opposing party’s position is particularly noteworthy.

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  • The Cooke, Young & Keidan team have great analytical and problem-solving abilities and are very efficient.

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  • Cooke, Young & Keidan really do go that extra mile to pull connections together.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Jon Felce
    Jon Felce

    Jon Felce

    Jon Felce advises clients in many jurisdictions, including the CIS region, on significant fraud litigation and associated injunctive relief measures.

    • Jon is great. He is very calm, easy to deal with and very assured.

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  • Lydia Danon
    Lydia Danon

    Lydia Danon

    Lydia Danon has key expertise in civil fraud matters and associated injunctive relief applications. She regularly handles complex cross-border cases, particularly in relation to banking and investment fraud.

    • Lydia is a great lawyer who is easy to work with.

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    • Lydia is professional, always on point and has a very sharp mind. She can look through the documents of the opposing party and get the weakest points out of them very quickly.

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  • Natalie Todd
    Natalie Todd

    Natalie Todd

    Natalie Todd is an experienced practitioner advising on a range of civil fraud matters, including asset recovery and enforcement. She handles high-profile multi-jurisdictional cases for clients, particularly in the financial sector.

    • Natalie is an all-round practitioner of high skill with creative thinking.

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    • She is an inspirational partner.

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    • Natalie has a strong commitment to client service.

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  • Rosie Wild
    Rosie Wild

    Rosie Wild

    Rosie Wild is establishing a strong civil fraud practice with particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional payment fraud matters.

    • Rose has a huge amount of experience and is very able to lead a team.

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