Fraud: Civil

Opening in London in 2012, LK is a distinguished disputes practice specialising in complex international fraud, asset recovery and enforcement. We have represented individuals, corporations and restructuring professionals across common law, civil code and Shari’a jurisdictions, coordinating local counsel and multidisciplinary teams worldwide. As a disputes-only firm, we are rarely conflicted and can act quickly. Our full-service civil fraud practice covers securities, banking and lending fraud, investment misconduct, payments, digital assets, corruption, sanctions/AML, misrepresentation, conspiracy, asset tracing, judgment recovery, investigations, disclosure and interim relief.

We strategically combine freezing and disclosure orders with advanced litigation technology and forensic expertise. Our work often raises novel legal and procedural issues. It spans the US, Cayman Islands, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, often involving parallel proceedings, jurisdictional challenges and complex recognition and enforcement strategies.

Since 2021, the practice has welcomed nine new arrivals, qualified five trainees and made six internal promotions. Current matters include a £400m+ stock-loan claim, a c.$1bn fraud claim involving 40+ defendants, and litigation arising from alleged losses exceeding $9bn, including a c.$4bn appeal. Other matters involve crypto fraud, sanctions, foreign judgment enforcement, cross-border tracing and potential class-action exposure in the billions.