About
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The department has recognised strength in managing all aspects of civil fraud in relation to its intersection with business crime and regulatory intervention. This includes investigating, initiating and defending all types of civil fraud claims. The department acts for a number of clients and other professionals, including foreign lawyers, forensic accountants, private investigators, IT specialists, liaising as appropriate with criminal and regulatory authorities on their behalf, to ensure the most effective strategy is adopted to deal with the interplay of the civil, criminal and regulatory landscape.
The department's notable practitioners have been involved in guiding clients through investigation and litigation, managing the complex evidential and privilege issues often arising, and working effectively with other specialists, both domestically and internationally.
The department has been involved in some very high profile cases involving accusations of dishonest and fraudulent activity against businesses and individuals, and is rapidly expanding its work in this area.
Chambers Review
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 on 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.
Work Highlights
- Signature Litigation acted for Liberian company Cellcom Telecommunications in litigation concerning a DDOS cyber attack that took place in 2016, which was alleged to have been commissioned by a former Cellcom director against a competitor company.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have great understanding of commercial matters and can strategise accordingly."
"The team is strategically very strong. The lawyers are excellent team players and fearlessly pursue their clients' interests."
"The Signature Litigation team always responded effectively and quickly and got things done efficiently."
"They have great understanding of commercial matters and can strategise accordingly."
"The team is strategically very strong. The lawyers are excellent team players and fearlessly pursue their clients' interests."
"The Signature Litigation team always responded effectively and quickly and got things done efficiently."
Notable Practitioners
Founding partner of Signature Litigation Graham Huntley regularly advises on fraud investigations and litigation, particularly in relation to banking and investment fraud. He is a highly regarded litigator known for handling cases of the utmost value, often on behalf of high net worth individuals and investors.
"Graham has a great sense of the strategic direction of a case and is able to push it where it needs to go. He is a good person to have around when dealing with tricky situations."
"Graham has supreme experience of litigation and fights hard for his clients."
Kate Gee is a senior associate with notable experience in civil fraud work. She regularly advises clients on litigation and asset tracing relating to alleged fraud.
"Kate is great at driving a matter forward and building a team. She is really smart with a huge amount of energy and expertise."
"Kate is a great litigator. She is hard-working, dedicated to her clients and able to bring good commercial judgement to bear on her cases."
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Members
Provided by Signature Litigation LLP
Abdulali Jiwaji
Daniel Spendlove
Hermes Marangos
Ioannis Alexopoulos
Josh Wong
Natalia Chumak
Tom Snelling
Clients
Provided by Signature Litigation LLP
Ben Oldman Special Situations Fund L.P.
Berkeley Square Investment Partners
Bidzina Ivanishvili and family trusts
Blue Tropic Limited and Coppella Ventures Limited
Eastern European Engineering Co (Seychelles)
Privinvest
RBS Rights Issue Litigation Claimants
Industries
Provided by Signature Litigation LLP
Banking
Energy
Financial Services
Insurance