Litigation Support Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Valkyrie
Valkyrie's Litigation Support practice assists law firms, legal teams, corporates, family offices and private individuals in contentious, sensitive and high-value matters. The department provides investigative, technical and protective support where legal teams require a clearer understanding of facts, risk, evidence or the wider context of a dispute.
The team handles pre-litigation enquiries, asset tracing, digital forensic review, cyber and account compromise, technical surveillance countermeasures, covert surveillance, insider threat enquiries, physical security assessments and evidential reporting. Work is conducted under legal privilege across digital records, physical locations or human behaviour.
Clients include law firms, corporates, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and government-linked entities. Work has spanned commercial disputes, matrimonial proceedings, offshore asset matters, misconduct investigations, IP theft, judgment enforcement, cyber breach disputes and interference with privileged communications.
The practice specialises in matters where investigative, cyber, technical and physical security considerations overlap, preparing structured reports to support legal strategy.
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Valkyrie is a security and investigations boutique with capabilities in digital analysis and cyber security, surveillance and counter-surveillance, personal security and human source intelligence. Valkyrie's clients include high net worth individuals, law firms and corporates.
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Valkyrie stands out in being able to to calmly deal with complex and sensitive matters with professionalism and discretion.
Valkyrie’s principal strength lies in its ability to operate at the intersection of litigation, intelligence and risk, providing investigative support that is tightly aligned to legal objectives rather than operating as a standalone investigations provider. The team understands how evidence is tested, challenged and ultimately used, and tailors its work accordingly.
Valkyrie is a boutique firm, delivering truly excellent work in a highly responsive fashion. I would trust them with our most sensitive matters. Their impressive backgrounds and extensive experience, garnered from working at leading firms and law firms, is invaluable.
Valkyrie is incredibly user-friendly. The team has the knowledge and are helpful to clients. They go and get the job done and they're really nice to work with.
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Gurpreet Thathy is Valkyrie's director of cyber security and electronic counter-measures. He supports law firms and high net worth individuals on surveillance and counter-surveillance and digital analysis mandates.
Gurpreet Thathy is distinguished by his depth of technical expertise combined with a highly practical, client-focused approach. He brings genuine authority in cyber security, technical risk and device-related matters, while remaining grounded in the realities of litigation and crisis work, ensuring that technical advice is clear, proportionate and usable.
Gurpreet is a superstar. He is my go-to person for all things digital, cyber and beyond.
Gurpreet brings authoritative cyber and technical expertise, translating complex digital issues into clear, practical advice. He is highly commercially aware and always a pleasure to work with.
David Webb is the managing director at Valkyrie. His work involves reputational enquiries, digital forensic analysis and cross-border asset tracing.
David Webb is a standout practitioner in this area, distinguished by his calm judgement, discretion and ability to operate effectively at the most sensitive end of contentious and crisis-driven work. What sets him apart from many peers is his hands-on involvement and clarity of thinking under pressure. He is trusted by clients and advisers alike to cut through complexity, focus on what genuinely matters, and guide decisions in a measured, proportionate way.
David provides hands-on strategic oversight and consistently strong judgement on scope, proportionality and risk, based on decades of operational experience in the most challenging of environments.
Business Intelligence & Investigations
Business Intelligence & Investigations
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