LAWYER PROFILE

Sion Richards

UK 2026

Jones Day

Ranked in 1 practice area

Fraud: Civil

UK-wide

12 years ranked

About

Provided by Jones Day

Practice Areas

Global Disputes

Business Restructuring & Reorganization

Investigations & White Collar Defense

Career

Sion Richards advises clients on complex multijurisdictional investigations and civil litigation with an emphasis on major fraud, asset tracing, and corruption investigations, including contentious insolvency disputes. The Legal 500 (2022) says "Tour de Force: Sion Richards is responsive, flexible, accurate and is able to shift and deliver quickly between macro matters and micro matters in complex cross-border legal disputes related to fraud, anti-money laundering and insolvency/restructuring" and (2024) is "the crème de la crème of Civil fraud lawyers in London." Chambers (2024) says he "is a behemoth in this [civil fraud] area and a master of strategy" and (2021) that he "has a single-minded focus on achieving the client's objectives." Sion leads the Firm's Global Disputes Practice.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Fraud: Civil - UK-wide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Sion Richards acts on behalf of both claimants and defendants in high-value, multi-jurisdictional fraud litigation and investigations. He has notable expertise in cross-border asset recovery and often advises on cases with complex insolvency aspects.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is strategic in his thinking, has incredible experience and is always all over the detail of cases that he manages. He is the first person I would recommend for high-value, complex fraud disputes.
Fraud: CivilChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He’s an absolute giant in the space; he’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue for complex pieces of litigation.
Fraud: CivilChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Sion is a clear industry leader in civil fraud. His reputation precedes him.
Fraud: CivilChambers Guide to the Legal Profession