Jake Hardy > RPC > London, England > Lawyer Profile

As a prominent conflict-free firm, RPC represents a diverse clientele of sovereign states, foreign regional banks, asset managers, and high-net-worth individuals. Its broad disputes practice spans debt and equity markets, funds, and structured products, as well as sanctions, crypto, and fraud cases. Contentious restructuring and insolvency matters are another focal point for the ‘top-notch’ group. Tom Hibbert is the firm’s global head of commercial disputes, while Simon Hart leads the banking and financial services disputes team, with particular expertise in contentious restructurings and fraud and asset tracing litigation. Jonathan Cary excels in disputes against large financial institutions and has developed a specialism in crypto disputes. Alan Williams and Chris Ross play key roles in financial disputes with cross-border elements. Jake Hardy is active in disputes related to financial products, fund investments, and trade and asset finance.

RPC‘s ‘standout fraud litigators’ are routinely sought out to handle multiple, large-scale cases. In addition to representing corporations, financial institutions and states, the 44-lawyer-strong practice is engaged by HNW individuals for substantial fraud claims in the English courts, and at global levels, the team acts in heavyweight corporate investigations and fraud-related disputes all over the world. Tom Hibbert‘s recent experience includes a multi-jurisdictional conspiracy claim; Jonathan Cary has significant experience in disputes containing fraud aspects; Alan Williams‘ wide-ranging caseload encompasses asset recovery and fraud cases; Jake Hardy has extensive experience in civil fraud actions involving financial markets participants and products; and international civil fraud disputes specialist Dan Wyatt has ‘carved out a market-leading presence in crypto fraud’. Other active practitioners are Chris Whitehouse, who acts in cryptoasset disputes; Tim Potts, whose experience includes disputes concerning widely publicised frauds; Adam Forster, whose civil fraud expertise covers asset tracing, freezing and recovery work; and Jodie Egan, a specialist in civil fraud matters featuring cross-border issues. In June 2024, the team received further reinforcement, welcoming Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s former civil fraud head Neville Byford.