CANDEY

Adem specialises in complex, high-value international arbitration and commercial litigation. Adem acts for a broad range of clients, from large corporate bodies and professionals to entrepreneurs, private families and HNWIs in the UK and abroad. His experience includes representing clients in arbitrations administered by various arbitral institutions, including the LCIA, SIAC and HKIAC and disputes in the High Court. Concomitant to his vast international background, Adem’s work primarily involves a cross-border element, particularly related to the US, the CIS, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Adem’s broad practice includes experience in energy & natural resources, private equity, banking, cryptocurrency, media and sports disputes. Adem also has experience in aviation, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation and sanctions advice. Commercially minded, Adem has developed a range of experience working in various in-house legal teams and, thereby, has developed a specific understanding of clients’ needs.

Andrew Dunn

Andrew is a specialist in shareholder disputes, company law and insolvency. He has acted for clients and teams all over the world including Russia, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Europe, Equatorial Guinea and the Caribbean. He regularly receives instructions and referrals from other international lawyers particularly in Russia, the Caribbean and US. Recent successes include acting for a minority shareholder against a large NASDAQ technology company, a US$ 150 million settlement in proceedings before the courts of Bermuda, a ground-breaking US$ 500 million arbitration against an international investment bank, settlement of a complex commercial payment processing claim and success against the UK Government in the Supreme Court in a matter concerning pension rights. Current cases include a multi-million pound fraud claim against a bank, an off-shore trust claim, conspiracy claims against a finance house and a professional advisory firm, worldwide freezing injunction proceedings on behalf of an overseas bank, a warranty claim for a global manufacturer, a London partnership dispute, and an international Bitcoin dispute. Andrew regularly acts in international arbitrations with a particular knowledge of the rules of LCIA, ICC and HKIAC. He has been involved in insolvency work throughout his career, from acting for the Bank of India in the BCCI litigation to representing insolvency practitioners, entrepreneurs and directors at every level. He worked in-house for Nissan during the 2008 global financial crisis. Andrew takes appointments as an LPA Receiver and is admitted as a Solicitor in the British Virgin Islands (Supreme Court of the Eastern Caribbean).

Ashkhan Candey

With business nous Ashkhan provides legal and commercial direction to his clients and has a long track record of successive wins and major settlements in the High Court and International Arbitrations. Ashkhan has full rights of audience as a Solicitor Advocate of the Supreme Court in England. He has been called to the Bar in England and admitted as a Solicitor Advocate (non-practising) in the British Virgin Islands (Supreme Court of the Eastern Caribbean). Approachable and very commercial Ashkhan is repeatedly instructed and recommended by his clients because he understands and is in touch with their needs. He always seeks to empower clients and is a plain speaker who gets straight to the point. He primarily acts for entrepreneurs and multinationals.

Caitriona McCarthy

Caitriona is a highly experienced disputes lawyer, predominantly with an international arbitration focus. Her practice includes international dispute resolution governed by ICSID, UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, LMAA and Swiss Rules. She is also active in advising clients on disputes before the English High Court and appellate Courts. After studying at the University College Cork as a College Scholar she undertook the BCL at Lincoln College, Oxford together with a Post Graduate Diploma in International Arbitration from Queen Mary University of London. Caitriona qualified as a solicitor with Arthur Cox, Dublin before joining Slaughter and May. She subsequently spent 10 years at Clyde & Co before joining CANDEY as a partner in 2021. Caitriona likes to think she is fluent in Irish.

Dmytro Chekavskyi

Dmytro completed his legal studies and undertook the LPC at BPP London in 2018. Prior to that Dmytro worked at a dispute resolution boutique Ukrainian law firm in Kyiv. Dmytro has been admitted to Ukrainian Bar since 2012 and in addition to English, is fluent in Ukrainian and Russian. Current and recent matters: Representing a CEE gas buyer in Commercial Court regarding contested fees due for discovery services in litigation. Representing a CEE pharmaceutical company in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration regarding breach of non-compete obligations by counterparties. Representing a high-net-worth individual in defending bankruptcy proceedings where the other side is claiming around £20 million brought under a foreign judgment. Successfully settling a dispute between an airline company in a dispute against its former English solicitors relating to over-charging and excess of estimates of legal fees (circa £800,000) in an underlying London-seated LCIA arbitration. Successfully resisted an extradition request brought by the Russian Federation regarding a high-net-worth individual residing in the UK. The request was related to an alleged fraud against Gazprom Neft PJSC.

Duncan Henderson

Duncan is a commercial disputes lawyer, with experience of courts and arbitral tribunals in the UK, the EU, Switzerland, the Caribbean, the Middle East and the US. He has particular expertise in financial services disputes, fraud and asset recovery, insolvency and restructuring. He is a straight-talker who likes to get to the point, and to help his clients find practical solutions to their legal problems. He enjoys putting a case before a court or tribunal and loves to win, but is equally good at getting results for clients by negotiating. His past experience includes working with investment funds and investors, banks and their customers, major corporates, small and medium size businesses, and individuals. He has been involved in one of the biggest conspiracy and corporate espionage cases ever to come before an English Court, as well as a major class action (group litigation).

Ellen-Louise Moens

Ellen-Louise is an international arbitrational practitioner who is qualified and experienced in both common and civil law jurisdictions. She completed her training contract with Herbert Smith Freehills in London and then spent the bulk of her career at international law firms in London, Paris, and New York. She has experience as counsel in numerous commercial and investor state arbitrations relating to oil and gas, mining, construction, telecommunications, and infrastructure (amongst others). She has experience under various rule regimes including those of the ICC, LCIA, AAA, CEPANI, ICSID and UNCITRAL. Prior to joining Candey, Ellen-Louise was counsel at Walsh Guevara LLP in New York and an adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School in New York.

Emily Higgins

Emily is a commercial litigator and has acted on a broad range of complex, high value international and domestic commercial disputes. Her experience encompasses banking and finance disputes, freezing injunctions, non-party costs orders, contractual claims, shareholder disputes and sports disputes. Emily has significant court experience in both the High Court and Court of Appeal. She has also assisted clients in resolving disputes through mediation and other forms of ADR.

James Collins

Recognised by leading legal directories such as Legal 500 as a “star litigator” and “talented and sharp lawyer” who is “very experienced in handling complex arbitration claims” (2025 Edition), James is an accomplished Solicitor Advocate with a wealth of experience in advising clients from a range of sectors on complex and high value commercial disputes. He has extensive familiarity with proceedings brought both in the English High Court and under a variety of institutional arbitration rules. Most of his work has typically involved a cross border element, the CIS in particular. James acts for a diverse array of individuals, office-holders and corporates. After taking a First, he trained and qualified at Herbert Smith, which included a secondment to its Moscow office, before spending almost a decade in the London offices of US firms Debevoise and Dechert, prior to joining CANDEY in July 2017.

Joshua Ray

Josh is a versatile US-qualified lawyer and English solicitor who represents individuals and businesses in cross-border financial crime and commercial litigation, investigations, and contentious regulatory matters. He has an especially active sanctions and trade controls practice. Recent work in this space includes representing a major bank in Southeast Asia with respect to international sanctions on Myanmar, a German nanotechnology manufacturer in connection with US and UK sanctions on Russia, a British petroleum products company with respect to sanctions issues in Eastern Europe, a chemicals company headquartered in Switzerland on the sanctions implications of a complex corporate restructuring, and several large international industrial conglomerates regarding compliance with international sanctions on Russia. Many of these matters have involved OFAC/OFSI license applications. He also has experience challenging sanction designations. In his financial crime practice, Josh defends clients in enforcement proceedings brought by British and American law enforcement agencies including the SFO, FCA, DOJ, SEC, and CFTC. He has particular expertise in market manipulation, securities fraud, insider trading, and FCPA matters. His recent financial crime matters include representing a Slovakian futures trader in a market manipulation suit brought by the CFTC in Chicago, an EU-based software company in an investigation of potential violations of US and UK foreign bribery laws, a British citizen charged with market manipulation by the SEC, hedge fund advisory business under investigation by US authorities for possible insider trading, and a former telecom executive in Uzbekistan indicted by the DOJ in Manhattan for alleged participation in an $880 million FCPA and money laundering scheme. His international criminal practice also covers extradition, challenges to INTERPOL Red Notices, and asset restraints and seizures. Josh also represents clients involved in complex commercial disputes in US federal courts. He is currently defending a British publishing company and three of its officers in a $20 million copyright infringement case brought by eight major international record labels in the Southern District of New York. Josh trained at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and then spent the bulk of his career in the New York and London offices of Kobre & Kim LLP. Prior to joining CANDEY, he was a partner at a specialist financial crime litigation firm in London. He is the author of White Collar Criminal Prosecutions in the US and UK: A Comparative Treatise for Practitioners, a textbook due to be published by the American Bar Association in Autumn 2022. Josh earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his law degree with honors from Cornell Law School.

Leo Nabarro

Leo is a partner and commercial litigator with extensive experience running High Court proceedings and trials. He acts for a broad range of clients comprising start-ups (including 2019 KPMG Best British Tech Startup), corporate finance houses, entrepreneurs and individuals. He has a track record of acting in complex, high value actions in both general commercial and shareholder disputes. His clients operate in a range of fields including hotels, online payment platforms, tech and corporate finance. Leo has particular skill in representing small clients and individuals against large, well-heeled opponents and has done so in proceedings against public companies, banks, large corporates and high-net-worth families. Leo regularly works with funders and insurers in pursuing such claims. Leo has worked on a number of reported cases including: Monde Petroleum SA v Westernzagros Ltd; Brown v BCA Trading Ltd; Peak Hotels & Resorts Limited v Tarek Investments Limited & Ors; Dial Partners LLP & Anr v Eastern Airways International Ltd &Ors; Abramovich v Hoffmann (High Court, Ch. D); Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & Ors v Maksat Arip & Ors [2019] EWHC 2319 (Comm).

Nigel McEwen

A founding Partner of CANDEY, Nigel was Managing Partner & Chairman of Tarlo Lyons during the time when that firm experienced dynamic growth. A highly experienced commercial litigator by background, Nigel has wide knowledge of the commercial legal sector and, together with members of the Management board, leads the strategy of the firm.

Richard Singleton

Richard is an experienced litigator who consistently achieves success for clients across a broad range of commercial disputes. He acts primarily for clients in the High Court and international arbitrations, and has extensive experience in relation to injunctions, IP & IT, partnership disputes, shareholder and share sale disputes, civil fraud and trust claims, professional negligence and restraint of trade.

Sam Claydon

Sam has a broad litigation and arbitration practice with a particular focus on financial services and banking disputes. Over his career, Sam has acted for both individuals and corporates, including large global banks, entrepreneurs and both small and large corporates in a variety of industries. In addition, Sam has also acted on substantial group litigation and has experience of working on claims funded by third parties. Sam’s clients praise his user-friendly and commercial approach, and his willingness to explore alternative dispute resolution in any situation.

Serene Allen

Recognised by the Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer in both Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration, Serene is a senior solicitor at CANDEY with extensive experience in general commercial litigation, financial services litigation and insolvency-related matters. She acts for a range of clients from private individuals to large multi-national corporates and offers clients practical and commercial advice. She has acted on a broad range of disputes, across a number of sectors, including breach of warranty claims, shareholder and company-related disputes, civil fraud claims, contractual disputes and complex financial services disputes. With previous experience of acting for the trustee in bankruptcy of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the estate of Bernard L. Madoff in the US and companies based in the US, Hong Kong and other countries, Serene is also well accustomed to acting on matters with a cross-border element and with lawyers from other jurisdictions. Serene has significant experience in running High Court proceedings for a range of clients, from private individuals to large multi-national corporates, and also has experience of arbitration proceedings, particularly under the LCIA Rules.

Sonia Bamford

Sonia is a commercially aware litigator who is client focused at all stages of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She acts for a range of clients from private individuals to large corporate bodies both in the UK and abroad. Sonia has experience in bringing proceedings in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and under a variety of institutional arbitration rules. Recent significant cases include: Langford v The Secretary of State for Defence [2019] EWCA Civ 1271 - Acting for the appellant, Ms Langford, we successfully argued that an exclusionary rule in public sector pension scheme unjustifiably discriminated against the her, in breach of Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Sonia supported a team acting on behalf of a Russian company in a multi-jurisdictional arbitration dispute in respect of the disputed ownership of a significant Russian bank. Finnan v. Finnan – Sonia assisted in a High Court Section 994 unfair prejudice petition involving substantial property assets. The case settled on the third day of trial. Sonia was awarded Lawyer of the Week in The Times Newspaper on 25 July 2019.

Yana Chekavska

Yana is a dual-qualified solicitor (England & Wales and Ukraine) and specialises in acting for clients in international commercial litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. As a fluent Ukrainian and Russian speaker, Yana has been representing clients from the UK, CIS, and Eastern Europe in high-value multi-party and multi-jurisdictional disputes in both the High Court and various arbitration institutions, such as LCIA and ICC. Her expertise spreads across a number of sectors, including Shareholder Disputes, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Civil Fraud and Asset Tracing, Human Rights, CIS Disputes and Employment Law. Before commencing her training contract and qualifying at CANDEY, Yana obtained an MBA from BPP University, a PhD in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and developed a strong commercial mindset through working in an investment management company in London.

Yuri Botiuk

Yuri is a specialist in complex litigation and arbitration across multiple jurisdictions including Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan (and other CIS countries) the Middle East and Africa for both corporations and individuals. Actions range from multi-million dollar multi-jurisdictional fraud claims through to shareholders disputes, partnership disputes, foreign law claims, enforcing foreign judgments, construction disputes, actions for and against directors, defamation, breach of contract, tort and insolvency. Yuri is regularly invited to speak as an expert on a variety of topics regarding doing business in Russia/Former Soviet Union (‘FSU’) and emerging markets. Notable recent litigation cases involved a shareholders' dispute regarding 600m USD asset in Russia which involved SCC arbitration proceedings and related interim injunctions in the BVI and Cyprus; shareholders' arbitration dispute relating to a Russian bank involving numerous Cypriot and High Court injunctions, shareholders' arbitration dispute regarding a CIS coal mine, contractual disputes regarding oil commodities. Yuri often acts in concert with lawyers from across the CIS/Middle East/Africa to provide access to international dispute resolution solutions for clients.

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