CANDEY

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.

Chris Bailey

Chris is a partner in the firm’s London office and Global Head of Energy & Infrastructure. He is also responsible for the firm’s strategy to expand its global offering into the Asia Pacific region. Chris has been in private practice for close to 25 years of which 18 have been in the Asia Pacific region and the last 12 as partner. He spent the best part of 15 years with two of the world's Top 5 GAR 30 international arbitration firms in Herbert Smith and King & Spalding. Chris has also undertaken a client secondment to a global trading house; been based in both civil and common law jurisdictions; and in addition to counsel work, sits as an arbitrator. Chris practised with Herbert Smith across its London, Tokyo and Bangkok offices, was a founding partner of King & Spalding’s Tokyo office and has spent the last 3 years as an equity partner in the arbitral hub of Singapore. Chris specializes in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, and represents clients in a wide variety of complex high-value cross-border commercial disputes which regularly include claims for in excess of a US$ billion and predominantly arise out of the energy, resource, transport, infrastructure, financial services, media and IT sectors, with Chris having a particular expertise in oil and gas, construction and investment treaty cases. A number of his recent cases have been tracked by and reported in Global Arbitration Review. He is also a Solicitor Advocate, All Higher Courts of England & Wales; a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; a panel arbitrator of numerous institutions including the JCAA, KCAB and SIAC; and a certified Singapore International Mediation Centre Specialist Mediator. His matters are submitted to arbitral institutions around the world, and national courts including those of Australia, England & Wales, France, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand and the U.S. In terms of market recognition, Chris is ranked as both a Global and Southeast Asia Leader by Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) Arbitration; has been individually listed for the 10th year by Chambers for Arbitration with both Band 1 and 2 rankings and as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific; has also been listed by both the Chambers and Legal 500 directories for Construction Disputes; and is listed by LawDragon as one of the 500 Leading Global Litigators. Recent client commentary from the legal directories includes: "[C]overs issues in both Singapore and London … great grasp of … international arbitration …. successful in a large and complex investment arbitration and … great in … coordination of the recovery of the claim." "Chris Bailey is a great guy, relaxed, friendly and accessible, but razor sharp." Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Singapore 2024 – International Arbitration "Chris is one of the leading advocates in the region. A true expert in the international disputes field in Asia … advising on disputes in relation to energy projects … with expertise in international arbitration." Chambers Asia-Pacific Japan 2021 – Dispute Resolution: International On the regulatory front, Chris has been involved in full-scale corruption investigations involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the UK Serious Fraud Office and the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as well as investigations arising out of transactions in Africa and the Middle East. Chris was also involved in the major global investigations into the trading activities of the major financial institutions. He Chris also speaks on investment protection, arbitration, dispute resolution and anti-corruption throughout Europe and Asia. His articles have featured in publications such as Bloomberg Law Report and on the Lexology website. Representative matters from across Chris’ close to 25 years of practice in London, Singapore, Tokyo and Bangkok include: CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION & LITIGATION Represented a Korean construction contractor in respect of a multi-contract dispute involving EPC works at a mine in Australia with UNCITRAL arbitration and related Australian proceedings commenced under numerous heads of claim and quantum in excess of AUD 1 billion, which ran through to a full multi-week hearing in Singapore and a final award. Represented an international contractor consortium in relation to claims arising out of the construction of a combined cycle power plant which from part of the onshore facilities of an Asia Pacific LNG mega project involving claims of in excess of USD 1 billion dollars. The facts concern termination of an EPC contract and the completion of the remaining works. Represented a Japanese construction contractor in relation to claims for in excess of USD 230 million relating to issues on a petrochemical facility construction in the US with disputes submitted to AAA arbitration in Houston and Texas law governing. Issues include unforeseen subsoil conditions, Owner interference with EPC Contractor's freedom under the EPC contract, extensions of time, cost increases and liquidated damages. ENERGY ARBITRATION & LITIGATION Represented a global commodities trader in relation to the global enforcement of an award against the Government of Ghana for in excess of USD 140 million arising out of an arbitration concerning an emergency purchase agreement for the relocation from Italy, installation, operation, and maintenance of two combined cycle power plants. Sovereign immunity issues central. Represented a Japanese trading house in ICC arbitration, and a jurisdictional challenge that passed through to the Thai Supreme Court, in respect of claims brought by a Thai state owned entity for USD 100 million in respect of allegedly defective equipment for a Combined Cycle Power Plant. Advised a Japanese energy company on Energy Charter Treaty arbitration and post-award enforcement for an amount in excess of EUR 100 million arising from claims for fair and equitable treatment provisions and expropriation arising from changes to Spain’s wind power incentives and energy tariff regime. COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION & LITIGATION Represented a billionaire US investor in an action for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed USD 6.1 billion merger of major US and Japanese listed corporates, with a New York State Superior Court judge ruling that the then-CEO and a majority of the directors had likely violated their fiduciary duties and issuing injunctive relief stopping the deal. Represented a leading telecommunications company in an English Commercial Court claim in excess of GBP 709 million involving claims for deceit, misrepresentation and breach of contract and arising out of a GBP 48 million contract for the provision of a state-of-the-art customer management system. Represented a global automobile groups in separate JCAA arbitrations and litigation the Thai courts for in excess of USD 600 million arising out of the termination of long-term distribution agreements with local SEA counterparties governed by Japanese law. The second arbitration proceeded to a final hearing in Tokyo at which acted as lead advocate before a leading tribunal and a final award in the client’s favour. In addition, parallel satellite litigation in the Singapore courts which proceeded to trial. REGULATORY DISPUTES & INVESTIGATIONS Represented a Japanese trading house in relation to claims of up to USD 210 million that concerned the trading of metal at sub-market prices and creation of artificial margin through futures trading. Included Middle Eastern criminal proceedings, Texan civil proceedings and DOJ and SFO investigations. Advised a Japanese trading house in respect of US SEC/DOJ and Nigerian EFCC investigations anti-corruption investigations into allegations of bribes in excess of USD 180 million paid to the former Nigerian dictator, General Sani Abacha, and other Nigerian officials to secure USD 6 billion of work. Numerous other confidential regulatory matters including sanctions and OFAC advice concerning amongst others Iran, Iraq, Myanmar and Syria, securing the release of employees imprisoned in Indonesia, managing the treatment of criminal proceedings before the Attorney General of Thailand and assisting Carlos Ghosn in Japan.

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.

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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