CANDEY

Litigation: Corporate & Commercial

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).

Trained and qualified Edwin Coe (2009); Leo worked for small London firms before joining CANDEY (2012) associate (2013), partner (2016).

French

King's Hospital School, Dublin (1998); University of London (Paris) (2001).

Hockey coaching, family.