Claire Broadbelt > Greenberg Traurig, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
THE SHARD, LEVEL 8
32 LONDON BRIDGE STREET
LONDON
SE1 9SG
England

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Shareholder

Career

Claire Broadbelt, Co-Chair of the London Civil Fraud & Business Disputes Practice, represents clients on multi-jurisdictional civil fraud matters, both pursuing and defending complex claims. Her cases (which have included some of the highest value cases ever before the English High Court) often involve serious allegations of fraud or misconduct, including the diversion of business opportunities, claims of deceit, breach of confidence, breaches of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, bribery, and secret profits. She regularly handles matters which include worldwide asset-tracing and recovery, freezing and search orders, and other associated injunctions. She advises clients across a wide range of sectors including banking and finance, commodities trading, IT, retail, and property.

A skilled commercial litigator, Claire has deep experience executing and defending search and seizure orders and acting as a supervising solicitor. She frequently represents individuals and businesses seeking the return of money and other valuable property seized by regulatory or criminal authorities internationally.

Claire frequently deals with simultaneous investigations by regulatory and prosecuting authorities both in the UK and abroad. She has advised clients in major cases involving prosecutors in Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, and Italy, serving as co-counsel with international lawyers.

Claire is known for her strategic approach and client support during what is often a challenging time professionally and personally. She works with clients to devise strategies to deal with the most complex factual and legal issues. She is recommended in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 for civil fraud and named as a leading individual in asset recovery in Who’s Who Legal 2021.

Capabilities
Litigation
UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes
International Arbitration & Litigation

Admission to Practice
England and Wales

Languages

English

Education

  • LPC, College of Law London
  • M.A., Criminology, Scarman Centre for the Study of Public Order, University of Leicester
  • LL.B. (Hons), University of Leicester

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil

(Leading partners)

Claire Broadbelt – Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP‘s civil fraud practice has ‘some of the biggest names in civil fraud and the expertise to take on the largest cases’. The team routinely represents corporations and individuals from the retail, finance, investment, energy and real estate sectors in cross-border civil fraud matters. It is particularly experienced in multi-jurisdictional cases, and search and seizure orders; clients further benefit from the London group’s leveraging of litigation teams from the firm’s international network of 47 offices. The London civil fraud and business disputes practice is co-chaired by Kathryn Garbett, who is ‘one of the most experienced civil fraud litigators around’, and Claire Broadbelt, who acts for both claimants and defendants in high-value civil fraud cases before the English High Court. The second line of experienced practitioners includes Annabel Thomas, whose caseload frequently involves multiple jurisdictions and interim relief applications; longstanding civil fraud expert Martin Shobbrook, who has considerable experience in multi-jurisdictional asset tracing; Hannah Blom-Cooper, who heads the London contentious insolvency practice; and Elizabeth Fox, who handles matters involving fraud and misconduct allegations. Other names to note are Mehmet KaragozKatharine Bond, Bethany Histed and Stephanie Silverston. ‘First-rate litigatorMasoud Zabeti was promoted to shareholder in early 2024.

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium

Experienced on both the claimant and defendant side, Greenberg Traurig, LLP represents an international array of clients in commercial litigation, ranging from fraud and breach of contract or duty claims to asset recovery and contentious insolvency proceedings. Global litigation practice head Masoud Zabeti’s multijurisdictional disputes practice spans the CIS region, the Middle East and major offshore financial centres. Kathryn Garbett and Claire Broadbelt lead the firm’s civil fraud and business disputes, Mohammed Khamisa KC boasts a diverse clientele, spanning various jurisdictions. Elizabeth Fox and Mehmet Karagoz are also active team members.