Middle East: The English Bar
Commercial
Leading junior2Albert Sampson – 4 Stone Buildings 'He is diligent, commercial and pragmatic.'
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Albert Sampson
4 Stone Buildings, London
- Phone02072425524
- Email[email protected]
Position
Albert’s practice as an advocate and advisor spans commercial litigation and arbitration, company law, insolvency, banking & financial services, financial regulation, civil fraud and asset recovery, and civil recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Career
Albert regularly appears before courts and tribunals with leaders or as sole counsel and has substantial experience of working with large teams of lawyers and experts.
Many of Albert’s cases involve an international element, and his experience includes advising in relation to matters involving foreign jurisdictions including the Dubai International Financial Centre, the BVI, New York, Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong.
In addition to his busy private practice, Albert has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel and he regularly undertakes civil work on behalf of the UK government.
Albert also writes regularly on the areas in which he specializes. He has contributed to Loose & Griffiths on Liquidators and Butterworth’s Financial Regulation Service, and has written a number of articles for LexisPSL on banking and finance matters.
Languages
Polish, French, German, (Basic) Russian
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association (Former Member of the Main Committee and Chair of the Junior Chancery Bar sub-committee 2018-2024)
Combar
Insolvency Lawyers Association
Financial Services Lawyers Association
Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
Education
Before coming to the Bar, Albert read History and Modern Languages at Merton College, Oxford, where he also gained a Master’s degree in Modern Languages.
Mentions
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading junior5Albert Sampson – 4 Stone Buildings 'His attention to detail is second-to-none and he is well able to analyse complicated legal concepts whilst remaining strategically astute as to the client's needs in the litigation.'
London Bar
Insolvency
Leading junior4Albert Sampson – 4 Stone Buildings ‘A strong performer both on paper and on his feet. Albert is always on top of the detail and more than able to go toe-to-toe with more senior colleagues at the bar.’