‘Running the largest and most complex of civil fraud cases’, ONTIER LLP’s London team is experienced in asset recovery and civil fraud matters. It is also increasingly active in the tracing and recovery of digital assets. Key figures include London disputes head Oliver Cain, who has notable fraud disputes expertise. Amy Harvey has left the practice.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A superb team that has experience in running the largest and most complex of civil fraud cases. Nothing fazes them. They have excellent knowledge in the crypto and tech sphere.’
  • ‘The team is well versed in litigation, particularly fraud.’
  • ‘Oliver Cain is extremely hard-working and detail oriented.’

Key clients

  • Ely Michel Ruimy
  • Aerium Finance
  • Jeremy Nissato
  • Storfund
  • Emar Al-Bayadir For Development & Trading
  • Tulip Trading
  • Cameroon Holdings
  • David Lloyd

Work highlights

  • Acting for Ely Michel Ruimy and Aerium Finance, two of 41 defendants to a $875m multi-party fraud claim, which was brought by the Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait (PIFSS) against Fahad Al-Rajaan and others.
  • Acted for Tulip Trading in proceedings in the English courts, which were brought against the developers of the BTC, BCH and ABC bitcoin networks, in which it seeks an order requiring the developers to restore control of digital assets held on those networks.
  • Acting for Jeremy Nissato in ongoing English proceedings to recover the proceeds of a fraudulent crypto investment scheme.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Oliver Cain