England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Fieldfisher
Fieldfisher’s team is noted for its prowess for fraud claims relating to novel asset classes, including crypto. The team, which spends a large portion of its caseload working on matter pertaining to the CIS and Ukraine, is adept in both civil and criminal proceedings and is headed by Tony Lewis; he brings to bear over 25 years of experience in acting on fraudulent conduct, asset recovery, corruption and money laundering matters, among others. The team was strengthened by the arrival of dual-qualified (England & Wales and India) Priyanka Kapoor, who joined the firm in July 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Fieldfisher's fraud team is exceptional. They have a very profile in the fraud market. They successfully represented Igor Kolomoisky in the claim brought against him by PJSC Tatneft, and they are now representing him in the claim brought by Privat Bank.’
‘The team were both subject and legal experts. They understood the industry specific issues as well as relevant legal framework to assist us with the potential suit.
- 'They were also extremely responsive despite there being a 7-8 hour time difference.’
- 'Strengths - very responsive, knowledgeable, connected and fee-conscious.’
‘The team is superb. Led by Tony Lewis.'
- 'Our case is very complex and includes a huge amount of documentation, which Fieldfisher has had electronically catalogued using the most up-to-date technology. The team's attention to detail is outstanding.’
‘I would like to particularly mention Tony Lewis, partner, his leadership skills are excellent, and his team selection very skilful.'
‘A very professional team, who do a thorough job, seeing the bigger picture but also sweating the small stuff. Perhaps most importantly, really nice guys to deal with.’
Key clients
- Mr Igor Kolomoisky (Privat Bank)
- Mr Mohamad El Ghazzi
- David Standish and James Bennett of Interpath as joint liquidators of Argyle UAE Limited
- Colin Hardman and Finbarr O'Connell as liquidators of The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme Limited
- MBI Holdings Limited
- Suzy Rowe
- Leo Services Holdings
- Justus von Buchwaldt as administrator of AS German Property Group GmbH and related entities
- Igarreta Maquinas S.A.
- Ludger Wehry GmbH
- Talwinder Hayre, Kavanjit Hayre and Hayre Group of Companies
- Former Director of Cayman-based Hedge Fund
Work highlights
- Acting for Mr Igor Kolomoisky US$2.6 billion claim and freezing order brought against him by PrivatBank. The case involves over twenty fee-earners and the 13 week trial will commence in June 2023.
- Acting for Mohamed El Ghazzi in a claim worth approximately US$986 million brought by the Kuwaiti Public Institution for Social Security ("PIFSS"). The claim involves complex issues of fraud and is multi-jurisdictional.
- Acting for Suzy Rowe and Hazel Peppercorn in a complex breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duties and negligence claim arising from the sale of two high value pieces of land involving five defendants and a range of allegations that require extensive and specialist expert evidence.
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Tony Lewis