Gary is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department. He is an international litigator who has specialised in complex commercial disputes involving dishonesty, fraud and corruption issues for over 37 years. For the first 13 years of his career Gary worked in Hong Kong and headed up the Litigation Departments of two of the leading firms there. During this time Gary worked for the leading multi-national financial institutions in Asia, assisting them in asset recovery exercises and enforcing foreign judgments in Hong Kong and throughout Asia. In 1991 Gary joined Mishcon de Reya and founded the Fraud Group which he led for over 15 years. He has pioneered the use of injunctions in the arena of asset recovery with particular emphasis on freezing assets, forcing disclosure of financial information and seizing evidence via search orders in order to force speedy resolutions of commercial disputes. In the course of his asset tracing activities Gary has developed an in depth knowledge of the workings of the various offshore banking and trust jurisdictions which are habitually used by parties to conceal their assets. As a result Gary is regularly retained by clients who are seeking creative solutions to unwind or break-up complicated trust and asset sheltering structures in order to access secreted assets. Gary also regularly advises organisations on how to protect themselves from bribery and corruption risks and assisting them in dealing discreetly with internal and external issues arising when such risks materialise. Gary works closely with Chief Executives, FD’s, HR Heads as well as Legal and Audit Departments to devise strategies to minimise the criminal, civil and reputational exposure created by internal and external corruption. Gary is co-founder of The International Fraud Group. The IFG (previously known as the Fraud Network) is a handpicked group of specialist fraud lawyers across 20 countries focused on securing injunctions, asset recovery and trust busting remedies in key offshore jurisdictions. Chambers 2014 cites Gary as a "great thinker, brilliant tactician and good negotiator." Gary was appointed as a Director of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) UK Chapter in March 2014. His election to the Board of the UK Chapter of the ACFE reflects his experience and standing in the field of fraud prevention and protection. Gary became a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) in 2014.
England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mishcon de Reya LLP is ‘a market-leading firm in fraud and asset recovery, particularly in cross-border matters’. The practice’s strengths lie in a frequent flow of instructions to do with applications for injunctions, anti-suit relief, and jurisdiction challenges across a myriad of jurisdictions, and it is ‘also particularly strong in crypto fraud disputes’. Kasra Nouroozi is a ‘sharp tactitican’ while Hugo Plowman, who has been praised as ’one of the most intelligent litigators in London‘, heads the litigation team. The ’exceptional fraud and asset recovery practitioner‘ Robert Wynn Jones serves as head of the fraud team since April 2023, and is noted for his work regarding freezing orders. The practice further includes the ’highly experienced‘ Gary Miller, as well as Rhymal Persad and Rebecca Belgrave, who have ’specialist knowledge of crypto fraud disputes‘.
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‘Mishcon is the finest English law firm I have worked with. I attribute this to consistent quality work and results over many years from the firm and this group specifically. The quality of this team starts at the top with the partners and runs to the talented associates in this group.’
- ‘Kasra Nouroozi is the most talented solicitor I have ever worked with. He is a sharp tactician who keeps the clients' core goals in mind at all times. Kasra thinks multiple steps ahead of his adversaries and is adept at avoiding distractions and keeping an eye on the core objectives during the course of heated litigation. Kasra is also an excellent communicator.’
- ‘Rhymal Persad is a very talented solicitor who is well-prepared and wins cases by mastering the details. He has endless energy and will leave no stone unturned. Rhy's effectiveness also stems from his familiarity with the different legal systems around the world. Rhy's knowledge of the procedural mechanisms in foreign jurisdictions was outcome determinative in winning those cases.’
- ‘Rob Wynn Jones is a very aggressive solicitor who knows his way around all corners of the globe. His familiarity with the procedural and substantive laws of key jurisdictions makes him lethal in a cross-border dispute. Rob knows how to devise a strategy and then execute on it.’
‘Hugo Plowman - one of the most intelligent litigators in London.’
‘Mishcon is a market-leading firm in fraud and asset recovery, particularly in cross-border matters. Mishcon has exceptional know-how in fraud and asset recovery. They are also extremely practical, with a singular focus to recover stolen funds for their clients in the most cost-effective manner. Mishcon is also particularly strong in crypto fraud disputes. They are also a key and founding member of the International Fraud Group which brings together fraud and asset recovery specialists from different jurisdictions across the world.’
‘Partner, Gary Miller, is highly experienced and is a market leader in fraud and asset recovery. Additionally, he was also previously based in Hong Kong for a number of years and is therefore also very familiar with dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region.’
- ‘Partners, Robert Jones, Rhymal Persad and Rebecca Belgrave, are also exceptional fraud and asset recovery practitioners with specialist knowledge of crypto fraud disputes. They give practical advice, are extremely client-friendly, and are highly knowledgeable in their field.’
Key clients
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Koza Altin Işletmeleri(KA)
- Raiffeisenbank International AG (RBI)
- Petraco Oil Company
- Evatt Tamine
- Eva Green v White Lantern
- Ocado Group PLC
Work highlights
- Acted for Koza Altin, Turkey's largest gold mining company, in relation to a £67m litigation concerning a battle for control over the English subsidiary and involving a blend of jurisdiction issues, human rights law, banking regulation, private international law and company law.
- Acted for Raiffeisenbank International, Austria’s second largest bank, on various disputes, including a dispute concerning the recovery of over €100m from a NYSE listed company, and a second dispute involving English proceedings brought against borrowers based in BVI and Indonesia, and a prominent Indonesian businessman.
- Acted for Evatt Tamine and Cabarita (PTC) Limited in relation to civil litigation across multiple jurisdictions.
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Robert is Head of Mishcon's Fraud Group and specialises in civil fraud, asset tracing and injunctive work. He has acted for both claimants and defendants, obtaining and opposing multiple Search Orders, Asset Freezing Orders and Disclosure Orders in large cross-jurisdictional commercial disputes. In recent years, Robert has worked on numerous very substantial non-performing loan matters for some of the world’s preeminent financial institutions. He heads the firm's NPL Group. These matters involve claims in the tens of millions, hundreds of millions and billions of pounds and require complex multi-jurisdictional investigations. Robert is co-head of Mishcon’s Investigations Group. Robert is also part of the MDR Solutions I team, a litigation finance venture offering greater access to funding for claimants. Robert has also been instructed on several substantial fraud matters involving Cryptocurrency and has been at the forefront in utilising the asset tracing and injunctive toolkit in the crypto context and is a key member of the Mishcon Crypto Fraud Team. Robert has also been involved in a substantial number of data theft and recovery cases using these civil fraud injunctive procedures. Such cases often involve allegations of breaches of restrictive covenants. Robert also has a large general commercial litigation practice and significant experience in professional negligence matters, breach of contract disputes and directors and minority shareholder disputes. In addition, Robert has also obtained several anti-harassment injunctions. Robert has written articles concerning various matters including data theft and Search Orders, Asset Freezing Orders and Delivery-Up Orders in property, recruitment and other industry publications. Robert routinely uses litigation funding on his matters. Robert is a member of The International Fraud Group.
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Kasra Nouroozi, Hugo Plowman, Robert Wynn Jones