England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Simmons & Simmons
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Simmons & Simmons civil fraud practice fields a ‘superb team with unrivalled expertise in this area’ which is ‘experienced in large-scale civil fraud cases, particularly cases emerging from Eastern Europe’. The team is adept at handling cases involving multiple jurisdictions, acting for corporations as well as high net-worth individuals on both the claimant and defendant side. The varied caseload of the firm involves matters such as alleged deceit, misrepresentation, conspiracy and dishonest assistance related to tax schemes and investment schemes, as well as unlawful secret commissions. The team is jointly led by Patrick Boylan, who ‘brings huge commercial experience to his work’, Ed Crosse, who is ‘rightly well-regarded as a leading practitioner’ and Nick Benwell, ‘a legend and the person you would want acting for you’. The ‘exceptional’ Adam Brown is noted for his work relating to the fund and insurance industries, while Chloe Morris has a specialism in shareholder litigation.
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‘A super civil fraud team: well resourced, very knowledgeable, intellectually superior, always 2 steps ahead of the game. A superb team with unrivalled expertise in this area.’
‘Adam Brown: you will not find a litigation partner more committed to his client’s cause: he lives and breathes his client’s case and fights 5 rounds further than others. No one with more energy and fight.’
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Key clients
- EFG Bank AG
- Sushovan Hussain
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Work highlights
- Represented Sushovan Hussain in a USD5 billion claim brought by Hewlett-Packard arising out of alleged fraudulent misrepresentations made about the financial state of the FTSE listed Autonomy Corporation - one of the largest fraud claims to come before the English Court.
- Acted for EFG Bank AG, a Swiss private bank, as one of approximately 37 Defendants in a claim of over USD800 million brought by The Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait in the Commercial Court.
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