Stephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood‘s ’fantastic team of bright and tenacious fraud lawyers’ has a strong reputation for handling high-value, politically sensitive and bet-the-company fraud disputes. The practice, which represents clients from across the globe (particularly parties from emerging markets), has particular strength in cross-border fraud litigation involving injunctions, such as freezing orders. Ros Prince, who is ‘unrivalled in her ability to work on complex multi-jurisdictional cases’, serves as practice head. Prince is supported by global fraud and asset recovery specialist Priya Grigoriadis, who routinely acts in major fraud-related claims before the English courts, and Galina Usorova, an expert in cross-border fraud and asset recovery cases, whose experience additionally includes spearheading the firm’s ESG fraud litigation offering.

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‘A fantastic team of bright and tenacious fraud lawyers. A truly international fraud practice, and with the team being instructed on multi-billion fraud and asset recovery matters that span the globe, they continue to push the envelope and innovate in their strategy in the courtroom and beyond.’
‘Clients find the team very collaborative, and it allocates the right resource for the right matter to keep costs under control. A great team with decades of experience in complex fraud matters.’
‘A number-one choice for litigation in England. Real strength across the bench. An outstanding team of professionals - brilliant experts in their fields with great experience and knowledge. The practice has a wide array of talent at all levels that can be appropriately fitted to specific client needs. The advice provided is always timely and of the highest standard.’
‘Ros Prince and Priya Grigoriadis are standout stars - the solicitors that every client needs when things are difficult and complicated.’
‘Very strong and experienced civil fraud team, led by the brilliant Ros Prince, who is an undisputed leader in the field. She possesses a great wealth of experience and breadth of knowledge. She is unrivalled in her ability to work on complex multi-jurisdictional cases.’
‘Ros Prince’s knowledge and experience are greatly respected - her advice is very well thought through and sensible. Ros has a good strategic approach and is very commercial.’
‘Priya Grigoriadis is a relatively new partner, but one who is making a real name for herself in the biggest fraud litigations in the London courts, especially those with commodities and/or shipping elements. She is an intelligent, articulate, and tactically astute lawyer, who leads her team from the front and who fights the client's corner relentlessly.’
‘Galina Usorova is outstanding. She has that winning combination of exceptional legal ability and great personal charm. A star in the making.’

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ABB (Private)

Work highlights

Acting for the former majority shareholders of Yukos in their enforcement action in England, in relation to $54bn-plus arbitration awards against the Russian Federation.
Acting for the joint liquidators of St George's (Bermuda), and others, to recover assets siphoned away through a large-scale and sophisticated cross-border investment fraud.
Acting for a US fund that fell victim to a large Ponzi scheme, resulting from its investments into a seemingly legitimate commodities scheme.

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