Emily Till
Gowling WLGWith ‘experience in high-value international cases’, Gowling WLG’s fraud and asset recovery team specialises in high-profile fraud claims, asset recovery, and anti-corruption work. Fraud and asset recovery team head Catherine Naylor is ‘an excellent leader for complex international cases’; Andrew Witts specialises in fraud and international asset tracing, and has notable expertise in multi-jurisdictional cases; and insolvency litigation expert Jason Freedman focuses on fraud and asset recovery investigations. The practice further includes experienced corporate and financial services litigator James Sidwell; Emily Till, ’a star in the making’; and Joanna Rhodes, who acts in high-profile asset recovery matters.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘A unique practice for cross-border cases, in particular those with elements of fraud and insolvency.’
- ‘The leaders have lots of experience in high-value international cases.’
‘A truly excellent offering. Strong and decisive leadership of a diverse team. Engagement is excellent across the board, and the whole team clearly knows the documents inside out.’
‘Catherine Naylor is a hands-on, intelligent and highly commercially minded partner. A delight to work with, both in terms of availability and for the huge amounts of experience, intellect and commercial prowess she brings to the team.’
- ‘Catherine Naylor is an excellent leader for complex international cases, and an excellent manager of the legal and experts team.’
‘James Sidwell is a lawyer who defines attention to detail. But that does not mean he does not see the bigger picture too - he always seems to get to the heart of what concerns a client and always has that in mind when formulating strategy and how to deal with the other side.’
- ‘Emily Till is a star in the making - she is pragmatic, hard-working, and extremely sharp. She already controls a case like a partner, and so having her on a team provides strategic insight that few other associates in the market can match (and let alone better).’
- 'Cat Naylor is outstanding - calm, clever and a very sophisticated thinker. Emily Till is a brilliant associate - one of the smartest I have come across.'
Key clients
- Equity Trust (Jersey)
Work highlights
- Acting for the liquidators of three BVI companies (connected to the former Mayor of São Paulo, Mr Maluf), in relation to a large-scale corruption case.
- Successfully defended Equity Trust, a subsidiary of TMF Group, and one of its former directors, in £25m fraud claims in the Chancery Division.
- Acting for Stephen Hunt (as liquidator of Transworld Payment Solutions UK (in liquidation)) in claims against First Curacao International Bank and Johannes Christiaan Martinus Augustinus Maria Deuss for dishonest assistance, fraudulent trading and breach of duty.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Catherine Naylor