Boutique firm, Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP, boasts a large volume of fraud-related work, handling domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters from corporate and private clients alike. The team is bolstered by the expertise of Sinead O’Callaghan, who specialises in fraud within the financial sector, in addition to Lydia Danon, whose wide expertise extends to crypto. Highly commendable lawyers Natalie Todd and Jon Felce are also integral to the offering.
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Key clients
- Sovcomflot company defendants: Cally Shipholdings Inc, Vital Shipping Corporation, Dainford Navigation Inc, Tamara Shipholdings SA, Tuscany Maritime SA, Novoship (UK) Limited
- Domidias Limited and Merbau Synergy Limited
- Jason Cox and Amaury Sechet
- ThinkMarkets (FCA and ASIC-regulated online trading broker)
- PL Holdings Sarl (PLH)
- Investors in Echosense (a med-tech company)
- JNFX Limited
Work highlights
- Acting for the defendants in a US $91m matter. Now listed for an 8 week trial in 2024 in relation to an underlying fraud and secret profits dispute concerning sex tapes, secret documents and a Conservative peer.
- Acting for Domidias Limited and Merbau Synergy Limited in a substantial cross-border dispute relating to the shareholding of FESCO, Russia’s largest intermodal transportation company. Claims are hard fought in England, BVI and Russia.
- Acting for two defendants in the £4 billion claim brought by Tulip Trading Ltd in relation to the alleged hack of Dr Wright’s home network and theft of private keys for approximately 110,000 bitcoin and related digital assets.
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