England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing
Enyo Law LLP
At Enyo Law LLP, keystones of the practice include allegations of wrongdoing and dishonesty, applications for interim remedies, asset recovery, and the securement and enforcement of judgements and awards. Edward Allen serves as team head and often represents banks in addition to corporations, high-net-worth individuals and state institutions; he is supported by cross-border fraud expert, Konrad Rodgers, who leverages distinct expertise in Russian and CIS-related proceedings.
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Testimonials
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‘Incredibly knowledgeable, astute and responsive, as well as delightful to work with. An absolute go-to, conflict-free litigation team.’
‘Edward Allen is a stand-out. Wise beyond his years and indefatigable.'
‘Enyo has a dynamic and first-class disputes practice, complete with its own in-house business intelligence team. While I am counsel, I have worked closely with Enyo and the lay client and seen first-hand Enyo's efficiency, flexibility, and client care. It is the complete package.’
‘Konrad Rodgers is a stand-out partner who is distinguished by his responsiveness, efficiency, and superb legal instincts. He is highly collaborative and works closely with all of the counsel team, and is always available.’
‘A strong boutique, very responsive to clients.’
‘Konrad Rodgers really takes a case to heart, thinking about it and the next lesson or step around the clock. Well-connected and with good experience, and very easy to work with. A very practical fraud partner.’
‘An excellent team - one of the best for complex litigation in the Commercial Court.’
‘Lucinda Orr - a star partner with a phenomenal work output and amazing skill at managing sophisticated litigation and clients.'
Key clients
- (1) Banco Comercial Portugues S.A. (BCP) and (2) United Bank for Africa PLC (UBA)
- Gennadiy Bogolyubov
- Dechert LLP
- St John’s Trust Company (PVT) Limited
- Michael Viney and Hallelujah King
- The Joint Receivers of Pyne Holdings Limited (in receivership), a New Zealand company (PHL) – Neale Jackson and Natalie Burrett (both of Calibre Partners, NZ’s leading restructuring and business advisory firm)
- Rusnano group (including Fonds Rusnano Capital SA and Management Company Rusnano LLP)
- Vegesentials Limited & Fibrewater Limited
- Caroline Black and David Hughes
- Cordic Group Limited (CGL)
Work highlights
- Representing Banco Comercial Portugues and United Bank for Africa in all aspects of claims they have brought against the Republic of Mozambique in the Commercial Court, seeking payment under sovereign guarantees given by the Republic in respect of more than US$2bn in financing, or damages for losses following default under the loans secured by those guarantees.
- Acting as lead global counsel for a Ukrainian businessman in his defence of a series of claims, including the orchestration of a fraudulent scheme to misappropriate $5.5bn from the Bank, brought by Ukraine’s largest commercial bank, PrivatBank.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Edward Allen