Baker McKenzie

The ‘truly exceptional’ civil fraud team at Baker McKenzie is known for handling matters with a complex cross-border dimension, such as Norwich pharmacal orders, discovery applications, filing direct and derivative claims and looking into breaches of contract, trust and fiduciary duties. Hugh Lyons, ‘a titan in the insolvency world’, has a particular specialism in handling insolvency issues arising in the context of fraud, is said to be ‘one of the best strategists in the City of London’; he co-heads the team with Charles Thomson, ‘a very intelligent tactician who is always thinking ahead’ and is highly experienced in multijurisdictional fraud investigations. Marc Florent ‘has a wealth of experience’ in relation to multi-party, high value proceedings, while the ‘outstanding’ Henry Garfield is experienced in internal investigations in the financial sector.