Experienced in cross-border investigations and civil fraud claims, Squire Patton Boggs‘ London team specialises in commercial and financial fraud matters, including employee fraud. It is experienced in search and seizure orders, tracing claims, freezing injunctions, and Bankers Trust and delivery up orders. Cyber and asset finance fraud cases are also key areas of strength. Stephen Sampson heads the UK litigation practice, which includes Christian Toms, who ’has the ability to identify the points that really matter’, and Hannah Laming, whose expertise covers fraud.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Top-level, experienced and well-resourced team.’

  • ‘Totally at home with complex, cross-border crypto fraud disputes.’

  • ‘Christian Toms is excellent. Totally across the issues and has the ability to identify the points that really matter.’

  • ‘Christian Toms is very calm and measured in the face of a difficult case.’

  • ‘Hannah Laming is experienced and with sound knowledge and judgement.’

  • ‘Ian Debbage is held in very high regard.’

Key clients

  • Bright Station Group
  • MTech IT Solutions
  • P&B Foods
  • Enreach UK
  • Cullum Detuners

Work highlights

  • Acting for Georgi Shulev, a co-founder of crypto lending business Nexo, who was removed from the business in 2019 and is pursuing recognition and recovery of his substantial shareholding in the business and related share of native Nexo cryptocurrency.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stephen Sampson

Other key lawyers

Christian Toms, Hannah Laming, Ian Debbage