The civil fraud offering of A&O Shearman, headed by Calum Burnett and Arnondo Chakrabarti, acts on matters ranging from fraudulent misrepresentation to transactions at an undervalue and internal company frauds. The practice has a ‘great and co-ordinated overseas network’, resulting in the team taking on numerous complex, large-scale and multi-jurisdictional matters, such as search and seizure orders as well as freezing and disclosure orders. Accordingly, Brandon O’Neil and Tom Spackman are lauded for having ‘an excellent nose for solutions to asset tracing’, while Juliet de Pencier, who specialises in cross-border enforcement issues, is noted as ‘exceptional’. Andy McGregor is experienced in handling high-value civil fraud cases for large international banks, among others, and is considered ‘one of the genuinely big names in civil fraud in London’. Further key members of the team are Eve Giles, a specialist for corporate crime matters with a fraud issue, Helen Biggin, who regularly assists corporates with internal fraud investigations, as well as Jonathan Hitchin.

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‘Very collegiate and responsive team with great and co-ordinated overseas network.’
‘Brandon O'Neill and Tom Spackman are both very bright, keen, diligent and creative lawyers with an excellent nose for solutions to asset tracing.’
‘Allen & Overy has an outstanding reputation for civil fraud cases - which is fully justified. They have first class teams, strength in depth, extensive experience in this area and a number of outstanding individuals. They are without question one of the premier firms for this type of work.’
‘Juliet de Pencier is a highly experienced and outstanding Senior Associate. She is exceptional: very thorough, very bright indeed, and very measured and calm at all times, even in the middle of a tense and challenging trial.’
‘The excellent depth of quality across all levels of seniority, from partner to junior associate.’
‘Juliet de Pencier, Tom Spackman: Each of these individuals are stand-out as they are willing to go the extra mile and perform their roles with such great enthusiasm. They are also all a pleasure to work with.’
‘Allen & Overy are unique as they have a fantastic reputation for thinking and planning ahead, and bringing original solutions to complex legal challenges.’
‘Andy McGregor is very much a market-leader when it comes to complex civil fraud disputes. We also work with Juliet de Pencier, Brandon O'Neil, Eve Giles and Jonathan Hitchin, and would not hesitate to recommend any of them.’
‘Andy McGregor is easily the stand-out individual. He is incredibly good at the strategy and client handling, but remains completely on top of the details and the important facts. He motivates the whole team, including counsel, brilliantly; and is in my view one of the genuinely big names in civil fraud in London.’
‘I have immense respect for the quality, depth and consistency of their offering. To my mind, their cardinal strength is the consistency of the quality of their people, from the top all the way down to the bottom.’

Key clients

NTT Limited, NTT LTd Group Services United Kingdom Limited, Dimension Data Facilities (Pty) Limited, Dimension Data Middle East and Africa (Pty) Ltd, Dimension Data (Pty) Limited, NTT Ltd Management Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd, and Dimension Data Global Management Services Limited
ARISE B.V.
Riccardo Silva Holding DAC and Riccardo Silva
IIFL Wealth Management Ltd.