England - London • Dispute resolution
ONTIER LLP
ONTIER LLP‘s growing London disputes practice is able to leverage the office's significant technology disputes practice, which is particularly active in the crypto disputes space. In addition to his fraud disputes credentials, Oliver Cain's recent workload encompasses accounting, banking and finance, commodities, digital assets, energy, IT, real estate, and shipping-related claims; Felicity Potter acts in high-value, multi-jurisdictional disputes; and Aoife Keane is an international arbitration and litigation specialist. Senior associate Nicholas Dawson maintains a broad commercial disputes practice.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'An experienced team at every level of litigation. They are not afraid of a challenge and always think ahead in terms of both the way in which they should staff a matter throughout its lifespan, as well as utilising the latest technology available in law to ensure they work in the most efficient way for their client.'
- 'They will always explain the way in which they will be billing the client, and give cost estimates at each stage to ensure there are no surprises along the way. The way that they work together and ensure the right members of the team are utilised for each task is fantastic and both their fee earners and support staff are always friendly and willing to help.'
- 'Oliver Cain is the calmest litigator I have ever met. He is always in the detail of his client's cases and is never fazed in a crisis. He will never leave a stone unturned and knows how to ask the right questions to ensure he understands his clients case to be able to give them the most accurate legal analysis and/or commercial solution.'
- 'Nicholas Dawson is an outstanding senior associate with a breadth of knowledge across multiple sectors. He has astute judgement as well as deep and broad legal knowledge. His advice is clear and logical, even in complex cases. A fantastic associate and one to watch out for.'
Key clients
- Emar Al-Bayadir For Development & Trading
- Tulip Trading
- Wright International Investments
- Cameroon Holdings
Work highlights
- Represents Tulip Trading in proceedings brought in the English Courts against the developers of the BTC, BCH and ABC bitcoin networks, in which it seeks an order requiring the developers to restore control of digital assets held on those networks.
- Represents Emar in claims, arising out of a joint venture to invest in UK and European real estate.
- Acting for Dr Craig Wright and Wright International Investments in claims against the Coinbase and Kraken digital currency exchanges, asserting that they have been passing off digital currencies BTC and BCH as Bitcoin.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Oliver Cain