Active in international disputes, Seladore Legal‘s focus ranges from contractual disputes to fraud and breaches of trust, handling cases with significant cross-border dimensions. ’Very experienced litigator’ Simon Bushell leads the practice; his cross-border commercial disputes experience is concentrated in matters related to Russia, Ukraine and the CIS region. Gareth Keillor boasts an impressive roster of international clients and regularly litigates in cases involving offshore jurisdictions. Also an expert on Russian and CIS-related matters, the ‘very bright’ Kevin Kilgour excels in joint venture and shareholder disputes. Daniel Hudson joined the firm in April 2023 to head the white-collar and regulatory disputes practices.
Testimonials
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‘Simon Bushell has seen it all and brings a wealth of experience and energy to all his matters.’
‘Gareth Keillor is very clever, very creative, commercial and pragmatic. Kevin Kilgour is super easy to work with, gets stuck in, and always probes the right points Simon Bushell is fab on central strategy and runs a fab team.’
‘I am working with four lead partners - Simon Bushell, Gary Milner-Moore, Kevin Kilgour and Gareth Keillor. They are exceptionally experienced and able; and offer a stand-out small firm flexibility to top tier disputes.’
‘The best boutique firm, which makes them probably the best overall. They only have the highest calibre.’
‘Kevin Kilgour and Gareth Keillor are star partners; both combining superb technical ability and experience with excellent case management and focus on their clients' wider strategic objectives. Formidable opponents in any case. Matt Robertson is an exceptional up-and-coming associate.’
‘Kevin Kilgour - very bright lawyer who has client’s true interest at heart. Highly reliable. Matt Robertson - superb associate / young lawyer.’
‘We have dealt mainly with Simon Bushell, a founding partner of Seladore. Simon is very demanding but also not over risk-averse like some lawyers and very much focused on results from our investigations. He is passionate too in defence and execution of his client's case.’
‘Simon Bushell - very experienced litigator. Can be aggressive when he needs to be but also is commercially very astute. Kevin Kilgour - a very experienced litigator who adopts a thoughtful, detailed and measured approach to his cases. Gareth Keillor - likewise a very experienced litigator who adopts a detailed and collaborative approach to his cases.’
Key clients
- SGS Group / Ziyavudin Magomedov
- Whiteleave Holdings Limited & Vladimir Potanin
- Antoine Massad
- His Excellency, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique
- Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation)
- Mossley Trading Limited
- 9089900 Canada Inc
- Tariq Hamoodi
Work highlights
- Acting for companies in the SGS Group in a very high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar, multi-pronged dispute concerning control of a major Russian company, FESCO.
- Acting for Vladimir Potanin and one of his corporate vehicles in High Court proceedings brought by Rusal relating to a shareholders agreement concerning Norilsk Nickel.
- Instructed by one of multiple defendants in relation to a multi-party fraud claim brought by the Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS), against the late Fahad Al-Rajaan and others.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simon Bushell