With strength in procurement fraud, government-facing work, and shipping sector instructions, Bivonas Law LLP’s regulatory and corporate crime group is described by clients as ‘highly professional, caring and responsive to all client needs’. Senior partner Antony Brown, Steve Sharp, and the ‘outstanding’ Cindy Dorrington jointly lead the team; Brown has a strong track record advising governments and banks, and Sharp takes point on criminal and regulatory investigations before the SFO, FCA, and NCA, while Dorrington is the name to note for contentious financial services work. The core team also includes Roland Ellis, a ‘towering figure in the regulatory regime’.
Testimonials
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- 'Cindy Dorrington is a real leader and is now the managing partner. Her knowledge of commercial and regulatory matters is very significant indeed.'
- 'Roland Ellis is a towering figure in the regulatory regime and has great knowledge of how it works.'
- 'Boutique city firm offering highly personalised service to clients. Their service joins up partners and associates from different sectors to provide a very closely knit and responsive team.'
- 'Steve Sharp - always knows everything inside out and is well-liked by clients.'
- 'Antony Brown co-leads the team and he and his team are prepared to go to great lengths to assist clients.'
- 'Bivonas are a lean and focused boutique of versatile lawyers who pivot effectively across multi-disciplinary fields in order to give their clients an agile and comprehensive service.'
- 'Cindy Dorrington is outstanding in her ability to identify issues across a variety of sectors and has an unusually well-honed commercial and business sense for a practitioner in white collar and regulatory matters.'
- 'The team at Bivonas Law is highly professional, caring and responsive to all client needs.'
Work highlights
- Advising an African government in relation to the prosecution of several senior officials involved in wide-scale international corruption whilst in office.
- Advising a UK-based asset management company on its exposure to third party liability after the SFO requested information about its clients linked to an investigation into alleged money laundering and fraud offences concerning the award of major oil contracts in the Middle East.
- Acting for the UK arm of a ship husbanding company involved in a US Navy contracting scandal concerning allegations of bribery and overcharging.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Antony Brown, Steve Sharp, Cindy Dorrington