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Cohen & Gresser (UK) LLP

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With a ‘strong and capable team’, Cohen & Gresser (UK) LLP offers full-service capabilities on regulatory investigations, criminal and strategic defence, and AML matters to international corporations and governments. Boasting a background in the SFO, John Gibson co-heads the practice, bringing vast expertise in managing complex economic crime and money laundering proceedings to the group, while fellow co-chair Richard Kovalevsky KC focuses on all aspects of financial crime issues. David Green KC is a ’legal titan’, specialising in fraud, corruption and bribery matters. Thomas Shortland – who was promoted to partner in January 2023 – is also highly regarded.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A strong and capable team. Ready to find innovative solutions. Multi-disciplinary practice areas always available to complement.’

  • ‘Brilliantly innovative - they will come up with winning ideas and tactics. Relentlessly persistent - they will work unflaggingly and constantly until they have left no stone unturned and no potentially winning avenue unexplored. Utterly charming - quite simply the nicest people to work with and to have alongside you in a fight. The top of the league.’

  • ‘Incredible strength in depth with individuals who have been on both sides of the regulatory fence giving them exceptional insight and navigational skill.’

  • ‘Sir David Green. A big beast and a legal titan. John Gibson. As polished as the Buckingham Palace silverware and as sharp as a Samurai's carving knife. Tim Harris is a star in the making and the engine of the team.’

  • ‘Dedicated white collar financial crime specialists.’

  • ‘John Gibson and Tim Harris were extremely approachable and very easy to work with as part of a single multi-firm team.’

  • ‘C&G has a good team, led by John Gibson.’

  • 'Tim Harris is a star and the engine of the team.'

Key clients

  • KBR, Inc.
  • Republic of Albania

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John Gibson, Richard Kovalevsky KC

Other key lawyers

Sir David Green CB KC, Thomas Shortland, Tim Harris