Fraud and asset recovery

Acting for the Trustee of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the estate of Bernard L. Madoff, regarding the largest financial fraud in world history. Our role has centred on the progression of claims in the role of General and Strategic Counsel to the Trustee, and has included advising on substantial multi-jurisdictional funded litigation, in addition to instructing, managing and co-ordinating offshore counsel.

Acting for Bruno Iksil (the so-called “London Whale”) in relation to fraudulent trading of derivatives at the London offices of JP Morgan in various matters, including defamation and employment issues and more generally in relation to the subsequent investigations by the US Federal Reserve, SEC, and FBI.

Acting for the executors and court-appointed administrators of a multi-million pound estate, including conducting and coordinating a multi-jurisdictional investigation into the activities of various parties and engaging in litigation to trace and recover misappropriated funds from locations offshore and in South America.

Advising a retail business where systemic fraud had been discovered in a company it had recently acquired, and making claims under warranties to mitigate losses.

Advising an NHS Trust where fraud was discovered in one of its subsidiary companies.