Insight, innovation and experience in the areas that matter to you.
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
Advising Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) in "one of the most complex pieces of litigation in British history". With a value of c. DKK 12.6 billion involving over 100 defendants globally it’s an alleged fraud on a massive scale. Losses arise from Cum Ex trading and WHT refunds.
Acted for PWC as administrators of Concord Limited, BAS Castings Limited and H.I Quality Steel Castings Limited on their appointment and the sale of certain of the business and assets of the group and property disposals.
Enforcement of claims against the client's former managing director who has been convicted of misappropriating the client's funds. Advised the client with respect to insolvency law risks in light of parallel enforcements initiated by the state prosecutor in the course of criminal proceedings.
Advised an international sports agency on the recovery of investments and debts from football clubs in Spain, Portugal, and Brazil through arbitrations in Brazil, Switzerland and England.
Advised the directors and the audit chair of a financial services firm in the context of employee fraud within an overseas subsidiary, restatement of company accounts and repeated failure to comply with the Companies Act. Advised on engagement with auditors, regulators and in respect of a complaint to the ICAEW. Successfully represented a number of directors facing prosecution for offences under the Companies Act.
Advised Nucleus Property Finance on a £25,000,000 back to back securitisation financing arrangement with Paragon Bank.
Acted for a subsidiary of a UK bank on £21,000,000 of asset based lending facilities for a retail supplier client.
Advised the Trustee of a bankruptcy estate on pursuing a property in Mallorca, Spain, that has been transferred out of the bankrupt's estate.
Acting for a European Government Department in pursuing a substantial international fraud where significant assets and defendants were resident in the UAE. This involves proceedings in the DIFC and Dubai Courts.
Acted for a petitioning creditor, the founder of Karen Millen, where the debtor contested the petition on the grounds of estoppel based on promise and argued abuse of process. The debtor faced, unusually, three petitions all of which proceeded at the same time and had debts of over £450 million.
Our expertise, at your disposal
With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Partner
EmailAttila is a senior member of the Dispute Resolution team and focuses on complex litigation matters in the field of cross-border insolvency, commercial and corporate law.
Partner
EmailJennifer specialises in international commercial fraud. She is particularly experienced in securing freezing injunctions and advising clients on the recovery of assets through civil remedies. Jennifer has experience across the financial sector, and represents banks and in fraud claims.
Partner
EmailAndrew specialises in complex commercial dispute resolution and litigation, securities litigation, civil fraud claims and judicial review. Andrew has acted for clients on a wide variety of claims at all levels of the High Court including the Court of Appeal and UK Supreme Court and in Arbitrations.
Partner
EmailJames specialises in restructuring & insolvency matters. He has significant expertise in advising insolvency practitioners, funders, directors, creditors and buyers of distressed businesses on a wide range of restructuring, insolvency and recovery matters.
Partner
EmailEdward is the Corporate Crime Risk Lead for Africa. He conducts internal investigations for corporate clients, advises on key compliance matters (including anti-bribery, sanctions, anti-money laundering, fraud and modern slavery) and represents clients who face regulatory enforcement action
Partner
EmailGemma is our contentious insolvency specialist with 13 years' experience, regularly acting for a large number of clients advising insolvency practitioners and lenders on corporate insolvencies and complex bankruptcies.
Legal Director
EmailBhal has extensive experience of restructuring transactions and formal insolvency, advising not only banks and insolvency practitioners but also creditors and directors of distressed companies.
Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised manufacturing companies PROXMUS and Promus on the sale of their businesses to CGH Innovation, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of steel tanks and a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm headquartered in Miami.
