Top 40 Disputes and Defence Professionals 2023

Citywealth is pleased to present its Top 40 Disputes and Defence Professionals list for 2023. With our finger on the pulse point of the wealth management industry and how global politics is impacting it, Citywealth has independently researched and curated this list at a crucial time.

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Three years ago Russians were some of the most prized clients in London; now they may be subject to sanctions, PEP lists and asset confiscation. As change becomes the new normal, and with the landscape more litigious than ever, many professionals in the wealth management sector would agree it reckless to assume smooth sailing for even the smallest of disputes. It has always been essential to have a strong defence lawyer in your back pocket, but never more so than now.

With a cold wind across the world, Citywealth’s editorial team provides a round-up of key professionals protecting assets, clawing back funds and separating fact from fiction in high stakes global disputes.

Giles Bark-Jones
Principal
Bark & Co
James Booth
Counsel
Kobre & Kim
Graham Brodie KC
Barrister
33 Chancery Lane
Benjamin Brown
Barrister
Mountford Chambers
Richard Burger
Partner
WilmerHale
Michael Caplan KC
Partner
Kingsley Napley
Joanne Cecil
Barrister
Garden Court Chambers
Rebecca Copcutt
Partner
Paul Hastings
Rachel Cropper-Mawer
Partner
Clyde & Co
Neil Dooley
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson
Anton Dudnikov
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers
Jonathan Fisher KC
Barrister
Red Lion Chambers
Graeme Hall
Barrister
Doughty Street Chambers
Ramsay Hall
Legal Director
Brodies
Jonathan Hall KC
Barrister
6KBW College Hill
Sophie Holcombe
Barrister
Serle Court
Mark Jones
Partner
Payne Hicks Beach
Lucy Kennedy
Barrister
QEB Hollis Whiteman
Pamela Kiesselbach
Senior Consultant
Herbert Smith Freehills
Amanda Kramer
Partner
Covington & Burling
Robin Loof
Barrister
Fountain Court Chambers
Clare Montgomery KC
Barrister
Matrix Chambers
Ben Morgan
Partner
Freshfields
Nick Murphy
Barrister
25 Bedford Row
Carl Newman
Partner
Withers
Henry Oghoetuoma
Head of Crime & Extradition
Taylor Rose
Sandip Patel KC
Barrister
33 Bedford Row
Nathan Pillow KC
Barrister
Essex Court Chambers
Alison Pople KC
Barrister
Cloth Fair Chambers
Oliver Powell
Barrister
Outer Temple
Tom Rainsbury
Barrister
3 Verulam Buildings
James Ramsden KC
Counsel
Astraea Group
Claire Rauscher
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson
Andrew Sackey
Head of Global Investigations
Pinsent Masons
Jeff Schenk
Partner
Jones Day
Edward Smethurst
Managing Partner
Prosperity Law
Jonathan Underhill
Barrister
3PB
Johanna Walsh
Partner
Mishcon de Reya
Ben Watson KC
Barrister
3 Raymond Buildings
Katie Wheatley
Head of Crime Fraud & Regulatory Team
Bindmans