Classified in Chambers & Partners 2009 as one of "the Stars at the Bar"

Recommended for:

Banking & Finance, Commercial Chancery, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Company, Fraud: Civil, Insolvency, Professional Negligence (Chambers & Partners )
Banking and finance, Commercial litigation, Company, Civil fraud, Insolvency, Professional negligence (Legal 500)
Commercial Litigation, Company, Fraud (asset recovery), Insolvency and corporate reconstruction (Legal Experts)

Recently The Times 'Lawyer of the week' for work on Lexi Holdings v. Luqman (a major fraud case).

From Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500

For Fraud cases:

"...one of the best - it's like sending in the Marines!"

"...always displays star quality"

"...clearly one of the leading figures in the fraud world"

"...a formidable cross-examiner"

"...a team player with a ferocious appetite for work"

For Insolvency:

"...one of the best advocates of his generation"

"...a tough but user-friendly advocate who certainly fights his clients' corners"

For Commercial Litigation:

"...tough and combative"

"...first class .... we won everything with him"

For Company Law:

"...a strong analytical lawyer - if you need something difficult done, he is the guy to do it"

For Banking:

"...impressive knowledge, courtroom gravitas and genuine standing"

For Professional Negligence:

"...outstanding advocate"

"...punchy, creative and user-friendly, and a tough negotiator when necessary"