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Issue 97, June 10
In-house lawyers continue to be disappointed at rulings around the long-running AkzoNobel privilege case. The position of privilege across Europe - for corporate counsel and even non-lawyers - remains a hot topic.
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Position: Partner, litigation and arbitrationCompany: Herbert Smith
Email: simon.bushell@herbertsmith.com
Direct Line: +44 20 7466 2024
Simon specialises in international commercial litigation. He has wide experience in the corporate, financial services and banking sectors.
In particular, Simon leads the Firm's London based Corporate Fraud, Investigations and Asset Recovery practice. Simon has also been responsible for establishing the Firm's Russian dispute resolution practice, which he manages from London.
Simon has undertaken investigations into complex, worldwide frauds, conspiracies, insolvencies, and co-ordinated multi-jurisdictional proceedings. He is highly experienced in obtaining, executing and advising on pre-action third party disclosure orders, freezing injunctions, and search orders.
Simon regularly advises in relation to investment banking disputes, breaches of trust and fiduciary duty, professional negligence, money laundering, bribery and corruption, shareholder disputes, as well as a wide variety of general commercial disputes.
Tajik Aluminium Plant in English High Court and BVI High Court proceedings alleging fraud and seeking the recovery of damages in excess of US$485m.
the Democratic Government of the Republic of Chile and the state-owned copper producer, Codelco, in connection with its US$170 million losses in copper and bullion futures trading on the London Metal Exchange - involving proceedings in London, Bermuda, Cayman, Guernsey and Florida
Central Bank of the Russian Federation in relation to High Court proceedings involving public international law issues arising from the ownership of foreign shares post the dissolution of the former USSR
investors in the collapsed BVI incorporated hedge fund, Manhattan Investment Fund in relation to cross border insolvency and fraud based claims
Gazprom Media in proceedings relating to the enforcement of certain security interests, and the control of the independent Russian television company, NTV
on proceedings brought in Bermuda for damages of US$350 million concerning alleged failures in the provision of investment banking advisory services relating to an investment in the Siberian oil company, Sidanco
a major Russian client in connection with a multi-million dollar investigation into asset dilution and misappropriation
a multi-national US chemicals company in connection with an employee fraud towards the Far East, the Middle East and the UK
a leading UK property Investment company in relation to substantial claims for damages for unlawful interference, including successfully obtaining and executing search orders to preserve evidence otherwise liable to be destroyed
Elsewhere on the European Lawyer site
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