The PCB litigation partners
Steven Philippsohn
Steven is a leading authority on the management of international commercial litigation and arbitration. Over the last 20 years his firm has been retained by governmental, national and international organisations.
His firm, PCB Litigation, has an extensive international network of experienced lawyers Steven is currently retained on matters in various jurisdictions including, amongst others, US, BVI, Jersey, France, Ukraine, Ireland, Cyprus, Russia and Kazakhstan as well as the UK.
The Legal 500 has singled out Steven as being "focused and creative". Chambers described him as "always seeking to push the boundaries of what you can achieve to maximise a client's position - he thinks outside the box" as "a wise and excellent strategist" who "has a breadth and depth of experience, extensive knowledge of the market, and a willingness to take things on".
Recent descriptions of the firm include.
"An impressive array of clients beat a path to this fraud litigation boutique. Although not the largest practice in the market, it is an attractive proposition by virtue of its keen commitment to, and fine results in, this field. Significant work for the practice includes acting on the high stakes fraud and conspiracy litigation of Jenington International Inc & Others v Assaubayev." (Chambers 2012).
PCB Litigation LLP is attracting some big-ticket litigation work. It is instructed in a $450m fraud claim, which has included obtaining a number of freezing orders, the execution of simultaneous search orders, and the resistance of an application for fortification of damages for $100m (Legal 500 2012).
"Solicitors to the banking community" and "operating across a global landscape, recovering and protecting clients` assets over borders and through multiple jurisdictions." (The Times).
For a number of years Steven was Deputy Chairman and is still a Board Member of the Fraud Advisory Panel (www.fraudadvisorypanel.org). He has recently accepted an invitation on behalf of the Panel to chair the National Fraud Authority`s Civil Justice Initiative.
Steven is also the UK representative of Fraudnet, a global network of fraud litigation practitioners (www.icc-fraudnet.com).
Steven has been appointed Chairman of the UK's Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association. He is also a Founding Member of the Association together with leading fraud litigation practitioners from Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Baker & McKenzie. He is a member of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and is listed by the London Times as one of the 100 key influential legal professionals in the United Kingdom.
Steven was for the last few years a member of SOCA's Asset Recovery Committee and the Committee of the International Corrupt Assets Recovery Organisation.
Steven is regularly invited by the BBC, Sky, CNBC and other media to speak on topical fraud issues and lectures internationally on the topic. Recently, he has accepted invitations to speak at the International Chamber of Commerce, International Bar Association and leading financial institutions. In 2011, he accepted an invitation to speak at the International Legal Forum in Saint Petersburg.
Email: snp@pcblitigation.com
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