• Advised liquidators of a company engaged in MTIC fraud in claims in excess of £60 million against the company’s former directors and connected parties.
• Obtained freezing orders, proprietary orders and ancillary asset disclosure orders against respondents in six foreign jurisdictions, in support of claims brought by liquidators with an aggregate value in excess of £40 million.
• Advised administrators with respect to a £70 million preference alleged to have arisen from a complex financial restructuring.
• Acted for the trustees in bankruptcy of a former high-net-worth individual in a bankruptcy spanning ten jurisdictions and involving complex offshore structures.
• Assisted the liquidators of an English company in bringing claims in excess of £40 million in Singapore and Hong Kong and obtaining ancillary freezing and asset disclosure orders.
• Advised the victims of a €200 million investment fraud with respect to cross-border insolvency issues and claims against directors and banks.
• Advised liquidators with respect to claims in excess of £20 million to recover void post-petition dispositions.
• Assisting officeholders in obtaining Chapter 15 recognition in order to obtain information and pursue substantive actions in the USA.

David trained and qualified in the restructuring and insolvency department of a commercial law firm, gaining broad experience in insolvency and specialising in contentious matters. David has a degree in law from Newcastle University and completed a secondment at a FTSE 250 energy company.