Gary Orritt
Senior Associate

Gary has extensive experience acting for claimants and defendants in complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, particularly high value matters involving civil fraud and asset recovery. He also has strong experience in banking litigation and cryptocurrency disputes.

In addition to his disputes practice, Gary is able to advise on wider challenges faced by fintechs and digital asset businesses, including broader regulatory issues.

Notable Experience

• Acted for a large retail bank in a long-running, multi-million value group claim involving allegations of fraud relating to a film finance tax scheme which was featured at The Lawyer Top 20 (2022).
• Acting for Rusal, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, in its claim against Vladimir Potanin and others in a long running, extremely high-value and complex dispute relating to Norilsk Nickel, the Russian mining company.
• Led a high value crypto dispute, involving cross-border misappropriation of various cryptoassets and with considerations of search orders and freezing injunction applications.
• Acted for a fintech which successfully applied to the Commercial Court for strike out of APP fraud claims relating to alleged contractual and tortious duties. This landmark case considered wider issues relating to the legal responsibilities of e-money providers that receive allegedly fraudulent funds.
• Successfully acting for a Russian individual facing significant fraud claims in Guernsey. This dispute, which went to trial, involved careful consideration of the relevant trust structures.
• Acted for numerous payment service providers of all sizes relating to their legal obligations in APP fraud claims, including litigation and mediations.
• Acting for individuals seeking to bring claims as shareholders relating to misappropriation of invested funds.

• Represented Claimants, Defendants and third parties in respect of the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction.
• Advice on novel structures relating to tokenisation of real world assets, and the application of the FCA’s rules to the same.

Background

Gary studied Law at Lancaster University, before completing the LPC at BPP Law School. He has since 2011 worked in a number of large international law firms, including a spell offshore in Guernsey. Gary is a member of several industry groups across his practice areas including CFAAR and the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association, and regularly speaks at events.

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