As an English and French qualified lawyer, Karl Moussalli is ideally placed to advise clients in civil and common law countries. Karl's practice focuses on complex international litigation and arbitration with an emphasis on multijurisdictional disputes and investigations involving major fraud and corruption allegations as well as enforcement and asset recovery strategies. The Legal 500 describes him as a key lawyer in "civil fraud" as well as "investigations/corporate crimes" who provides "excellent and pragmatic advice" and is "without any doubt, a rising star in his field."
Karl's recent experience includes representing a telecoms operator in complex proceedings across dozens of jurisdictions involving serious allegations of fraud, corruption, and illegal expropriation and advising on a global enforcement strategy relating to the connected high-value awards and judgments; an oil trading company in connection with civil fraud proceedings worth US$350 million against its former directors; ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) in connection with criminal investigations and criminal and civil claims straddling 10 jurisdictions relating to an alleged billion-dollar fraud; a major corporation in relation to a high-profile dispute arising from the allegedly corrupt sale of a lucrative oil exploration block in Nigeria triggering civil and criminal proceedings across six jurisdictions; the Bin Mahfouz Family on its US$50 million asset tracing investigation, securing worldwide freezing orders (WFOs), search orders, and asset disclosure orders as part of successful civil proceedings against Muhaned El-Rashid; a prominent Saudi UHNWI on allegations of fraud and WFOs secured against him in the United Kingdom; and an construction company on a multijurisdictional dispute involving arbitration proceedings worth in excess of US$1 billion.
Experience
"Karl is one of a kind: tremendously perceptive, confident and reassuring in high pressure environments."The Legal 500 UK
- BPP Law School (Legal Practice Course with distinction 2015); Cambridge University (LL.M. with first class honours 2013); University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas (Double degree, M.B.A. and M.A. in Corporate Law, magna cum laude 2012); University College London (M.A. in Comparative Law — English and French Law with first class honours 2011); University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas (LL.B. with commendation 2010)
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales; Paris Bar
The Legal 500 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) — Civil Fraud (top tier); Investigations and Corporate Crimes: "Karl Moussalli is one of a kind: tremendously perceptive, confident and reassuring in high pressure environments and always surgically precise with his reasoning/questioning. His multi linguistic/cultural skills and cross-continental legal knowledge also add real value in complex international matters."
- French