Sion Richards

Sion Richards advises clients on complex multijurisdictional investigations and civil litigation with an emphasis on major fraud, asset tracing, and corruption investigations, including contentious insolvency disputes. The Legal 500 (2022) says "Tour de Force: Sion Richards is responsive, flexible, accurate and is able to shift and deliver quickly between macro matters and micro matters in complex cross-border legal disputes related to fraud, anti-money laundering and insolvency/restructuring" and (2024) is "the crème de la crème of Civil fraud lawyers in London." Chambers (2024) says he "is a behemoth in this [civil fraud] area and a master of strategy" and (2021) that he "has a single-minded focus on achieving the client's objectives." Sion leads the Firm's Global Disputes Practice.

His recent experience involves: a listed company in relation to a US$270 million fraud involving approximately 30 jurisdictions; the Bin Mahfouz Family on its successful US$50 million asset tracing investigation; the Commercial Bank of Dubai on its approximately $120 million claim against the Al Sari family; a listed company on a money laundering investigation; a large infrastructure fund on an internal investigation related to allegations of fraud and corruption within a portfolio company; the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation that led to the UK's first deferred prosecution agreement; the liquidators of Weavering Capital on its successful actions arising from the collapse of its $500 million fund; and the board of Langbar International in its successful recovery actions arising from the largest fraud to have hit the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).