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Legal 500 Ranks Bivonas Law as a leading boutique in five practice areas.

Bivonas Law is pleased to announce thatย we haveย again been ranked highly in fiveย of our key practice areasย in this yearโ€™s Legal 500; the most comprehensive worldwide guide toย recommended Law firms, Lawyers, Attorneys, Advocates, Solicitors and Barristers.

The rankings are based on a series of criteria including feedback from our clients which is quoted in Legal 500ย assessment. Read on belowย to see what our clients and contemporaries have to say about theย Bivonas Law team.

White Collar Crime (tier one):

โ€œBivonas Law LLP is a โ€˜leadingโ€™ specialist boutique firm that offers a โ€˜very professional, careful and thoroughโ€™ service. Practice head Antony Brown is โ€˜a master of strategyโ€™, and leads a department of โ€˜serious playersโ€™ that includes the โ€˜hardworkingโ€™ John Bechelet; the โ€˜very impressiveโ€™ Cindy Dorrington; and the โ€˜knowledgeableโ€™ Stephen Sharp. Rebecca Dix joined from 2 Bedford Row as a senior associate in 2015.โ€

Corporate Crime (tier three):

โ€œโ€˜Politically astuteโ€™ and โ€˜good value for moneyโ€™, Bivonas Law LLP has โ€˜substantial experienceโ€™ in acting on complex high-profile cases. It is also instructed on investigations and self-reporting regimes. Founding partner Antony Brown, Cindy Dorrington and Stephen Sharp are recommended.โ€

ย Civil Fraud (tier three):

โ€œThe โ€˜highly competentโ€™ litigation team at Bivonas Law LLP offers โ€˜excellent practical adviceโ€™ under the โ€˜knowledgeableโ€™ and โ€˜no-nonsenseโ€™ John Bechelet. It predominantly acts for individuals, and advised a Russian oligarch in relation to proceedings in the Commercial Court. Geoff Mendelsohn, who is โ€˜very effective at managing clientsโ€™, joined from Fieldfisher in 2014.โ€

ย Financial Services (tier four):

โ€œLitigation boutique Bivonas Law LLP has a โ€˜very good feel for the areaโ€™, and is an โ€˜excellent choiceโ€™ for individuals facing regulatory investigation and/or criminal litigation. Managing partner Antony Brown โ€˜really understands the Cityโ€™, and was very active representing individuals from numerous major banks in market manipulation matters.โ€

Health and Safety (tier four):

โ€œRegulatory and crime specialist Bivonas Law LLP features in the ranking for the first time, following the arrival of Michael Appleby in April 2014; he has a strong contentious practice, and is an โ€˜excellent tacticianโ€™.โ€

 

Bivonas Law LLP

Bivonas Law was established in 1997 and from the outset has acted in serious criminal and regulatory investigations, together with a number of notorious commercial disputes.

Bivonas Law is pleased to announce thatย we haveย again been ranked highly in fiveย of our key practice areasย in this yearโ€™s Legal 500; the most comprehensive worldwide guide toย recommended Law firms, Lawyers, Attorneys, Advocates, Solicitors and Barristers.

The rankings are based on a series of criteria including feedback from our clients which is quoted in Legal 500ย assessment. Read on belowย to see what our clients and contemporaries have to say about theย Bivonas Law team.

White Collar Crime (tier one):

โ€œBivonas Law LLP is a โ€˜leadingโ€™ specialist boutique firm that offers a โ€˜very professional, careful and thoroughโ€™ service. Practice head Antony Brown is โ€˜a master of strategyโ€™, and leads a department of โ€˜serious playersโ€™ that includes the โ€˜hardworkingโ€™ John Bechelet; the โ€˜very impressiveโ€™ Cindy Dorrington; and the โ€˜knowledgeableโ€™ Stephen Sharp. Rebecca Dix joined from 2 Bedford Row as a senior associate in 2015.โ€

Corporate Crime (tier three):

โ€œโ€˜Politically astuteโ€™ and โ€˜good value for moneyโ€™, Bivonas Law LLP has โ€˜substantial experienceโ€™ in acting on complex high-profile cases. It is also instructed on investigations and self-reporting regimes. Founding partner Antony Brown, Cindy Dorrington and Stephen Sharp are recommended.โ€

ย Civil Fraud (tier three):

โ€œThe โ€˜highly competentโ€™ litigation team at Bivonas Law LLP offers โ€˜excellent practical adviceโ€™ under the โ€˜knowledgeableโ€™ and โ€˜no-nonsenseโ€™ John Bechelet. It predominantly acts for individuals, and advised a Russian oligarch in relation to proceedings in the Commercial Court. Geoff Mendelsohn, who is โ€˜very effective at managing clientsโ€™, joined from Fieldfisher in 2014.โ€

ย Financial Services (tier four):

โ€œLitigation boutique Bivonas Law LLP has a โ€˜very good feel for the areaโ€™, and is an โ€˜excellent choiceโ€™ for individuals facing regulatory investigation and/or criminal litigation. Managing partner Antony Brown โ€˜really understands the Cityโ€™, and was very active representing individuals from numerous major banks in market manipulation matters.โ€

Health and Safety (tier four):

โ€œRegulatory and crime specialist Bivonas Law LLP features in the ranking for the first time, following the arrival of Michael Appleby in April 2014; he has a strong contentious practice, and is an โ€˜excellent tacticianโ€™.โ€

 

Bivonas Law LLP

Bivonas Law was established in 1997 and from the outset has acted in serious criminal and regulatory investigations, together with a number of notorious commercial disputes.