Ben Davies

Ben Davies is a commercial litigation partner at PCB Byrne LLP – a specialist disputes firm focused on commercial fraud, asset recovery, white collar crime and regulatory investigations. He works principally on high-value, complex fraud claims in the Commercial Court, which often involve ancillary proceedings in other jurisdictions. Ben is currently acting for one of the main defendants in the US$830 million breach of duty claim brought by Russia's Trust National Bank, which will involve a complex, cross-border asset tracing exercise. Other recent cases of note include acting for a high-profile investor in a US$40 million joint venture dispute and acting for a property investment fund in a £20 million management buyout dispute. Ben also took a lead role in businessman Abdourahman Boreh’s successful defeat of the US$130 million Commercial Court proceedings brought against him by the Republic of Djibouti. He has particular experience in the obtaining, policing and discharging of freezing orders. · PCB Byrne

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Ben Davies is a commercial litigation partner at PCB Byrne LLP, a specialist disputes firm focused on commercial fraud, asset recovery, white collar crime and regulatory investigations. He acts on high-value, complex fraud claims in the Commercial Court (often with ancillary cross-border proceedings), and has particular experience obtaining, policing and discharging freezing orders.

Practice areas

Commercial LitigationCivil FraudAsset RecoveryWhite Collar CrimeRegulatory InvestigationsCross-Border LitigationFreezing Orders & Injunctions

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England

PCB Byrne · Ben Davies is a commercial litigation partner at PCB Byrne LLP – a specialist disputes firm focused on commercial fraud, asset recovery, white collar crime and regulatory investigations. He works principally on high-value, complex fraud claims in the Commercial Court, which often involve ancillary proceedings in other jurisdictions. Ben is currently acting for one of the main defendants in the US$830 million breach of duty claim brought by Russia's Trust National Bank, which will involve a complex, cross-border asset tracing exercise. Other recent cases of note include acting for a high-profile investor in a US$40 million joint venture dispute and acting for a property investment fund in a £20 million management buyout dispute. Ben also took a lead role in businessman Abdourahman Boreh’s successful defeat of the US$130 million Commercial Court proceedings brought against him by the Republic of Djibouti. He has particular experience in the obtaining, policing and discharging of freezing orders.

England

Expertise

High-value complex commercial fraudCommercial Court litigationCross-border asset tracingFreezing orders (obtaining, policing, discharging)Asset recoveryWhite-collar crime and regulatory investigationsJoint venture and management buyout disputes

Education

Kings College London — Ancient History BA (Hons), 1998
University of East Anglia — Postgraduate Diploma in Law, 2000
College of Law — Legal Practice Course, Commendation, 2001

Admissions

Qualified as solicitor, 2004