
Tom McKernan
Tom is a partner in our civil litigation team and has been described as a “stellar lawyer” in the Legal 500. He has over a decade of experience acting in major fraud cases in the Commercial Court and has successfully represented high-profiles clients from around the world. Tom specialises in complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud claims, often involving assets freezing orders. He also works across a wide variety of other commercial disputes, including arbitration, contentious insolvency, and shareholder disputes. Tom acts for both Claimants and Defendants in asset recovery cases involving all manner of asset classes, including cryptocurrency. · PCB Byrne
About
Tom is a partner in PCB Byrne's civil litigation team with over a decade of experience acting in major fraud cases in the Commercial Court and has been described as a "stellar lawyer" in the Legal 500. He specialises in complex, multi‑jurisdictional fraud claims (often involving asset freezing orders) and acts for both claimants and defendants in asset recovery matters across a wide range of asset classes, including cryptocurrency, and also handles arbitration, contentious insolvency and shareholder disputes.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Law, University of Nottingham (graduated 2007)