LONDON – 26 July 2023 – Hannah Blom-Cooper, Claire Broadbelt, Kathryn Garbett, Martin Shobbrook, and Annabel Thomas, shareholders in global law firm Greenberg Traurig’s London office, were named 2023 Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders: Asset Recovery. Both Broadbelt and Thomas are ranked within the directory’s Global Elite, reserved for the “best of the best” across Who’s Who Legal’s research.
Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders: Asset Recovery recognizes “the foremost asset recovery lawyers and experts from both onshore and offshore jurisdictions”. Lawyers are nominated by clients and private practitioners and, through interviews, are highlighted by Who’s Who Legal.
Blom-Cooper is a highly experienced commercial litigator representing individuals and corporations in relation to high-value and complex disputes which frequently involve multiple jurisdictions. She advises on asset recovery and asset protection both for creditors and debtors, and also focuses in the area of disputes arising from business failure and formal insolvency process whether domestic or foreign.
Broadbelt, co-chair of the UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes Practice, represents clients on multijurisdictional civil fraud matters, both pursuing and defending complex claims. Her cases often involve serious allegations of fraud or misconduct, including the diversion of business opportunities, claims of deceit, breach of confidence, breaches of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, bribery, and secret profits. She regularly handles matters which include worldwide asset-tracing and recovery, freezing and search orders, and other associated injunctions. She advises clients across a wide range of sectors including banking and finance, commodities trading, IT, retail, and property.
Garbett, co-chair of the UK Civil Fraud & Business Disputes Practice, focuses her commercial litigation practice on matters related to civil fraud. She has been involved in some of the most high-profile commercial fraud cases before the Supreme Court in recent times. Garbett has a practical and sensible approach and tailors her advice and support to help clients navigate extremely complex legal and factual issues.
Shobbrook has spent his entire legal career focusing on matters related to civil fraud, representing claimants or defendants in substantial cases. His clients include private individuals, companies and trusts, and state Governments. For claimants, his experience lies in multijurisdictional asset-tracing enquiries often involving Court applications in multiple overseas jurisdictions. His defense work frequently involves high-profile civil proceedings where the defendant is also under investigation by criminal, tax, and other regulatory authorities in the UK or overseas.
Thomas is an experienced commercial litigator with a strong background in corporate disputes and civil fraud. She represents clients on matters involving asset-tracing and injunctive relief; partnership disputes; competition law; and regulatory/disciplinary litigation. She also handles company and shareholder disputes as well as insurance disputes. Thomas’ practice covers litigation in the high court as well as arbitral proceedings. She is experienced in both defending and bringing claims, often involving multiple jurisdictions and applications for interim relief, including freezing injunctions, search and seizure orders, disclosure orders, and security for costs.
In addition, the team has unrivalled depth and experience acting as Court-appointed supervising solicitors in matters relating to search and seizure orders, and delivery up orders, which means they are uniquely positioned to simultaneously supervise a significant number of multiple sites. More than 65% of our qualified supervisors are female lawyers.