Barnaby Stueck's practice is concentrated on multijurisdictional commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on complex fraud, asset tracing and enforcement, contentious insolvency, and investment fund disputes.
Chambers describes Barnaby as "superb technically," "the man for complex international stuff," "his strategy is excellent," and the "real deal in terms of asset tracing work." Barnaby is a leader in the Firm's top tier civil fraud and enforcement practice, referred to as "probably the best fraud team in London." The Legal 500 describes him as "fantastic on anything with an insolvency angle." His clients are predominantly fund managers, their investors, corporates, ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), and insolvency practitioners.
His recent caseload has involved acting for an oil trading company in US$300m proceedings against former directors for unlawful means conspiracy; acting for Project Today in its defense of high-profile proceedings and search orders brought by Ocado; advising a major creditor of the Abraaj private equity group in relation to complex, cross-border claims against Cayman Islands fund entities; advising British Virgin Islands (BVI) liquidators of a substantial limited partnership in relation to its dissolution, restructuring, and related litigation; acting for a private equity fund in arbitration proceedings against its placement agent; and obtaining a $450m judgment for the liquidators of Weavering Capital, the failed hedge fund manager, in their fraud proceedings against former directors and employees.
Barnaby leads the Firm's offshore disputes team. His recent cases have involved most of the offshore jurisdictions, United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, Turkey, Italy, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, Serbia, Switzerland, and Russia.
Expérience
- December 2019
Presentation to global in-house team of international client on cross-border privilege issues - May 7-10, 2019
London International Disputes Week 2019 - Fraud, Asset Tracing & International Enforcement Panel Session - January 3, 2019
Proprietary Claims in Insolvency Fraud and Asset Tracing Conference - May 17, 2018
Managing Investment Risk in Emerging Markets: From Structuring to Enforcement - September 2016
The Biggest Changes in English Insurance Law in 250 years - presentation on the impact of the Insurance Act 2015 - September 2016
Mourant Ozannes / South Square Litigation Forum - Fraud Panel - February 2016
Maples Investment Funds Forum - Hedge Fund Litigation panel - June 2013
Presentation on hedge fund frauds to the British Virgin Islands Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association - March/June 2013
Fund Managers and Fund Directors: Liability and Risk Management - Presentation to Asset Management Division of Investment Bank - December 2012
The impact of Weavering on the Hedge Fund Industry, Hedge Fund Operations & Executive Responsibility Conference - November 2012
Hedge fund operational failure, Duff & Phelps Alternative Investments Conference - October 16, 2012
Financial Litigation, Disputes, and Enforcement - Regulatory and Criminal Investigations and White Collar Crime panel, NERA Seminar - September 2012
Operational Due Diligence and Operational Risk, Wealth Management Firm - August 2012
Hedge Fund fraud - presentation to Hedge Fund administrator - July 10, 2012
The Lasting Effects of the Weavering Storm - July 5, 2012
The Collapse of Weavering Capital – lessons for Directors and Fund Service Providers, major Jersey law firm event - June 2012
Reacting to crisis: AIM frauds and dawn raids, Seminar for Nominated Advisers for the Alternative Investment Market - 2012
Weavering Case - What are the Implications for Irish Funds and Directors, keynote speaker, major Irish law firm conference - 2008
Fraud, Seminar for the Asset Based Lenders Association - 2006
Corporate due diligence and risk assessment, Seminar for the Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited - 2005
Guarantees and Indemnities, Seminar for the Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited
- The College of Law, London (Legal Practice Course with commendation 1999); Oxford University (B.A. Hons. in Jurisprudence 1998)
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and attorney-at-law of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands
The Legal 500 — Civil Fraud (top tier); Commercial Litigation: Premium
Chambers — Fraud: Civil
The Lawyer Awards 2015 — Corporate Team of the Year
British Legal Awards 2012 — Litigation Team of the Year finalist
The Times "Lawyer of the Week" (2012)
- French