Jake Calvert represents high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients and their executives, politically exposed persons and trustees in international disputes and investigations involving allegations of fraud, corruption, bribery, money laundering and misconduct, as well as those who have been, or are potentially at risk of being, sanctioned by the UK or EU.
Mr. Calvert develops multi-jurisdictional offensive and counter-offensive strategies in connection with the high-stakes scenarios that threaten the liberty, assets or reputations of his international private clients. Mr. Calvert’s work has involved complex disputes and investigations across Europe, North America, the Middle East and numerous offshore jurisdictions, and he has extensive English High Court litigation experience across a range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, banking, cryptocurrency, private equity, technology and mining.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Calvert practiced at specialist litigation boutique Cooke, Young & Keidan, where he focused on civil fraud, general commercial litigation and sports disputes.
Admissions
- Solicitor-advocate, England & Wales
Education
- The City Law School, Civil Higher Rights of Audience
- BPP (Holborn), Legal Practice Course, Distinction
- BPP (Waterloo), GDL, Commendation
- University of Leeds, BA
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “Is a parent company bound by an arbitration clause entered into by its subsidiary?” (January 2022)
- Contributor, “Legal implications of the collapse of the European Super League project” (The Telegraph, April 2021)
- Author, “Contractual Certainty” (Off the Pitch, November 2020)
- Co-author, “Going Nuclear: Freezing Orders in Practice” (Thomson Reuters PLC Magazine, June 2019)
- Co-author, “Are the assets of State-owned enterprises immune from the enforcement of arbitral awards?” (The Barrister, February 2019)
Credentials
Admissions
- Solicitor-advocate, England & Wales
Education
- The City Law School, Civil Higher Rights of Audience
- BPP (Holborn), Legal Practice Course, Distinction
- BPP (Waterloo), GDL, Commendation
- University of Leeds, BA
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “Is a parent company bound by an arbitration clause entered into by its subsidiary?” (January 2022)
- Contributor, “Legal implications of the collapse of the European Super League project” (The Telegraph, April 2021)
- Author, “Contractual Certainty” (Off the Pitch, November 2020)
- Co-author, “Going Nuclear: Freezing Orders in Practice” (Thomson Reuters PLC Magazine, June 2019)
- Co-author, “Are the assets of State-owned enterprises immune from the enforcement of arbitral awards?” (The Barrister, February 2019)