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Jake Calvert
Lawyer
London
Tower 42
25 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1HQ
+44 (0) 20 8164 5667
London
Tower 42
25 Old Broad Street
London, EC2N 1HQ
+44 (0) 20 8164 5667

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

Select Engagements

International Private Client

  • Representation of a sanctioned Jersey entity to prevent it from being struck off the Jersey Register of Companies, taking the necessary steps to restore the company to good standing, including applying for licences in the UK and in Jersey where required.
  • Defending a global foreign exchange business in connection with a fraudulent scheme said to have been operated by its alleged agent, including in proceedings before the High Court of England and Wales.
 

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

Engagements

International Private Client

  • Representation of a sanctioned Jersey entity to prevent it from being struck off the Jersey Register of Companies, taking the necessary steps to restore the company to good standing, including applying for licences in the UK and in Jersey where required.
  • Defending a global foreign exchange business in connection with a fraudulent scheme said to have been operated by its alleged agent, including in proceedings before the High Court of England and Wales.

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)