Polly Wilkins
Lawyer
Polly Wilkins advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and international businesses with interests in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia and offshore centers on mitigating business and reputational risks arising from high-profile cross-border investigations, complex civil and commercial litigation, white-collar crime and asset forfeiture defense.
Ms. Wilkins is accustomed to working with a range of stakeholders to formulate strategies to preserve their reputation and mitigate privacy concerns when they are engaged in litigation or the subject of an investigation.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Wilkins practiced at Schillings and Squire Patton Boggs.
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales
Education
- BPP Law School, LPC
- University of Salzburg, LLM
- University of East Anglia, LLB, honors
Accolades
- Legal Week, Private Client Global Elite ‘Ones to Watch’ 2018
- Citywealth Magazine, Leaders List
- Citywealth Magazine, Future Leaders Top 100
- Legal Week Private Client Global Elite Directory for 2019, “Ones to Watch”
- New tools to defend against aggressive non-U.S. insolvencies
- Kobre & Kim on the U.S. TRAP Act and the (Potential) End of INTERPOL Notice Misuse in Law360
- Kobre & Kim Hosts Virtual Panels on Ultra High Net Worth Litigation
- Robin Rathmell and Polly Wilkins on Managing High-Stakes International Private Client Litigation
- Navigating Global Matrimonial Disputes: Four Steps to High-Value Asset Recovery
- The New Art Fraud: Galleries and Dealers Are the Next Global Hacking Targets
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “Trapping Interpol Misuse: Inside the Proposed TRAP Act” (Law360, May 2020)
- Author, "Succession Planning - Reputation and Privacy" (The Lawyer and Spear's Wealth Management Magazine, December 2016)
- Author, "Stronger Client Privacy; Stronger Reputation" (Fidi Focus, August 2015)
- Author, "Correlate your Business Decisions with Reputation Risk" (The Lawyer, August 2015)
- Speaker, "IRights – The Legal Framework" (The Royal Society of Arts, July 2015)
- Author, "Video as a Publishing Tool: the Reputational Menace – Coming to a Screen Near You" (The Lawyer, October 2014)
- Author, "What does the first judicial interpretation of the serious harm threshold tell us?" (The Lawyer, August 2014)
Credentials
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales
Education
- BPP Law School, LPC
- University of Salzburg, LLM
- University of East Anglia, LLB, honors
Accolades
- Legal Week, Private Client Global Elite ‘Ones to Watch’ 2018
- Citywealth Magazine, Leaders List
- Citywealth Magazine, Future Leaders Top 100
- Legal Week Private Client Global Elite Directory for 2019, “Ones to Watch”
News
- New tools to defend against aggressive non-U.S. insolvencies
- Kobre & Kim on the U.S. TRAP Act and the (Potential) End of INTERPOL Notice Misuse in Law360
- Kobre & Kim Hosts Virtual Panels on Ultra High Net Worth Litigation
- Robin Rathmell and Polly Wilkins on Managing High-Stakes International Private Client Litigation
- Navigating Global Matrimonial Disputes: Four Steps to High-Value Asset Recovery
- The New Art Fraud: Galleries and Dealers Are the Next Global Hacking Targets
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “Trapping Interpol Misuse: Inside the Proposed TRAP Act” (Law360, May 2020)
- Author, "Succession Planning - Reputation and Privacy" (The Lawyer and Spear's Wealth Management Magazine, December 2016)
- Author, "Stronger Client Privacy; Stronger Reputation" (Fidi Focus, August 2015)
- Author, "Correlate your Business Decisions with Reputation Risk" (The Lawyer, August 2015)
- Speaker, "IRights – The Legal Framework" (The Royal Society of Arts, July 2015)
- Author, "Video as a Publishing Tool: the Reputational Menace – Coming to a Screen Near You" (The Lawyer, October 2014)
- Author, "What does the first judicial interpretation of the serious harm threshold tell us?" (The Lawyer, August 2014)
"She is incredibly well versed at putting in place strategies to help clients better protect themselves." - Citywealth 2018