Overview
Neil Dooley represents clients on complex cross-border fraud claims, most notably with an eastern European/CIS element, and has a proven track record of delivering results, obtaining freezing orders, and finding commercial solutions. In particular, he has litigated many fraud claims including those in the financial services, insurance, pharmaceutical, and property industries. Neil frequently works with foreign lawyers and law enforcement agencies worldwide.
- Solicitor, England & Wales
- The College of Law, Law Society Final
- King's College London, Law
Areas of Work
Representative Matters
- In June 2021, obtained an award in LCIA arbitration proceedings for a bank which had been defrauded in a US$600 million transaction in August 2017 involving companies controlled by the Mints family.
- Representing the National Bank of Moldova following a US $1 billion fraud on various banks in 2014.
- Obtaining US$60 million LCIA awards for a Ukrainian owned company in relation to a contractual dispute with a Nigerian oil and gas company.
- Acting for a Ukrainian company in LCIA proceedings involving a contract to supply steel.
- Acting for National Trust Bank, a bank that had to be bailed out in 2014 by the injection of US$1 billion. Obtaining a US$900 million judgment against the bank’s former owners in respect of their frauds, with worldwide freezing orders.
- Acting for an English company following a US$150 million fraud. Following a mammoth 46-day trial, Neil is now enforcing the judgment worldwide including in Switzerland, Russia, Spain, Latvia, Israel and Georgia. We have also assisted law enforcement agencies worldwide leading to convictions against a number of perpetrators of the fraud.
- Acted for Otkritie Capital in a US $100 million claim against Threadneedle Asset Management, one of the world’s largest fund managers, arising from the involvement of a dishonest Threadneedle employee in a fraud.
Speaking Engagements
- "Navigating the Aftermath of the Mints v. PJSC Court of Appeals Decision for Litigation and Arbitration," The Sanctions in Disputes Forum 2024, London, April 18, 2024
- US, UK, and EU Sanctions Panel, GAR Live Beijing, September 7, 2022
- "Understanding Free Trade Agreements and International Trade Policy Developments", GAR Live conference, May 12, 2022
News & Publications
Press Releases
Steptoe Lawyers and Real Estate Practice Recognized in Chambers UK 2025
October 17, 2024
Media Mentions
Law360 Quotes Neil Dooley in Article on the NCA's First Seizure of Sanctioned Assets
August 1, 2024
Media Mentions
Law360 Quotes Neil Dooley in Article About European Union Sanctions Imposed on Two Russian Tycoons
April 11, 2024
Press Releases
Seven Steptoe Lawyers and the Real Estate Practice Recognized in Chambers UK 2024
October 19, 2023
Press Releases
6 Steptoe Lawyers and the Real Estate Practice Recognized in Chambers UK 2023
October 20, 2022
Media Mentions
February 22, 2022
Media Mentions
Global Arbitration Review Covers Steptoe's Success for National Bank Trust and Otkritie
December 23, 2021
Press Releases
Global Arbitration Review Names Steptoe to GAR 100 for Fifth Straight Year
July 20, 2021
Noteworthy
- Chambers UK, Fraud: Civil (2020-2025)
- Legal 500 UK, Crime, Fraud and Licensing: Fraud: Civil (2016-2021)
- Legal 500 UK, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (2017-2020)