Business Intelligence & Investigations
Litigation Support Guide 2024 : UK-wide
Band 2
About
Provided by S-RM
S-RM’s Disputes & Investigations practice provides specialist investigative support to clients in a range of contentious situations including litigation, international arbitration, internal investigations and during a crisis. Seated between EMEA (London), the US (New York and Washington D.C.) and Asia (Singapore and Hong Kong), the team has acted for some of the world’s largest corporations and leading business figures, instructed either directly or through external counsel. The firm routinely works on sensitive investigations and complex legal cases, supporting clients through a combination of advanced open-source investigation, discreet human intelligence gathering, physical surveillance, and the forensic analysis of digital evidence.
The practice operates globally, leveraging S-RM’s international footprint of 8 offices and 400 employees speaking 40+ languages. It has developed a particular reputation for supporting high-value disputes with a nexus in Russia/CIS (particularly Ukraine), the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. Global asset recovery is a core skill within the D&I practice, from early-stage recoverability analysis to the enforcement of judgments and awards. In this context, S-RM routinely investigates sovereigns and SOEs, providing political insight and intelligence to support arguments around sovereign immunity and alter ego.
Chambers Review
S-RM is an intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy with a dedicated disputes and investigations practice. It regularly advises on litigation, international arbitration, internal investigations and fraud-related investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"S-RM have demonstrated their ability to understand our business context and complex situations to deliver fast and valuable work. They have very good skills in the team, with good geographical spread."
"They're very thoughtful, results-oriented and work round the clock."
"The S-RM team were extremely diligent and able to deal with a very large volume of information and present it in a client-friendly manner."
"S-RM have demonstrated their ability to understand our business context and complex situations to deliver fast and valuable work. They have very good skills in the team, with good geographical spread."
"They're very thoughtful, results-oriented and work round the clock."
"The S-RM team were extremely diligent and able to deal with a very large volume of information and present it in a client-friendly manner."
Notable Practitioners
Marcus Fishburn is head of disputes and investigations at S-RM. He specialises in supporting clients through contentious situations. Fishburn provides evidence and intelligence to his clients through cross-border asset tracing, locating key witnesses, developing non-public intelligence or investigating fraud.
"Marcus is always extremely reliable and responsive. I enjoy working with him."
"Marcus is extremely knowledgeable across a broad range of subjects and has an in-depth understanding of the issues that are important both to us and to our clients."
"Marcus is a very strong professional who delivers a superb level of service and has a high level of sophistication. Marcus has very strong commercial vision and delivers top-quality service."
Septimus Knox is a director in S-RM's disputes and investigations practice and an expert on matters relating to Russia and the CIS. He regularly advises international law firms, corporations and business people across the finance, commodities and extractive industries.
"He has a strong understanding of the industry our clients work in. Septimus is very responsive and is able to quickly and efficiently handle any additional questions we send his way."
"Septimus shows excellent attention to detail. He doesn't leave a stone unturned while still being very commercial."
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