MKS Law

• Head of Firm: Martin Kenney
• Partner: Dan Wise
• Head of Litigation: Andrew Gilliland
• Head of Advocacy (consultant): Charles Bott KC
• Number of partners: 2
• Number of other fee-earners: 15
• Languages: English, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

MKS Law, formerly known as Martin Kenney & Co, is a premier asset recovery and commercial litigation practice headquartered in the British Virgin Islands. Founded by Martin Kenney, the firm has garnered a reputation as one of the world’s leading asset recovery law firms.

• Asset Recovery
• Commercial Litigation
• International Insolvencies
• High Value Divorce
• Arbitration
• Family Succession Fraud
• Private Prosecutions
• Global Investigations

• Nissan Motor Co., Stanford International Bank (in liquidation), Government of the Virgin Islands, and others.

Traditional Asset Recovery:

Most complex fraud cases are now transnational in nature, with fraudsters seeking to launder the proceeds of their deception through numerous bank accounts held by different corporate vehicles, linked in turn to bogus transactions and the purchase of assets. Our team of lawyers and investigators is able to mount asset recovery campaigns worldwide to “follow the money”, returning wealth to its rightful owners. Where necessary, the firm is assisted by its international sister network of asset recovery lawyers, ICC FraudNet, giving it a truly global reach.

Non-Traditional Value Recovery‎:

When tracing strands of misappropriated value, MKS Law seeks to identify "enablers of fraud" such as banks, law and accounting firms‎, and company administrators. The firm then seeks to measure their degree of possible legal responsibility for a client's loss by fraud. We regularly pursue actions for damages against deep-pocketed facilitators of fraud, as an alternative strategy to achieve recovery on the basis of ancillary theories of liability such as negligence, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt and civil conspiracy.

Crypto Fraud:

With access to the latest digital tools and external expertise at our fingertips, even assets stolen or laundered via the most complex crypto fraud can be within reach. Our teams are able to locate and freeze “digital” assets just as they do with other forms of value, and we have even served hard-to-locate defendants notice of proceedings using digital means, with the benefit of appropriate court orders.

Commercial Litigation:

We have recovered billions of dollars of value for clients who have been the victim of fraud, negligence and malfeasance, often in complex cross-border litigation involving significant investigation. As with all litigation, it is crucial to identify the client’s commercial objectives and to pursue any action vigorously. This requires experienced commercial litigators working together with the necessary support to present a case effectively and let the court “see the wood for the trees”.

International Insolvencies:

The use of insolvency powers and our forensic accountancy expertise are important tools we often employ in our asset recovery work. Corporate vehicles, whether offshore or onshore, are frequently used as part of the structure through which money is improperly taken and/or laundered.MKS Law has a particular expertise in such situations, in part deriving from their representation of the liquidators of Stanford International Bank for many years.

High Value Divorce:

Our firm frequently acts in high value divorce cases against delinquent spouses who have dishonestly concealed substantial matrimonial assets. When a spouse hides family assets and lies under oath about it, we see a fraud case disguised as a family dispute. Our court-sanctioned secret asset discovery measures are as effective in a serious fraud case visited on a bank as they are for an aggrieved spouse.

Arbitration:

The team at MKS Law has experience dealing with commercial arbitration and investor-state disputes. The firm employs an arbitration specialist for such cases.

Family Succession Fraud:

MKS Law has located, frozen and recovered concealed assets in a number of cases for the victims of high-value family succession fraud.

Private Prosecutions:

A private criminal prosecution can prove a novel solution when dealing with corporate fraud and financial crime.Our team in this area is led by one of the UK’s leading barristers specialising in financial crime, Charles Bott KC.

Global Investigations:

Our firm’s Investigation Unit (IU) boasts two investigative wings, one based in the BVI and another in the UK. Its capabilities include forensic accounting and surveillance.

• Legal: Martin Kenney (Head of Firm), Dan Wise (Partner), Andrew Gilliland (Head of Litigation), Malcolm Arthurs, Jamie James, Andrew Blackburn, Markus Stadler, Anna Korneva, Jaavone Taylor.
• Investigations: Tony McClements (Head of Investigations), Harley Thomas (Forensic Accountant), Dave Milner (Senior Investigator)