Kambiz Larizadeh
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Fraud: Civil
Band 4
About
Provided by Kambiz Larizadeh
Practice Areas
Kambiz Larizadeh is a partner in Akin’s litigation group. He focuses on civil fraud and complex, cross-border commercial litigation and arbitration. He has extensive experience in leading teams in a wide range of high-value, complex international disputes, often involving allegations of misconduct and fraud. He has acted for both claimants and defendants. His clients have included large international corporations, major financial institutions, media and technology companies, airlines and a number of high-net-worth individuals. Kambiz has also advised on a diverse range of commercial disputes, mandatory and prohibitive injunctions, international and domestic freezing injunctions, and anti-suit proceedings in support of domestic litigation and arbitration. He has acted in a number of “bet the company” litigations and arbitrations involving claims in excess of $1 billion.
Publications
‘Civil fraud – here to stay?’ published by Legal Business.
Personal
LL.M., Girton College, Cambridge; BVC, Inns of Court School of Law.
Chambers Review
UK
Kambiz Larizadeh of Akin has an impressive litigation and civil fraud practice. He regularly handles large cross-border disputes, particularly with regard to Europe and the Middle East, and advises on sophisticated and high-value asset recoveries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's fantastic to work with, very calm and very good at managing the client and taking a strategic view on what one will achieve."
"Kambiz is technically very capable and combines that with a sound commercial vision and easy-going manner."
"He is a very smooth operator. He is extremely bright but wears that lightly. He is calm and collected and communicates really clearly."
"He's fantastic to work with, very calm and very good at managing the client and taking a strategic view on what one will achieve."
"Kambiz is technically very capable and combines that with a sound commercial vision and easy-going manner."
"He is a very smooth operator. He is extremely bright but wears that lightly. He is calm and collected and communicates really clearly."