Sion Richards
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Fraud: Civil
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Provided by Sion Richards
Practice Areas
Global Disputes
Business Restructuring & Reorganization
Investigations & White Collar Defense
Career
Sion Richards is leader of the Global Disputes Practice at Jones Day which consists of over 200 lawyers in more than 25 offices. Sion has advised clients on numerous complex multijurisdictional investigations and civil litigation with an emphasis on major fraud, asset tracing, and corruption investigations, including contentious insolvency disputes. His recent experience includes advising a listed company in relation to a US$270 million fraud spanning around 30 jurisdictions where he devised a multipronged strategy involving criminal and civil proceedings to achieve significant recoveries. Sion is successfully representing the Commercial Bank of Dubai on its approximately $120 million claim against the Al Sari family and the international enforcement strategy relating to an arbitration award worth over US$1bn.
Clients praise Sion’s abilities, with Chambers (2024) noting “he is a behemoth in this [civil fraud] area and a master of strategy.”
Chambers Review
UK
Sion Richards acts on behalf of both claimants and defendants in high-value, multi-jurisdictional fraud litigation and investigations. He has notable expertise in cross-border asset recovery and often advises on cases with complex insolvency aspects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sion is incredibly impressive both for his legal acumen and detail-oriented mind. The ability he has to understand the details of a case and tie them into the legal analysis is extremely impressive."
"Sion is a superstar in the industry."
"Sion has loads of charm; he's very clever and hard-working."
"Sion is incredibly impressive both for his legal acumen and detail-oriented mind. The ability he has to understand the details of a case and tie them into the legal analysis is extremely impressive."
"Sion is a superstar in the industry."
"Sion has loads of charm; he's very clever and hard-working."
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