Amy Harvey

Amy Harvey is a highly regarded commercial litigator with deep experience in conducting and managing complex, high-stakes cross-border disputes. She advises a broad spectrum of international clients including individuals, corporates and investors across sectors such as fintech, banking and finance, commodities, real estate and estates. Amy has built particular expertise in civil fraud, asset tracing and recovery, including the recovery of digital assets and
other misappropriated wealth in multi-jurisdictional contexts.

Her practice is distinctly international in character, having led and coordinated litigation spanning Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America, often involving parallel
proceedings and enforcement strategies across multiple legal systems. Clients and peers describe her as a formidable strategist who is “never outplayed” and as someone who brings clarity, commercial insight and pragmatism to the most challenging disputes.

She works closely with specialists in blockchain, forensic finance and international enforcement to trace and recover assets from real estate and superyachts to cryptocurrency and to secure injunctive and other proprietary remedies that preserve client value worldwide.

Amy is recognised in Chambers UK as a Band 5 ranked lawyer for Fraud: Civil, where she is praised for her technical ability, creative problem-solving and cutting-edge expertise in the digital asset space. Reviewers note her as someone “you’d call first if something was going wrong,” highlighting her judgment, engagement and ability to add value in difficult circumstances.

Experience

Eletson

Acting for an international energy transport operator group specialising in oil and gas cargoes, in ongoing disputes with its former owners, shareholders and affiliated companies, valued at least U$650 million.

The disputes arise primarily from the client’s former owners’ refusal to comply with the terms of a Chapter 11 restructuring plan approved by the US Bankruptcy Court, resulting in extensive legal proceedings across multiple jurisdictions in respect of the ownership and control of the company, and its fleet of maritime vessels.

The global nature of the dispute requires LK to coordinate with local counsel in various jurisdictions including the US, Greece, Malaysia, Liberia, and Japan.

Kiely

Acting for an individual in proceedings before the Seychelles Supreme Court in which the liquidators of an insolvent cryptocurrency exchange bring claims of approximately US$165 million under the International Business Companies Act 2016

Trust Consult

LK is acting for TC Management (Asia) Limited (“TCMA”) in relation to a crypto fraud whereby USDT 1.2 million was misappropriated from TCMA by unknown wrongdoers as part of a fraudulent real estate transaction. LK obtained Norwich Pharmacal Relief and Bankers Trust Orders in the London Circuit Commercial Court from three cryptocurrency exchanges who manage addresses linked to the persons unknown or have received or processed TCMA’s traceable funds to assist identify the likely wrongdoers against whom substantive proceedings may be issued.

Challis

LK acts for a victim of a substantial investment fraud. LK brought proceedings on behalf of the client seeking declarations that the funds invested remain held on trust for our client, for an order that the defendants vest their interests in those funds to our client and for a full account. LK thereafter obtained judgment by consent following a full admission from the defendants and are now pursuing enforcement options including through the criminal authorities.

Schaffner

LK advised a HNWI individual and US company in relation to the recovery of unpaid proceeds totalling USD 2.7m pursuant to two Sale and Purchase Agreements (subject to US law) for the sale of a large gaming company where the payment obligations were supported by a guarantee from an English group of companies.

LK initially advised on debt recovery options. The guarantors subsequently entered into liquidation and LK thereafter provided advice on potential claims within the context of the insolvency process.

Stor RB One Ltd (Storfund)

Amy worked as part of a team of lawyers acting for a fintech client in cross-border civil fraud proceedings against a group of Belgian and Luxembourg defendants to an invoice financing fraud.