Disa Greaves

Disa has extensive experience representing corporate clients and high-net worth individuals in commercial disputes, civil frauds and insolvencies spanning multiple jurisdictions, such as the UK, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, the North America and Australia.

Disa’s work involves cross-border litigation and arbitration, often in proceedings arising out of corporate fraud, across various sectors, including financial services, wealth management services, and digital assets. She regularly works in multi-jurisdictional teams of lawyers, accountants, experts and other professionals in high-value and complex matters, and is well-versed in the various aspects of investigations, asset tracing and enforcement.

She has also acted in matters where LK has been a Privy Council agent before the Privy Council, and has experience representing athletes in sports-related disputes, including at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

Disa joined LK in 2021 and was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2024 after completing her training contract and LPC at the firm. Disa has a Master of Arts in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge and undertook her GDL at the University of Law.

Disa is a member of Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association and the Female Fraud Forum.

Experience

Salinas

LK act for Ricardo Salinas and Corporacion RBS SA de CV (“Claimants”) in their claim in the Commercial Court. This claim arose out of a stock loan agreement entered into with Astor Asset Management 3 Limited (“Astor 3”) pursuant to which a loan of US$104 million was advanced to the Claimants secured over shares in Grupo Elektra SAB de CV belonging to Mr Salinas. Those shares were deposited with two custodians, Weiser Global Capital Markets and Tavira Monaco SAM, and worth around $400 million at the time the claim was commenced.

In June 2024, the Claimants became aware that Astor 3 had directed the custodians to transfer a significant proportion of the shares to Cornelius Vanderbilt Capital Management Ltd and Astor Capital Fund Ltd, which the Claimants maintain was in breach of the agreements in place.

The Claimants obtained freezing orders and proprietary injunctions against the six Defendants in August 2024. The Claimants consider that they have been victims of a stock-lending fraud conducted by Mr Sklarov and his companies. They allege that Mr Sklarov gained control of Mr Salinas’s shares and wrongfully disposed of them contrary to the terms of the stock loan agreement.

UHNWI – Breach of fiduciary & contractual duties

Acting for an UHNWI in relation to actions against an investment advisor and private bank for breach of fiduciary and contractual duties under various investment advisory and loan agreements. The client invested approximately £500m in various funds on the investment advisor’s advice and now wishes to unwind the investments because of the advisor’s conduct. The case includes allegations about the misapplication of client monies, inappropriate investment strategies and fund arrangements, breach of fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest and general breaches of the FCA Conduct of Business Rules and Principles.

UHNWI – Agency agreement

Acting for our client and his mother in an LCIA arbitration brought by a BVI company in connection with work allegedly carried out under an agency agreement to assist in the recovery of two high-end leasehold properties in London.

UHNWI – Breach of fiduciary & contractual duties (part 20)

LK acts for an ultra-high net worth individual in relation to a Part 20 claim for contribution to a complex and high value commercial court claim for unlawful dissipation and devaluation of the main claimants’ assets.

LK has been instructed by the client in relation to a long-running dispute against his former investment advisor and private bank, most significantly in Cayman proceedings against the investment advisor for breach of fiduciary and contractual duties under various investment advisory and loan agreements.

Fontaine

We were the Privy Council Agents in the appeal from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Claim No. AXAHCVA AP2020/0001: National Bank of Anguilla (Private Banking and Trust) Limited (in administration) & Anor v Chief Minister of Anguilla and Ors (Anguilla), representing the successful Appellants.

Jeremy Nissato – Recovery of digital assets

Acting for a Mexican HNWI in English proceedings relating to the recovery of misappropriated digital assets.