Lawrence Cohen QC

Practice Overview

Lawrence's practice centres on complex, high-value business disputes and transactions, often with an offshore or international aspect.  Mental agility and a dynamic approach focused on solutions has drawn an enviable international client base.

He has wide experience of financial market and security transactions and investment funds of most kinds.  His background in structuring and restructuring as well as offshore trusts and vehicles have all been invaluable during 2008 and 2009.  Dealing with the fall-out of the global financial crisis in hedge funds, venture capital funds, banks and other institutions have accounted for most of his workload in this period.  Problems have included both disastrous worldwide investments made by funds, banks and other institutions, as well as the operational issues and rescue attempts consequent on them.  High on the list of repetitive problems are liquidity and regulatory issues and provisioning for impairment of assets.   Skills in accountancy and valuation are an important tool in this work.

2009 has seen Lawrence at work in Trinidad, the Turks & Caicos Islands, Jamaica and South Africa as well as the more usual locations of BVI,  Cayman and USA. 

Professional Reputation

"Business acumen is, frankly, much better than our own", says one abashed client; he is "exceptionally adroit".  The Legal 500, 2009

"Great tactician" and "solicitors and opponents alike extol him for the 'effective and hard-hitting arguments' he brings to the table" Chambers & Partners, 2008

He is "very impressive at cross-examining".  The Legal 500, 2008

"wins plaudits for technical ability and depth of experience in cross-border matters".  The Legal 500, 2007

"Great tactician" Lawrence Cohen QC has a substantial commercial litigation practice that includes a significant tranche of high-value international work and involvement with AWG v Morrison.  Chambers & Partners, 2008

Lawrence is recommended in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for several subjects representing the different facets of the same business work.

• Commercial Litigation
• Company
• Financial Services
• Insolvency
• International and Offshore
• Private Clients

Memberships

• Chancery Bar Association
• ComBar
• MCIA