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Alex Mobbs
Senior Associate
Expertise
  • Banking (& Finance) Litigation
  • Commercial Arbitration/Litigation
  • Commercial & Contractual Disputes
  • Cyber
  • Directors’ Duties
  • Fraud (& Asset Recovery)
  • Letters of Request
  • Partnership disputes
  • Shareholder (& Director) Disputes
Qualifications & Education
  • Law (LLB), University of Bristol
Admissions
  • Law Society of England and Wales
Testimonials

Alex has a broad range of experience dealing with complex cross-border commercial and banking litigation, arbitration and investigations, with a particular focus on civil fraud and asset tracing disputes. Alex has worked for a variety of clients including large corporates, banks and individuals.

Background

Alex read law at the University of Bristol before completing his LPC at the University of Law in Moorgate, London.  

Alex completed his training contract at Allen & Overy LLP in London, which included a six month secondment to the firm’s Litigation team in Hong Kong. Following qualification, Alex spent four and a half years as an Associate in Allen & Overy’s Litigation & Investigations team in London, before joining Enyo Law in March 2021. Alex also completed a nine month client secondment in 2019/20 to BNP Paribas SA in London.  

Reported cases include
Other recent and noteworthy experience includes
  • Acted for a claimant corporate group in multi-jurisdictional enforcement action relating to a USD315 million fraud judgment against certain former shareholders, directors and related parties.
  • Acted for an investment bank in its defence and counterclaim against an oil and gas company relating to repayment of USD700 million sukuk.
  • Acted in LCIA arbitration and subsequent enforcement action arising out of large-scale, sophisticated art fraud.
  • Acted for a private equity claimant in connection with fraudulent breach of warranty claim arising out of an SPA with the former shareholders.
  • Acted in LCIA arbitration for a Middle Eastern bank alleging fraud and illegality.
  • Acted for an investment bank in connection with a global anti-bribery and corruption investigation into historic hiring practices, and subsequent related employment disciplinary proceedings in London.
  • Advised the estate of deceased Middle Eastern businessman sued for breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent misrepresentation in a claim relating to a multibillion-pound telecoms venture.
  • Acted for an individual in his successful defence in a criminal matter.
Professional associations
  • Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Testimonials
News
Dec 4, 2023
Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter –  Supreme Court provides clarity on limitation periods in fraud context  
Introduction Section 32 of the Limitation Act 1980 provides for the postponement of the limitation period in cases of fraud,...
Nov 29, 2023
Oliver Rule joins Enyo Law from Allen & Overy
We are delighted to welcome Oliver Rule, who joins the firm as a partner. Oliver has almost two decades of...
Nov 22, 2023
The wide remit of a section 423 Insolvency Act claim
It is well known that courts are extremely reluctant to “pierce the corporate veil” and disregard the fundamental principle of...
Nov 15, 2023
High Court reiterates need to prove reliance on implied misrepresentations
The High Court has dismissed claims against Credit Suisse relating to its sale of a collateralised debt obligation (“CDO”) “as...