Firm News

New Fraud Partner for Mishcon de Reya

Release Date:

10 September 2007

Mishcon de Reya is delighted to announce the arrival of Masoud Zabeti, who joined the firm as a Partner in the Fraud & Insolvency Group on 04 September 2007.

Masoud was previously a Partner and Head of the Fraud & Asset Recovery Group at Glovers.  He specialises in litigation and dispute resolution, banking and finance litigation and fraud and asset recovery.  He has particular expertise in advising on retail banking matters, including litigation arising from all forms of financial instruments and payments fraud.  He also acts for clients in seeking injunctive relief and on the use of ancillary procedures such as search and seizure orders.

Masoud's wide-ranging experience will be a further boost to the Firm's well-established Fraud & Insolvency Group, which now comprises of 40 fee-earners.  In addition to traditional financial fraud the Group has developed specialist markets in confidential information theft, anti-counterfeiting, fraud defence as well training on fraud prevention strategies.

Masoud is also a member of the IBA and the Fraud Advisory Panel.  He has written on fraud issues and presented at fraud events organised by the British Bankers' Association.

Commenting on the appointment, Mishcon's Head of Fraud & Insolvency Group Kas Nouroozi stated:

"I am delighted that Masoud has chosen to join us.  He is the latest in a line of significant recruits to join our expanding team.  Masoud's arrival to the Firm, together with his vast experience will boost the Group's position in the market as the pre-eminent injunctions specialists and not just litigators."

Masoud Zabeti said:

"Mishcon de Reya has the leading specialist fraud group in the country and I am delighted to be contributing to the work of its ever-expanding team."