Victoria is the Chair of Mishcon Private, acting for a wide variety of clients, including high net worth individuals, corporations, families and family offices.
Victoria is a commercial litigator, specialising in complex commercial matters, family business disputes, director and shareholder disputes, as well as partnership issues, general contractual matters and fraud. She is experienced in the issuing and defending of freezing injunctions, asset protection and defending extradition requests.
As a key part of her private client work, she serves as a trusted advisor, assisting clients with any dispute that might arise - such as issues between partners (business and romantic), disputes over gifts or loans, problems involving children and their education, or issues with friends and family.
As Chair of Mishcon Private, Victoria has access to a broad range of specialities and skill sets, which is essential for meeting the diverse requirements of ultra high net worth individuals and other clients.
Key Experience
- Acting in family dispute across over 20 jurisdictions worth over £3bn.
- Acting in family business dispute worth over £100m.
- Acting in family trust dispute worth over £400m.
- Acting in shareholder dispute worth over £100m.
- Acted for an ultra high net worth individual in two successful claims, after separate three-month trials (and subsequent appeals), in dishonest assistance against accountants, solicitors, Swiss bankers and intermediaries alleged to have facilitated an elaborate multi-jurisdiction fraud.
- Part of the team that brought the largest private prosecution to date which resulted in 8 years' imprisonment for the defendant.
- Defended a £300m fraud claim by a pharmaceutical company against an individual.
- Acted for the long term partner of a high profile businessman obtaining a freezing injunction over €200m.
- Acted in a partnership dispute between former business partners who had been involved in a private equity acquisition of an Italian power company.
- Settled a family dispute involving the division of over £100m of London properties.
- Acted in a high value dispute between two charities.
- Lead partner on:
- Regularly advises shareholders about their ability to bring claims against majority shareholders as a result of actions by the board and the conduct of a business generally.
Career History
Partner, Mishcon de Reya
Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya
Associate, Mishcon de Reya
Assistant, Mishcon de Reya
Tenant, 23 Essex Street
BPP (BVC), Bedingfield Scholar, Gray's Inn
City University (PgDL), David Karmel Award; City University Award
Cambridge University, New Hall, Social and Political Sciences (BA Hons)