Marques Taylor

Marques is a Director in the Cyber Risk and Complex Investigations practice, providing services helping organisations and individuals to understand threats and mitigate losses.

Marques brings deep experience in leading cross-border investigations, uncovering hidden assets, managing reputational threats, and navigating the fast-evolving landscape of digital assets. He is trusted by clients to deliver discreet, actionable intelligence in high-stakes matters.

Prior to joining Mishcon de Reya, he was a director in the disputes practice of a corporate intelligence firm and also worked for several years at a multinational disputes and investigations law firm where he built and led a team with advanced capabilities in open-source and digital investigations, human intelligence gathering and forensic analysis.

Marques is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and holds advanced credentials in blockchain analytics from Chainalysis.

Key Experience

• Analysed blockchain activity to identify location of stolen assets leading to full recovery of over USD 30m in cryptocurrency.
• Led a two-year, multi-jurisdictional independent examination for the U.S. Department of Justice in an investigation of a major Israeli bank.
• Asset tracing for commodities company and identified over GBP 50m of misappropriated funds.
• Managed internal investigations into alleged sanctions circumvention and fraud for a European trading group.

Career History

Cyber Intelligence Director, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Director, Mintz Group
Senior Specialist, Kobre & Kim LLP
Consultant, Deloitte LLP
Litigation Assistant, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
University of Leicester, LL.B (Law)
University of Southern California, BA (International Relations and German)