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Elliott Fellowes

Elliott is a senior associate in Greenberg Traurig’s London office. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation, civil fraud and asset recovery and banking disputes and has particular experience in high-value, cross border disputes, often involving multiple parties and jurisdictions. Elliott is a solicitor-advocate with rights of audience in the Higher Courts of England and Wales.

He has a broad disputes practice with a particular focus on civil fraud and financial services disputes. Elliott has advised on proceedings across all levels of the English courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. He also has experience advising clients before courts in a number of common law jurisdictions, such as the BVI, Bermuda and Singapore, as well as civil law jurisdictions including France and Italy. His work includes securing and opposing a wide range of interim relief, including worldwide freezing and charging orders and acting on enforcement matters. He acts for a diverse client base comprising corporates, private equity firms and other institutional investors (including pension funds) and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Elliott has also undertaken a secondment with a specialist funds practice, where he advised institutional litigation funders on funding arrangements and assisted limited partners in connection with private equity secondary market transactions.

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