Fred Kuchlin
Senior Associate
Fred specialises in complex commercial disputes in international arbitration and court proceedings. He has worked on many of the most prominent disputes in the London market, and has particular expertise in international commercial arbitration, including proceedings under the LCIA and ICC arbitration rules. Fred acts for a variety of clients, including private and public companies, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, and sovereign governments. He is a member of the Young International Arbitration Group and the British Ukrainian Law Association.
“I enjoy working closely with overseas clients who may not be familiar with the arbitration or English litigation processes”
"I enjoy working closely with overseas clients who may not be familiar with the arbitration or English litigation processes in order to provide them with timely, pragmatic, and actionable advice.
When approaching new client relationships, I always seek to understand the client’s needs and provide them with prompt and regular updates as the matter progresses.
As a solicitor advocate, I have full rights of audience in civil proceedings before the English Courts, and enjoy undertaking my own advocacy in arbitration matters”
Fred’s recent work highlights:
Acting for an ultra-high-net-worth businessman and successfully resisting a US $500million jurisdiction and freezing injunction claim by the liquidators of a major bank.
Acting for an overseas bank in claims and counterclaims worth US $490million relating to certain loans and guarantees.
Acting for a FTSE 100 company in a dispute with a US investment bank arising from a US $1billion margin call.
Relevant work
- Acting for the receivers of a Cayman private equity fund in an ICC arbitration and Cayman court proceedings arising from claims worth over US$1 billion.
- Acting for a Ukrainian businessman in an LCIA arbitration and Commercial Court proceedings regarding claims with an estimated value of US$1 billion concerning certain industrial assets.
- Acting for a Kazakh bank on claims arising from a multi-billion dollar fraud committed by its former chairman.
- Acting for a European energy major in an LCIA arbitration and related English and Cayman court proceedings concerning claims worth US$750 million arising from the sale and prior operation of petroleum licences offshore West Africa.
- Acting for an African bank in an LCIA arbitration concerning claims worth US$500 million arising from a failed IT contract.
- Acting for a Chinese conglomerate in proceedings before the Court of Appeal and UK Supreme Court in the leading case on evidence in civil proceedings allegedly obtained by torture.
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Expertise services
Disputes, Commercial Disputes, International Arbitration
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