Ed Llewelyn-Evans specializes in resolving complex cross-border commercial and corporate disputes, including fraud litigation, joint venture and shareholder disputes and international judgment enforcement.

Ed regularly represents ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporate clients in sectors including banking, private equity and commodities.  He has also represented clients involved in joint investigations by U.S. and UK regulators.

Ed’s work frequently involves the management of civil and criminal proceedings internationally. His experience covers numerous jurisdictions and laws including England, Germany, Nigeria, Hong Kong, the PRC, Japan and key offshore financial jurisdictions (including the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey).

In addition to being admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales, Ed is also admitted as a solicitor in the British Virgin Islands.

The Legal 500 recognized Ed as being “calm under pressure, and a highly skilled litigator.” Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) ranked Ed as a Future Leader in Commercial Litigation in 2023 and 2024.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ed practiced at Macfarlanes LLP in London.

Mungo Lowe is admitted as a barrister in England and the BVI and focuses his practice on high-stakes, cross-border disputes involving complex and high-value asset recovery and insolvency litigation. He advises international clients on matters that involve both onshore and offshore jurisdictions, including shareholder disputes, fraud and trusts-related litigation and company law including distressed investment funds. Mr. Lowe has deep experience with British Virgin Islands (BVI) company, insolvency and related regulatory legislation, particularly with BVI elements of international insolvencies and restructurings, and frequently appears as an advocate in the BVI Commercial Court and Court of Appeal.

Prior to joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Lowe practiced at other leading offshore firms in the BVI and London, and at the Chancery/Commercial Bar in Lincoln’s Inn, London.

*Admitted to practice in BVI and England & Wales.

Jay Mandel is an experienced lawyer who focuses his practice on complex litigation, including the defense of private and institutional clients in white-collar criminal investigations and prosecutions. Mr. Mandel also focuses his practice on disputes against banks, investment companies, and other financial services firms on behalf of institutional investors and other institutional clients. He has extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies.

Before becoming of counsel at Kobre & Kim, Mr. Mandel focused his practice on the representation of publicly traded companies, closely held businesses and individuals in a wide array of financial services and commercial litigation.

Igor Margulyan is an experienced litigator who represents clients with global business interests in complex international disputes. His matters often involve parallel civil, criminal and regulatory proceedings in multiple jurisdictions, including the U.S., Europe, Russia and the broader CIS region, Cyprus, as well as key offshore jurisdictions (such as the Cayman Islands, the Cook Islands and the BVI).

Drawing on his extensive experience handling cross-border disputes, Mr. Margulyan regularly advises high-net-worth individuals on development and execution of multijurisdictional litigation strategies in high-stakes matters that involve allegations of fraud, misappropriation of assets and other misconduct. Mr. Margulyan also frequently works with high-net-worth clients and their advisors to develop strategies aimed at managing risks to their assets and business interests, such as by performing asset stress tests and clean funds analyses.

Additionally, Mr. Margulyan is experienced in counseling clients on asset tracing and asset recovery tactics in connection with enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, both in and outside the United States. Most recently, Mr. Margulyan obtained, on behalf of a judgment creditor, an asset turnover order against a director based on evidence that said director embezzled funds from the judgment debtor. Thereafter, on appeal, Mr. Margulyan successfully argued for the affirmance of that turnover order before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The resolution of that appeal resulted in a precedent-setting decision from the Seventh Circuit concerning the ability of judgment creditors to recover assets from parties other than the judgment debtor.

Christen Martosella represents clients across various industries in high-stakes commercial disputes and investigations. She has significant experience in deal litigation and corporate governance matters, as well as in intellectual property disputes.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Martosella served as the in-house counsel for a media startup. Earlier in her career, she practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she focused on complex commercial litigation, arbitration and government investigations. After graduating from law school, she clerked for the Honorable Henry duPont Ridgely of the Delaware Supreme Court. 

A nationally recognized and highly regarded trial lawyer, Matthew Menchel focuses his practice on government enforcement defense and complex civil litigation. He often serves as lead counsel on high-profile matters.

Mr. Menchel is widely renowned for his skill in the courtroom and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Recognized as “an absolutely first-class trial practitioner” by Chambers USA, he is described as “truly gifted at cross-examinations and at communicating with a jury.” The Daily Business Review has twice chosen him as the "Most Effective Lawyer" in the criminal law category.

The presiding judge on a highly publicized, eight-week-long Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial commented about Mr. Menchel’s trial skills: “his cross-examination was about as textbook an example of a vigorous cross-examination as I’ve ever seen.” In a separate, high profile white collar criminal matter in the Southern District of New York, the presiding judge called Mr. Menchel’s summation “among the top 2-3 [summations] I have seen in my 25 years on the bench.”

Outside the courtroom, Mr. Menchel oversees the firm’s Trial Advocacy program. In that capacity, he has brought together experienced trial lawyers to exchange ideas and best practices, as well as put on live demonstrations.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Menchel was a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice (as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida), where he was also chief of the Criminal Division. He also served as a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, during which time he trained Assistant District Attorneys in trial advocacy as the director of legal training.

Kamille Adair Morgan focuses her practice on assisting companies in matters related to international dispute settlement, including international arbitration and the cross-border monetization and dilution of judgments, awards and other claims. In particular, she is well versed in public international law and offshore law, especially in Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean jurisdictions.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Dr. Adair Morgan was a legal consultant for the University of the West Indies Rights Advocacy Project and for Yushaine Morgan & Company. She also served as an Associate Legal Officer, law clerk and Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice in The Hague and was a consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank Group Administrative Tribunal.

Ryan C. Mullally represents institutional and individual clients in complex litigations and arbitrations. He has particular experience in class action defense, employment and procedural issues, and has handled multi-million-dollar international arbitration disputes and cross-border discovery efforts.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Mullally practiced at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he focused on litigation and arbitration. He clerked for the Honorable Gregory H. Woods of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Prior to his career in law, Mr. Mullally joined Teach for America and taught in New York City public schools for seven years.

Nada Oteifi focuses her practice on representing individual and institutional clients in cross-border arbitral award and judgment enforcement matters with a nexus to the Middle East. In particular, she has experience implementing strategies against sovereign entities including governments, state-owned enterprises and other state actors following commercial arbitration and investment treaty disputes.

Ms. Oteifi has extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration under the rules of various institutions, notably ICSID, ICC, DIAC, CRCICA. Ms Oteifi handled disputes under several substantive laws, including Egyptian law, UAE law, Bahraini law, Qatari law, Libyan law, and Swiss law. Her expertise extends over a spectrum of industries, particularly oil & gas, construction, hotel management, telecommunications, corporate, and joint ventures.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Oteifi practiced in Mahmood Hussain Legal Consultants (Dubai) and Youssef & Partners Attorneys (Cairo). Michael Ng serves as lead trial counsel in high-stakes intellectual property cases.

Mr. Ng's practice focuses on patent and trade secret disputes, and he has helped multiple clients win nine-figure recoveries in litigation. His matters cover a wide range of technology areas, from wireless communications, semiconductor manufacturing, and networking infrastructure to genetics and other biotechnology fields.

He is regularly asked to lead bet-the-company cases, including intellectual property disputes in courts across multiple international venues. He often works with the firm's team of former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors to investigate trade secret theft and other claims involving potential criminal liability.

Mr. Ng is also recognized for developing strategies for intellectual property holders and investors, including programs for monetizing high value patent portfolios, and the negotiation of access to capital. Listing him on its Strategy 300 list of the world's leading IP strategists, IAM lauded him as "calm, thoughtful, open-minded in terms of solutions and an exceptional litigator all around," and said he "thoroughly understands the nuances of the litigation funding world and knows it better than anyone."

Mr. Ng devotes considerable time to public service, and currently serves on the boards of the East Bay Community Law Center, a clinical affiliate of Berkeley Law School, and Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, and as the co-chair of the Judiciary Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area.

Nada Oteifi focuses her practice on representing individual and institutional clients in cross-border arbitral award and judgment enforcement matters with a nexus to the Middle East. In particular, she has experience implementing strategies against sovereign entities including governments, state-owned enterprises and other state actors following commercial arbitration and investment treaty disputes.

Ms. Oteifi has extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration under the rules of various institutions, notably ICSID, ICC, DIAC, CRCICA. Ms Oteifi handled disputes under several substantive laws, including Egyptian law, UAE law, Bahraini law, Qatari law, Libyan law, and Swiss law. Her expertise extends over a spectrum of industries, particularly oil & gas, construction, hotel management, telecommunications, corporate, and joint ventures.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Oteifi practiced in Mahmood Hussain Legal Consultants (Dubai) and Youssef & Partners Attorneys (Cairo). 

Jasper Perkins represents clients in high-stakes international commercial disputes and complex investigations, with a particular focus on asset recovery and fraud. He has experience in complex commercial litigation, insolvency-related disputes, internal investigations and investigations by U.S. regulators and agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and FINRA.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Perkins practiced at Milbank LLP.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Perkins worked as an investigator in the London and U.S. offices of K2 Intelligence (now known as K2 Integrity), where he focused on international asset recovery and fraud investigations.

Steven Perlstein is an experienced trial lawyer who practices in the area of appellate and complex civil litigation, focusing on litigation related to complex commercial transactions (such as collateralized debt obligation and mortgage-backed securities transactions), business break up disputes and securities-related litigation. Mr. Perlstein also conducts litigation related to data security, particularly with regard to civil remedies available to prevent the widespread dissemination of proprietary information. In addition, Mr. Perlstein regularly represents clients in white-collar criminal defense matters and regulatory investigations.

Mr. Perlstein has participated in a variety of civil and criminal proceedings, including International Chamber of Commerce, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and American Arbitration Association arbitrations, as well as litigations in state, federal and bankruptcy courts in New York and Delaware. Mr. Perlstein has also litigated patent disputes in the Eastern District of Texas.

In addition, Mr. Perlstein has briefed several civil and criminal appellate matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals, including for the Second, Eleventh and Ninth Circuits, and has assisted as an advisor at the firm on others, including in the Fourth Circuit and D.C. Circuit. Among his extensive experience with appellate litigation, Mr. Perlstein has represented clients in federal criminal and civil appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, recently argued in the Eleventh Circuit on a complex issue of standing and assisted in briefing regarding an international alternative asset manager in an appellate matter in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Mr. Perlstein is serving a three-year term on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's Pro Bono Panel for a three-year term that will end in approximately June 2026. 

Prior to joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Perlstein practiced at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, where he focused on complex commercial and securities litigation and bankruptcy litigation.

Mr. Perlstein previously served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable John D. Butzner Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Zachary R. Ritz is an experienced litigator who represents institutional and individual clients in complex commercial disputes. Mr. Ritz has experience in all phases of litigation, including commencing suit, discovery, motion practice, depositions and trial.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Ritz practiced at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he focused on complex commercial litigation and investigations across several industries, including technology, media, real estate, banking and oil & gas. From 2016 to 2018, he clerked for the Honorable Roy B. Dalton, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Caroline Rivera focuses her practice on representing individual and institutional clients in white-collar defense and complex commercial litigation. She has experience defending clients in criminal investigations and charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, including allegations of securities fraud and alleged violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Sherman Act. Ms. Rivera also has experience handling matters before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Attorney General.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Rivera practiced at Latham & Watkins, where she successfully defended a poultry industry executive facing a criminal price fixing conspiracy charge at trial, and along with her team earned top honors by The American Lawyer as Litigator of the Week.

Adriana Riviere-Badell is an experienced advocate who concentrates her practice on high-profile contentious trust and estate disputes, complex multi-jurisdictional civil litigation — including appellate proceedings — and international judgment enforcement and asset recovery, with a focus on Latin America.

Ms. Riviere-Badell has been involved in some of the highest-profile cases in South Florida, including the successful representation of Raoul Weil, the former head of global wealth management at UBS who was acquitted of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, and the representation of the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball in its highly publicized suit against Biogenesis.

In addition, Ms. Riviere-Badell has handled civil and criminal appellate matters before several state and federal appellate courts, including the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fourth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. She achieved a significant victory in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal on behalf of the co-trustees of a revocable trust in an intensely contested high-value trust and estate litigation. She also successfully argued a complex jurisdictional issue that established favorable precedent for a leading healthcare company in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Riviere-Badell practiced at Hunton & Williams LLP, representing clients in complex commercial litigation, securities litigation and antitrust-related matters.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Riviere-Badell was a financial associate with a large accounting firm, where she specialized in fraud investigations, corporate bankruptcy, corporate recovery, and related litigation issues.

Danielle Rose serves as lead counsel in high-stakes commercial disputes, often arising from significant market disruptions, contested transactions or other special situations. Such disputes frequently involve complex financial instruments as well as M&A, joint venture and cross-border transactions. Ms. Rose also advises boards of directors with respect to shareholder demands.

Among other professional accolades, Chambers USA has recognized Ms. Rose as one of the leading commercial litigators in New York, describing her as “formidable” and “everything you want in a litigator.” Benchmark Litigation has named Ms. Rose a National Litigation Star and one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation in the U.S. and Canada.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Rose practiced at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she litigated complex commercial disputes, including M&A matters. Before joining Wachtell Lipton, Ms. Rose clerked for the Hon. Leonard B. Sand of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Zachary Rosenbaum is a highly accomplished trial lawyer whose practice focuses on global financial markets. Mr. Rosenbaum represents foreign and domestic asset managers, private equity funds, and other institutional investors in high-stakes civil disputes. He has tried to verdict jury and non-jury cases in the U.S. and abroad, and routinely steps into highly specialized situations.

Chambers USA has spotlighted Mr. Rosenbaum for the past four years as one of just a dozen leading litigators in New York representing institutional plaintiffs. Chambers USA describes him as a “phenomenal lawyer who has a very strong following with hedge funds”; a “very effective trial lawyer” that “is excellent on his feet”; and “definitely someone you want in your corner.” Chambers USA recently added, “his client service and advocacy are way beyond the normal standard.”

Mr. Rosenbaum is also recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a National Practice Area Star and has been named in New York Super Lawyers each year since 2011.

Mr. Rosenbaum’s recent engagements include representing the plaintiff group of originally senior secured bondholders in the Incora bankruptcy and adversary proceeding, challenging an unauthorized lien-strip transaction. He also represented the private equity sponsors of Travelport in a dispute stemming from the effects of the global pandemic on the travel industry, concerning the company’s US $3.2 billion leveraged loan, and representing Marble Ridge Master Fund in a widely publicized adversary proceeding brought by Neiman Marcus and its affiliates in the Neiman Marcus bankruptcy case.

Mr. Rosenbaum has extensive experience handling litigations involving secured and unsecured credit agreements, bond indentures, M&A transactions, publicly-traded securities and private offerings, structured products, credit derivatives, real estate investments, and intellectual property in the financial sector. Additionally, Mr. Rosenbaum has worked closely with government authorities in their investigations and prosecutions of misconduct victimizing institutional investors.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Rosenbaum was the founder and chair of the capital markets litigation group at Lowenstein Sandler in New York, where he represented investment managers and institutional investors with a focus on securities and structured finance litigation.

Mark Rowlands specializes in complex international and cross-border disputes and investigations with a focus on contentious trusts, corporate and investment structures, and duties of fiduciaries. He also represents clients in cases involving international enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, contractual disputes, and corporate insolvency. Mark has worked on some of the most significant cases in the BVI that have established important precedent in relation to international judgment enforcement and the jurisdictions and powers of the BVI courts, and is regularly instructed by ultra-high-net-worth individuals to advise and act in connection with complex matters engaging multiple jurisdictions and areas of practice.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mark practiced at another leading BVI law firm, where he handled a wide range of litigation including contentious trusts, complex fraud, corporate insolvency, and asset recovery. Before that, he practiced as an independent barrister at the chambers of Sir Geoffrey Cox KC, the former Attorney General of England and Wales, specializing in commercial chancery, insolvency and property law, and from 2014 to 2015 opened and managed an affiliate office of Thomas More Chambers in the Ebene Cybercity, Mauritius, specializing in private-client, insolvency, and arbitration.

Mark is a member of the Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association, the Chancery Bar Association, and the Commercial Bar Association.

Jake Rush represents clients in white-collar litigations, government investigations and complex commercial disputes. He has particular experience defending civil, criminal and multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions involving U.S. agencies such as the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Bureau of Industry and Security. He also has experience investigating misconduct by government officials, forming offensive litigation strategies and advising clients on appeal. Mr. Rush maintains an active pro bono practice challenging civil rights violations.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Rush began his career at Latham & Watkins, where he helped lead an 18-month investigation into constitutional violations in a federal prison unit. Before that, Mr. Rush clerked for the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson (Ret.), Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Rush was a math teacher.

Erika Saluzzo is a solicitor-advocate who specializes in resolving complex international commercial disputes, with a focus on judgment and arbitral award enforcement strategies. Ms. Saluzzo has represented clients in various industries, including energy, financial services, pharmaceuticals, IT and retail. She has experience managing large disclosure projects, proofing witnesses, liaising with experts and attending mediations. She understands clients’ needs, having been on secondment to the in-house litigation team of a global bank. 

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Saluzzo practiced at litigation boutique Humphries Kerstetter LLP, where she handled a variety of Commercial Court cases and LCIA arbitrations.