• Representing a global consultancy firm in connection with litigation prompted by team recruitment from a rival insolvency practice. Advising the same firm in connection with enforcement of restrictive covenants and misuse of confidential information arising from a team defection.
• Advising a partner on exit terms and damages arising from their departure from a leading global professional services firm.
• Representing a leading global professional services firm in an LCIA dispute regarding a multi-million dollar fee dispute. 
• Advising a leading professional services firm in connection with a disputed fee claimed by a recruitment agency.
• Advising a leading international law firm in connection with issues arising from an alleged fraud committed by a partner, including liaising with insurers, dealing with SRA complaints procedure, and conducting an independent internal investigation.
• Representing a major European bank in connection with Quincecare claims brought against it in Gibraltar arising from a fraud committed on a solicitor’s client account.
• Acting for a leading international auction house in connection with a claim alleging that a painting sold as a “follower of Constable” was in fact by Constable.
• Acting for various solicitors firms in connection with claims against them in negligence.
• Advising various clients in connection with incidents of professional advisers acting for third parties in circumstances giving rise to conflicts of interest.
• Advising various clients in connection with solicitors’ inappropriate use of threatened defamation claims akin to SLAPPs.

Dan Hudson, who heads Seladore’s White Collar and Regulatory Disputes practice, has particularly extensive experience assisting international law firms, Big Four accountants, auditors, and other consultants on a range of critical issues.

These include internal and external fraud investigations focusing on firm personnel, bribery, corruption, and money laundering investigations, as well as sanctions and related internal matters. His expertise encompasses demonstrating to insurers and banks that independent legal advice has been obtained, ensuring thorough and compliant handling of these complex issues.

Dan’s Professional Services experience includes:

• Interpretation and applicability of sanctions restrictions, prohibitions, and licences.
• Licence applications and reporting obligations to OFSI.
• Handling historic fees from Designated Persons and related legal advice under the Legal Services General Licence.
• Sanctions issues related to conducting business in Russia/Belarus, including the Legal Advisory Services restriction and the General Trade Licence.
• Assisting clients with blocked interest payments on bonds due to EU sanctions.
• Advising Russian trustees in bankruptcy on asset tracing for Designated Persons.
• Managing liability risks for international law firms advising lenders to Designated Persons, including obtaining independent liability advice.
• Providing bribery, corruption, and money laundering reporting advice to Big Four auditors for issues at audit clients.
• Supporting US international law firms with UK police and SRA investigations into Ponzi schemes and related civil claims.
• Advising the London offices of US international law firms on AML issues, including money laundering suspicious activity reporting under POCA.
• Assisting national UK law firms and their insurers with police and SRA investigations into client fraud by former partners, including POCA reporting issues.