Mr. Adam Russell-Knee

Adam is a Senior Associate with 10 years’ PQE. He is part of the Stuarts Litigation and Insolvency Team which specialises in commercial litigation, corporate and funds disputes, insolvency, asset tracing and recovery, shareholder disputes and claims against directors for breaches of duty.

Prior to joining Stuarts, Adam was a solicitor practising in the commercial dispute resolution team of a law firm in London handling claims in the English High Court and international arbitration disputes.

Some examples of the cases Adam has worked on include: * Defending an individual accused of bribery, corruption and making secret profits by the government of an African country.

* Acting for a Singapore-based hedge fund against a major international bank in a claim for breach of contract worth over US$10 million.

* Acting for a construction company in an international arbitration claim under LCIA rules valued at over US$50 million.

* Advising an English commodities trader in relation to a dispute with their insurers over the loss of two shipments of sugar with an estimated work over of US$15 million.

* Defending a high net worth individual in a complex multi-party dispute regarding the ownership of assets worth over US$1 billion.

Adam has advised on many aspects of commercial disputes from the pre-action stage through to enforcement of judgments. He is very experienced in various different forms of settlement negotiation, particularly mediations, and many of his cases have resulted in successful negotiated settlements avoiding the need for trial.