Bivonas Law LLP

Bivonas Law LLP is a boutique firm based in the City of London, specialising in criminal litigation and commercial disputes. Established in 1997, the firm has extensive experience handling large-scale commercial disputes, criminal investigations and prosecutions, and regulatory investigations. Over more than two decades, it has built a reputation for achieving results where clients face significant financial, reputational, or personal risk.

The firm’s work is frequently high-profile and multi-jurisdictional. With a global network of advisers, experts, and business connections, Bivonas Law is equipped to manage complex challenges across a broad range of sectors and industries.

Its practice in criminal investigations and prosecutions involves regular engagement with the Serious Fraud Office, the National Crime Agency, HM Revenue and Customs, and the Financial Conduct Authority. A significant portion of the firm’s work relates to international investigations with overseas enforcement agencies and regulators, covering areas such as bribery and corruption, trading fraud, benchmark manipulation, Ponzi schemes, carbon trading fraud, insider dealing, market abuse, boiler room frauds, tax evasion, sanctions, and other financial crime. The firm advises from investigation through to trial, including restraint and confiscation orders.

Bivonas Law has specialist expertise in extradition, representing high-profile individuals in politically sensitive cases, often involving challenges to Interpol “Red Notices” and contested extradition requests. Its commercial litigation practice spans multi-jurisdictional and high-value disputes involving competition law, asset tracing, trusts, freezing injunctions, search orders, and disclosure orders. The firm represents individuals, businesses, multinational corporations, and governments across sectors such as banking, insurance, fintech, aviation, energy, mining, and construction, and is noted for its resourceful approach to litigation and arbitration funding.

The firm also advises clients facing regulatory and disciplinary investigations, particularly in the financial services sector, including banking, insurance, and asset management. It is recognised for its expertise in Financial Conduct Authority investigations and enforcement, and also advises professionals from other regulated sectors and company directors in disqualification proceedings.

In addition, Bivonas Law has a family and divorce practice providing advice on divorce, civil partnerships, and cohabitation matters, including those with complex, high-value, and international asset structures. The firm is experienced in drafting and negotiating pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and resolving disputes involving children. Its family team includes accredited mediators and promotes non-court dispute resolution as a practical approach to family matters.

Languages
English (fluent)
Russian
Spanish

Memberships
International Bar Association
The Law Society of England and Wales