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Stuart Rau
- Senior Associate
- British Virgin Islands
- +1 284 852 2574
- stuart.rau@harneys.com
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Biography
Stuart Rau is a member of our Litigation, Insolvency and Restructuring team in the BVI. He advises on contentious cross-border matters covering multiple jurisdictions, including Europe, Asia, the US and the Caribbean.
Prior to joining us in 2019, Stuart was Of Counsel at Allen & Overy in London and Hong Kong, where he focussed on financial litigation and contentious regulatory matters.
Stuart is described as “intelligent and client-oriented” in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 legal directory.
Stuart’s experience includes:
- Acting for BNP Paribas in the international enforcement of a Jersey Royal Court judgment (Crociani v Crociani [2017] JRC 146)
- Acting for Deutsche Bank in English High Court proceedings relating to the validity of US$ 800m Islamic financing transaction (Dana Gas PJSC v Dana Gas Sukuk Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 2928)
- Acting for Deutsche Bank in English High Court proceedings relating to loan facilities (Deutsche Bank (Suisse) SA v Khan & Ors [2013] EWHC 482)
- Acting in an HKIAC arbitration between a global private equity firm and a Chinese cryptocurrency exchange
- Acting for a global bank in connection with proceedings in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Mauritius relating to global structured notes
- Acting for a global bank in defence of English High Court proceedings issued by Lehman Brothers (in liquidation) relating to equity derivatives
- Acting for a Cayman Islands fund in defence of freezing injunction proceedings (VTB Capital PLC v Universal Telecom Investment Strategies Fund SPC [2013] 2 CILR 94)
- Acting for a Jersey fund in relation to a shareholder dispute
- Acting for Wirecard Bank in English High Court fraud proceedings (Wirecard Bank AG & anr v Allan Thomas Scott & ors [2010] EWHC 451 QB)
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Stuart is recognised as "intelligent and client-oriented".
Legal 500 - Asia Pacific, 2019
- England and Wales
2010 - Hong Kong (not practising)
2018 - British Virgin Islands
2019
- Nottingham Law School (LLB)
2008 - University of Bath (BSc)
2006