Elizabeth Seborg

 
 

Elizabeth Seborg

Partner, Litigation

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Elizabeth Seborg is a partner in the commercial litigation team, focusing on high-value and multi-jurisdictional civil fraud disputes. She has 20 years of experience acting in leading civil fraud cases and trust litigation. 

Elizabeth has particular expertise in cases that encompass both civil and criminal law proceedings. She advises on interim relief, including proprietary injunctions, freezing, search and disclosure orders, and on contempt of court proceedings. Elizabeth also represents clients in civil asset forfeiture proceedings and regulatory investigations.

She is a solicitor-advocate and holds rights of audience in both the civil and criminal higher courts.

Elizabeth is widely recognised as an expert in asset recovery, interim injunction and civil fraud disputes.  She has been ranked by Chambers and Partners for over 8 years and is recognised by Lexology as a Global Elite Thought Leader.

Elizabeth speaks at conferences on fraud and litigation issues, and she is on the executive committee of the European lawyers’ association VOCAL (Victims of Crime Association of Lawyers).

Chambers and Partners report the following feedback on Elizabeth:

Elizabeth is one of the best civil fraud lawyers London has on offer at the moment.

Elizabeth is an absolute pleasure to work with; she's very focused and excellent at putting together correspondence with a real punch

Legal 500 reports:

‘Elizabeth Seborg is a fantastic partner, safe pair of hands, and wonderful to work with”

 

Work Highlights

  • Acting for claimant company in proceedings relating to the misappropriation of land held on trust and breach of director’s duties

  • Representing defendant/counterclaimant in $700 million civil fraud litigation, including a successful application for injunctive relief in relation to email hacking and misuse of confidential information

  • Defending civil asset forfeiture proceeding brought by the National Crime Agency for family members of a foreign PEP

  • Acting for a financial services company in relation to the misappropriation of trust monies by an overseas partner

  • Obtaining a proprietary and freezing injunction, and then judgment, in a $20 million claim by investors relating to a property development scheme

  • Defending a Liechtenstein foundation and related entity in $1 billion deceit claim

  • Defending a HNWI against $300 million conspiracy claims relating to the ownership of an oil refinery

 

Qualifications

Qualified: 2002

Accolades:  Ranked by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 (next generation partner), and Lexology (Global Elite Thought Leader)

 

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