Dan Dodman
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution
Commercial | Dispute Resolution | Financial Services | International
About Dan
Dan is the Head of the Dispute Resolution team across RWK Goodman. He focuses on high value, complex cases which often have international elements. He has a particular interest in civil fraud work and the tracing and freezing of assets in a global context.
Dan trained and spent 10 years at Hogan Lovells working on major civil litigation and civil fraud. Following this he spent three years at Fox Williams, again working on a large number of high value claims in multiple jurisdictions. Dan joined RWK Goodman in December 2019 and has continued his interest in litigating and defending civil fraud claims.
Dan has worked in jurisdictions across the world, including in hearings in the BVI, Argentina, Spain and the CIS regions. He also has connections across the industry in forensic investigations, intelligence gathering and PR and is well versed in using these experts strategically to obtain results for clients.
Civil fraud represents some of the most challenging and complex litigation with the outcomes often being high stakes and the atmosphere tense. Dan’s experience allows him to address these situations in a measured way when accompanied by his excellent team.
Some of Dan's previous cases:
Acting for a major Russian bank in a successful High Court action against a number of ex-employees accused of fraud. The case was worth over £200 million, the trial lasted for almost six months and involved related proceedings in numerous jurisdictions with over twenty witnesses.
Acting for a Claimant in respect of a major internal PPE fraud worth approximately €40 million, including obtaining the granting of a freezing injunction in the English High Court. This included multiple jurisdictional issues and a large number of interim applications.
Acting for a Defendant in respect of alleged secret commission claims amount to over £10 million (including Summary Judgment applications).
Acting for the Claimant in respect of serious and high profile bribery and corruption claims which were heavily reported in the Times and the BBC.
Acting for an individual defendant in an alleged complex petroleum fraud. The case was alleged to be worth over USD300 million.
Acting for a shareholder in a dispute with a BVI incorporated company that specialises in providing services in Kazakhstan and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The case was brought in the BVI and has involved a number of injunctions (including successfully injuncting the placing and open offer of shares on the London Stock Exchange).
Acting for an individual defendant in respect of fraud allegations made against her to the amount of £60 million. The case involved a world-wide freezing order and has links to Romania, the West Indies, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
‘compact and agile but with Magic Circle ability.’
‘100% driven to fighting the client’s corner. Very committed and focused team.’
“sees the big picture and is a tough negotiator”
"commercial, practical and client-focused"
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