Andrew Wordsworth

Spear’s Review

Andrew Wordsworth has the air of the man you’d want in your corner when you’re in a tight spot. Affable, charming and voluble, the co-founder of Raedas, an investigations firm specialising in litigation support, aims to do everything necessary to diagnose clients’ problems and find the best solutions.

‘Your job is to solve the problem and get out of the way afterwards,’ Wordsworth tells Spear’s. ‘You’re not their friend, right? You’re not their best buddy. Your job is to come in as calmly as possible and make the best decisions you can without being paralysed by the fear of making the wrong decision.’

Should his clients find that their partners have let them down, their staff are leaking to the press, or law enforcement agencies are involved in their affairs, they will often call on Wordsworth. ‘Our speciality is work on legal disputes,’ he says, providing legal and PR support as required.

Adviser Profile

Recognised as a trailblazer in contentious investigations, Andrew Wordsworth is the go-to expert for ultra-high-net-worth clients, family offices, and high-profile individuals. His unrivalled expertise often makes him the first call when business or personal interests are in jeopardy. 

In 2016 Wordsworth co-founded Raedas, the first — and to date only — investigations firm dedicated solely to contentious situations. Wordsworth and his co-founders have consciously built a responsive, flexible team that dovetails with legal, PR, and other trusted advisers. Known for his unerring instinct in assembling the right team for each unique situation, Wordsworth can call upon genuine strength in depth to meet the diverse needs of a sophisticated client base. 

Combining an unflappable demeanour with the utmost tenacity, Wordsworth excels in tracing and recovering assets, whether cash and receivables or yachts and private jets. His team of skilled investigators consistently produce evidence leading to freezing orders in the UK and other Common Law jurisdictions. Wordsworth has successfully guided clients through severe crises, applying sensitivity and political nous to unexplained wealth, embezzlement, offshore and trustbased ownership structures, smear campaigns, and reputational issues. These have included navigating threats of arrest, politically motivated tax claims, unjustified extradition requests, and corruption allegations. 

Wordsworth has overseen hundreds of investigations for state-owned and private banks, governments, and corporations across the Middle East, Russia, and Latin America. His forensic knowledge of the CIS region has engaged him in many of its most prominent disputes over the past decade. 

Raedas, headquartered in London with offices in Washington DC and Dubai, focuses entirely on disputes, cementing Wordsworth’s status as a leading figure in high-stakes investigations.