Amy Harvey

Spear’s Review

Amy Harvey, principal at LK Law, describes herself as being an ‘asset recovery lawyer who does cryptocurrencies’. 

Harvey added digital assets to her quiver after representing Dr Craig Wright in a high-profile case. ‘This case essentially opened the door to the digital assets world for me,’ she tells Spear’s. Her work is distinctly international in character. ‘It’s very unusual for me to have a client that is solely in one jurisdiction, and we’re solely dealing with this jurisdiction,’ she says.

Given the increase in attacks on digital assets in recent years, Harvey’s expertise is particularly valuable to HNW investors. ‘Even clients who are well educated and may have held assets for some time are finding themselves the victims of quite sophisticated attacks now,’ she says.

Thankfully, victims in England and Wales can seek favourable outcomes in court. ‘The courts have been quite creative in assisting with enforcement’, she says.

Adviser Profile

Amy Harvey is a leading commercial litigator and trusted adviser to high-net-worth individuals navigating complex cross-border disputes, with a particular focus on asset recovery and civil fraud.

She is recognised for managing multi-jurisdictional cases covering a wide range of assets – including real estate, superyachts and digital assets. As a principal at LK Law, Harvey has built a reputation for handling some of the most high-value and challenging disputes faced by wealthy clients.

She has acted in proceedings to recover assets lost in fraudulent crypto investment schemes and property frauds, securing freezing and committal orders to preserve and restore misappropriated wealth. She has also advised on multi-jurisdictional disputes involving the ownership and construction of superyachts, as well as high-value trust and estate matters across Europe and the Caribbean.

Harvey has become particularly well known in the fraught world of cryptocurrency, which has seen her play a part in landmark cases, including that of businessman Dr Craig Wright in a high-profile case brought by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance. With attacks on digital wealth growing ever more sophisticated, her expertise has never been more relevant. Working closely with blockchain specialists, Harvey and her team combine sharp strategy with pragmatism, tracing assets in order to achieve successful outcomes for her clients.