Richard Kovalevsky KC

Spear’s Review

‘My individual clients all have one thing in common,’ explains Richard Kovalevsky KC, now a partner at Mayfair litigation firm Cohen & Gresser, having joined from Stewarts in 2020. ‘They seek expert tactical and legal advice to assist them in preventing or dealing with difficult problems.’

What’s noteworthy is the wide range of cases that come across Kovalevsky’s desk – from business-related transactions, financing, stock market dealings, listings and announcements, to corruption, tax, fraud and money laundering. 

Clients’ problems have ranged from allegations of misleading the stock exchange (Sir David Jones) to designing tax schemes that are challenged by HMRC (Martin King, director of tech unicorn Ve Interactive), Kovalevsky says, adding that additional clientele include ‘Swiss fiduciaries, entrepreneurs, members of prominent families and politicians’.

Adviser Profile

Richard Kovalevsky KC is a lawyer of choice for individuals who require personal expert advice and representation tailored to their unique needs. He works closely with those he advises and represents. Drawing upon extensive experience gained as King’s Counsel and as a Partner at an international law firm, he has established a reputation for delivering results. 

Whilst Kovalevsky KC has many reported cases to his credit, his preference is to work with his clients to achieve the desired solutions in the most effective and efficient way possible. 

Many of the matters dealt with by Richard Kovalevsky KC are confidential. Over the past 12 months, these included interaction with HMRC concerning personal tax liabilities subject to criminal investigation, National Trading Standards, the CPS, the SFO, the FCA, OFSI, the SEC, and African and Caribbean law enforcement agencies. Advice and counsel have been provided relating to share sales, artwork exports, personal sanctions exposure, crisis management, and discreet risk-related matters. 

When asked to provide examples of informative references, Kovalevsky KC chose one provided by a celebrated UK barrister with whom he has recently worked: 

‘I worked with Richard Kovalevsky KC on a judicial review in the Supreme Court in 2020 about financial crime and another case in the High Court of Trinidad in 2021-23. He and his team are very impressive lawyers, and the hardfought case resulted in victory before the Court of Appeal in the UK, as reported at [2023] EWCA Crim 981’. 

Whilst there are other references available, these may illuminate the breadth of expertise regularly deployed on behalf of the individuals he represents.