Nathan Pillow Kc Email & Phone Number

Nathan Pillow KC is a “much-praised” and “highly respected” commercial practitioner “in high demand”. He specialises in advocacy in commercial/chancery disputes both in court and in arbitration, usually involving domestic and offshore (or other international) elements, with a particular focus on civil fraud, asset-tracing and international banking and finance.Nathan usually acts as the leader of the team of barristers in complex and high-value cases, having particular experience both of heavy interlocutory applications (e.g., for worldwide freezing relief or on jurisdictional issues) and long commercial trials, including extensive witness and expert cross-examination. He is praised as “extremely clever” and “a brilliant cross-examiner”; and as a “slick”, “very robust”, “unflappable” advocate, who is “effective and tenacious”, “razor-sharp, bright and very charismatic”.Nathan has extensive experience of heavy and high-profile cases, leading large counsel teams and working closely with solicitors, foreign lawyers and client representatives, in commercial disputes of all kinds. He has particular experience in the field of civil fraud—acting both for claimants and defendants—including injunctive and other interim relief; equitable, proprietary, and restitutionary claims and remedies; tracing and asset recovery; and enforcement, including committal, proceedings. His work generally has an international character and often involves complex jurisdictional and conflict of laws issues. Nathan’s approach to his cases is “very commercial”, and he is praised for his “efficient” work, which he “turns… around in short order”, and which is “always of exceptional quality” and “meticulous”.Nathan is widely commended for the supportive and responsive manner in which he works with his clients, being described as “client-focused”, “generous with his time”, “fantastic to work with”, “super-responsive and attentive”, “very good with clients”, “incredibly user friendly” and a “great team player”—as well as “good value for money”. He is “one of the most user friendly and personable” silks, who “always appreciates the commercial realities faced by clients”, “has a deep strategic insight” and “instinctively knows how to drive a case to the best possible outcome”.He is recommended by The Legal 500 UK for Commercial Litigation, Civil Fraud, Banking & Finance, Commodities, and Shipping; by Chambers & Partners for Commercial Dispute Resolution (UK, Global), Civil Fraud (UK), Shipping & Commodities (Global); and by Who’s Who Legal as a National Leader (Silks) for Civil Fraud.

Listed skills include Dispute Resolution, Appeals, International Arbitration, Civil Litigation, and 14 others.

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  Barrister (Kc)

  Essex Court Chambers

  Oct 1998 - Present