Tim Strong

Tim Strong is a partner in our Disputes & Investigations team. Tim has over twenty five years experience of international commercial disputes fought in a wide variety of courts and tribunals.

He currently co-heads our Corporate Crime & Fraud team, which assists clients to prevent, detect and respond to wrongdoing affecting their business and advises senior executives caught up in allegations of wrongdoing.

Tim’s recent work includes advising:

private equity funds and their managers on a £200m+ claim by bondholders arising from the collapse of a major UK retailer.
on an investigation into allegations of unethical conduct in product marketing at a global pharmaceutical group.
a senior trader at a global investment bank in criminal and regulatory investigations by the UK Financial Conduct Authority into alleged interest rate benchmark manipulation.
various investors with claims in multiple jurisdictions to recover monies misappropriated in investment fund frauds.

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Career

Since 2011	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2002 - 2011	Associate and Partner, Barlow Lyde Gilbert

Education

1994	Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
1991	LLB European Law, French, Exeter University

Memberships & Associations

Tim takes a keen interest in the work of the International Bar Association.
He is an officer on the Litigation Committee and sits on the editorial board for Dispute Resolution International. He has also played a leading role in the national laws working group set up by the IBA for its Judicial Integrity Initiative.

Expertise

Sectors Financial institutions & insurance

Experience

Representing a Middle Eastern satellite provider

Representing a Middle Eastern satellite provider in relation to multiple arbitration proceedings under the LCIA and SIAC rules concerning licence agreement terminations.

GTI Corporation's sale to Kanwal

The sellers of GTI Corporation Limited, a manufacturer and designer of specialist systems and tools to the automotive industry (with a particular focus on high-performance and luxury cars) on its sale to Kanwal UK Holdings. The transaction represented the culmination of years' of strategic collaboration between GTI and Taylor Wessing and was entered into in connection with the settlement of litigation proceedings between GTI and a major automotive manufacturer.