Kirthi Kalyan

I am a commercial litigation lawyer with more than nine years’ experience advising clients on various aspects of large scale, cross-jurisdictional corporate investigations and expertise in corporate litigation, business ethics, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption.

In my previous role with Norton Rose Fulbright, South Africa, I advised multi-national companies on matters relating to fraud and corruption.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, I completed a Master of Laws with a specialisation certificate in Environmental Law from the American institution and have been admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Over the years, I have developed considerable expertise in providing advice on cross-border transactions. I have successfully navigated the complexities of international projects, from resolving intricate legal matters to bridging cultural differences.

Fraud and financial crime can have a devastating impact on individuals, business and society. At Tenet we are dedicated to protecting people by ensuring that companies and those who work for them are compliant with the law. In today’s increasingly complex, fast-paced environment, there are more risks than ever before, including potential reputational damage arising from data breaches, competition, fraud and financial crime.

Investigations:

• Advising a registered social landlord in respect of its regulatory engagement with the Regulator for Social Housing.
• Advising an SME in relation to a case of employee fraud, involving theft, misappropriation of assets, unjust enrichment, unlawful sharing of confidential information and breach of fiduciary duties or duties of fidelity.
• Advised a multi-national tobacco company in relation to a cross-jurisdictional internal investigation, involving amongst other regulators the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into allegations of corruption, corporate espionage, fraud and money laundering.
• Advising on a contentious regulatory matter involving an enforcement investigation by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) against an international financial institution with multi-jurisdictional operations, including Guernsey, the UK and Singapore, and its directors and compliance officers. The case involved allegations of regulatory breaches, tax evasion and failure to combat financial crime against the financial institution and its directors and compliance officers as a result of the import and export of numerous trust structures with assets totalling US$ 1,4 billion.

Litigation:

• Advising directors and shareholders of a company with a turnover of X million in respect of an unfair prejudice petition.
• Advising a client in relation to an international investment fraud and securing summary judgment in excess of £3m in favour of our client based on a personal guarantee.
• Advising an international company and its directors in a commercial dispute with a local distributor.
• Advised a financial services business on a range of factually and legally complex issues with respect to trust structures with assets exceeding £100 million, which includes dealings with the Guernsey financial services regulator and tax information disclosures to the Guernsey revenue service and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
• Advised an investment vehicle incorporated in the British Virgin Islands in a claim against a company registered in Cyprus, involved in substantial property development, and a Swiss national, as guarantor, seeking recovery of a US$18 million loan.
• Acted on behalf of a prestigious international accounting firm in relation to a high value audit negligence and breach of contract claim involving Channel Island investment funds.