BakerPlatt
BakerPlatt is an offshore law firm, based in Jersey, specialising in litigation, financial services regulation, crime, international co-operation and insolvency. Founded in 2003, the firm is noted for its capabilities in the Legal 5001 and Chambers & Partners2 directories.
The firm has acted for or advised the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, Attorneys General, supra-national bodies, corporations and individuals. The firm has also acted for several governments in asset recovery cases with political and international dimensions.
BakerPlatt is a founding partner of an alliance with barristers chambers, 7 Bedford Row3, the chambers of Kate Thirwell, QC. The alliance was the first of its kind to gain the approval of the Bar Council of England & Wales.
Notable cases and personnel
Group Chairman Stephen Platt is an internationally recognised expert 4 on compliance, risk management, money laundering and asset recovery. He is frequently asked to comment on these subjects by publications such as the International Herald Tribune 5, The Lawyer6 and Legal Week7.
Partner Stephen Baker is an English Barrister and Jersey Advocate. He is one of only two lawyers who practise at both the English and Jersey bars (the other is Emma Jordan, Senior Associate at BakerPlatt). He is a member of Chambers at 7 Bedford Row, which specialises in financial crime, particularly money laundering and associated regulatory matters.
Advocate Baker has undertaken complex investigations on behalf of the Attorney General of Jersey including those into Bank Cantrade C.I. Ltd. and General Abacha.
Noteworthy events
BakerPlatt hosts thought leadership events such as the 'Offshore in Crisis' summit held in Jersey on Tuesday 9th June 2009. Speakers at this forum included Richard Hay, International Tax Principal for Canadian and international business law firm Stikeman Elliott, David Harvey, Chief Executive of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and John Willman, former UK Business Editor of London's Financial Times.