Who We Are
ALIL was founded by a group of American-Qualified lawyers in London practising in a range of areas, including disputes, corporate/transactional and litigation finance.
It is run by a Steering Committee:
Paul Bonner Hughes
Paul is a Barrister at 3 Verulam buildings, specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. Raised in Scotland and educated in the UK and US, he spent seven years practising litigation in New York City (initially with Davis Polk & Wardwell and laterally with Quinn Emanuel) before returning to the UK. He is dual-qualified in New York and England & Wales.
Michael Casey
Mike is a Partner at Wilson Sonsini. His practice focuses on representing clients in investigations, transactions, and regulatory matters related to economic sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws, and the CFIUS review process. Mike spent nearly a decade practicing in Washington, D.C. before relocating to London in 2017.
Kate Darracott
Kate is a Partner at CMS. Her practise focuses on corporate law with a particular expertise in cross-border capital markets transactions, including IPOs on both the UK and US public markets and private placements. She also advises US and UK corporate and investment banking clients on securities law compliance and disclosure questions, as well as on corporate governance matters. Her experience ranges across a variety of industries, including pharma and biotech, financial institutions, tech and software, renewable energy and industrials. Born and raised in Scotland, Kate spent 5 years practicing US capital markets in New York before returning to the UK. She is dual-qualified in New York and in England & Wales.
Tristan Bramble
Tristan is a Legal Director at Bramble & Associates in London. His practice focuses on risk, investigations & compliance. His UK experience includes working for HSBC and leading law firms Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard. Tristan maintains US licenses in Washington, D.C. & New Jersey. He relocated to London in April 2018, following almost 8 years practice in Washington, D.C., including for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Andrea Tompkins
Andrea is a senior corporate and capital markets lawyer advising companies and senior stakeholders navigate complex US securities matters in high-profile cross-border transactions. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she moved to London in 2009, after earning her JD from Georgetown University. She most recently was a Partner in the UK Corporate practice at Simmons & Simmons.
Wade Thomson
Wade is a partner at Jenner & Block where he is a member of the Management Committee and co-chair of the firm’s Business Litigation practice. He primarily focuses on commercial disputes in courts and arbitration, but also does investigation and compliance work. Wade initially moved to London in 2019 (impeccable timing!) and splits time between Jenner’s London office and the firm’s headquarters in Chicago.
Zachary Krug
Zachary Krug is Managing Director of Legal Assets at NorthWall Capital, a London-based private credit fund. He has two decades experience in litigation and has been recognized as a Global 100 Leader in Litigation Finance. Prior to joining NorthWall, Zachary led the legal assets strategy at Signal Capital and was a senior investment officer at Woodsford Litigation Funding in London. Before moving to London in 2017, Zachary was a trial litigator for over a decade at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Los Angeles and Shearman & Sterling in New York.