Sabina Cehajic

Full Profile

Sabina specialises in the resolution of multi-jurisdictional, high value and complex claims, with extensive experience in High Court litigation, including the Court of Appeal.
 
Sabina has extensive experience in fraud litigation and asset recovery, including obtaining and defending interim remedies and disclosure orders in the UK, US, BVI, Hong Kong and Singapore.
 
Sabina advises and acts for clients on bribery, corruption, money laundering, sanctions and compliance matters, including drafting corporate governance policies. Her practice also includes significant experience in corporate investigations.
 
Sabina also advises international trading companies and state entities on public international law issues relating to international trade, including bilateral investment treaties and sovereign immunity.
 
Sabina acts on a broad range of international trade, investment and commodity related matters, both contentious and non-contentious, representing the interests of leading international companies. She has significant experience in international arbitrations including UNCITRAL, ICSID, LCIA, FOSFA and GAFTA.
 
Sabina's secondment to the in-house legal department of a major international commodity trading client gained her an in-depth understanding of the needs of her clients.
 
Sabina is an English qualified lawyer. She is fluent in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian.
 

Experience

• Representing two defendants in a $800m fraud claim in the High Court relating to renewable energy  
• Conducting a multi-jurisdictional external investigation spanning the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, BVI, China and Taiwan of the factual matrix of a fraud committed against a leading international commodity client and representing the client in proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal for recovery of the losses suffered, resulting in a judgment in the sum of $284m in the client’s favour
• Conducting corporate investigation of a major international commodity client's internal anti-bribery and corruption procedures and factual matrix following a whistleblowing. Advising the client regarding required improvements
• Assessing the corporate governance programme for a major marine and energy solutions company, including global risk assessment, gap analysis and recommending improvements
• Drafting the corporate governance programme for an international group of companies covering energy (oil and gas), telecommunications, hi-tech and construction
• Advising a client on financial regulatory compliance
• Advising a client on a $350 million enforcement action subject to EU sanctions regulations and state immunity law
• Representing the beneficiary of a letter of credit in High Court proceedings relating to allegations of fraud concerning the presentation of documents
• Representing an investor in a multi-million dollar bilateral investment treaty arbitration
• Representing a major international trading company in a mining dispute arbitration in Mumbai, successfully defending a $415 million claim and resulting in an award in the sum of $120 million in the client's favour
• Representing a major international commodity client in its claim under contracts of guarantee in the High Court and in parallel arbitration proceedings under the LCIA Rules, resulting in a judgment and award in the sum of $170 million in the client's favour