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"Parham Kouchikali is excellent to work with and provides a tier one service to his clients: he is thoughtful, hard-working and strategically minded."

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Parham is a partner in our Disputes and Investigations team. He regularly acts on the most complex cross-border litigation with particular expertise in financial services disputes and civil fraud.

Parham has acted in some of the most significant commercial cases in the English Courts and takes a commercial and strategic approach to resolving disputes. His cases often involve multiple jurisdictions.

Parham also has extensive experience in investigations, crisis management as well as acting for individuals in a regulatory setting.

He has spent time in-house at two leading investment banks and his clients include continental banks, global corporations, family offices and UHNW.

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Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2024 Partner, RPC
2003 - 2016 Associate/Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP
2003 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales
2000 LPC, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
1999 MA, Jurisprudence, Oxford University

Career

Since 2024 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2024 Partner, RPC
2003 - 2016 Associate/Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP

Education

2003 Admitted as a solicitor, England & Wales
2000 LPC, Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
1999 MA, Jurisprudence, Oxford University

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The Legal 500 UK 2024

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"Parham Kouchikali is excellent to work with and provides a tier one service to his clients: he is thoughtful, hard-working and strategically minded."

The Legal 500 UK 2022

"Parham Kouchikali is a rising star banking partner. Very sharp on the law and flexible in terms of finding fees solutions."

The Legal 500 UK 2021

"Parham Kouchikali is very easy to work with. He is a smooth operator and doesn’t get flustered. He’s strategic and is able to apply legal knowledge in a commercial context."

The Legal 500 UK 2017

"First-rate litigator."

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Episode 1 - Preparing for protectionism

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