Benjamin Burge

Benjamin is a Senior Associate at Signature’s Gibraltar office, specialising in commercial litigation, financial regulation and white collar crime.

He has significant experience acting as counsel in complex, high value, cross-border and large-scale investigations and litigation. Before joining Signature Litigation, Benjamin practised for over a decade as a barrister in England. Benjamin is experienced in representing both sides of investigations, having acted for individuals and corporates, as well as public bodies. The predominant focus of Benjamin’s practice is major international frauds, money laundering, asset tracing and recovery proceedings.

Benjamin has experience in cases concerning the use of cybercrime technologies, and in the regulation and workings of crypto currencies. He regularly deals with cases involving complex technical digital evidence.

In recent years, Benjamin has been engaged in substantial advisory roles working with legal teams in various fields of expertise, and across multiple jurisdictions. He has previously worked alongside lawyers in the United States representing a London-based trader alleged to have manipulated global trading markets, and with both internal and external legal advisors acting for a worldwide e-commerce company seeking to disrupt and investigate sophisticated, international digital frauds against its systems and consumers.

While working in the UK, Benjamin was frequently instructed by UK regulators and investigatory authorities to work on disclosure and evidential reviews. In particular, Benjamin acted for a national UK law enforcement body in carrying out an independent review of various court-issued search warrants and production orders advising on their legality in ongoing investigations.

Benjamin is also experienced in providing advice on sanctions controls and financial regulation. This includes the consideration of notices from UK financial regulators, and the methods of challenge and appeal.

For several years Benjamin acted as part of a team of counsel advising a UK public body involved in a lengthy, statutory public inquiry.

Benjamin was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2011. He is currently in the process of seeking admission to the Gibraltar Bar.