Ian Casewell is a Managing Partner at Mintz Group, where he heads the London office and co-heads the firm’s global Disputes practice

Ian specializes in providing investigative support in large-scale disputes and fraud matters, with a particular focus on global asset tracing for individuals, companies, and governments; identifying and recovering debtors’ assets; and working closely with counsel to develop enforcement strategies to monetize judgments and awards.

Ian draws on his experience in international law enforcement combating organized crime to advise clients on financial crime risk, including due diligence, AML, and KYC matters, and to support victims of fraud in investigating, evidencing, and recovering the proceeds of crime.

Ian has worked in corporate investigations for over two decades. He previously worked at Europol, where he ran international investigations into organized crime. In addition to his operational work, Ian served as lead analyst for all computer-crime-related activities within the European Union relating to Europol. In this role he was responsible for the establishment of an EU-wide strategic intelligence group comprised of members of the EU’s computer crime units, producing the first EU-wide strategic assessment of computer-related crime within the Union.

Ian also has experience working at the U.K. Government’s Asset Recovery Agency and West Mercia Constabulary, where he was engaged in crime-pattern analysis and the support of criminal investigations.

In its 2025 Litigation Support guide, Chambers and Partners ranked Ian Band 1 in both Asset Tracing & Recovery (Investigation Agencies) and Business Intelligence & Investigations (UK).