Banker Accused of Illegally Sharing Confidential Files with Russian Oligarch’s Ex

Ross Henderson, formerly at Goldman Sachs, has been accused of handing over confidential financial documents to Tatiana Akhmedova, the former wife of a Russian oligarch, and her litigation funders: Burford Capital. He is now facing a criminal investigation led by the Swiss police.

The Daily Mail reports that Henderson, who is from Britain, began a business relationship with the late Mr. Akhmedov in 2014. A year later, Henderson was fired by Akhmedov. A year after that, the Akhmedov divorce ended in Mrs. Akhmedova being awarded one of the largest divorce settlements in English history.

As of last year, an English high court confirmed that Henderson gave hundreds of confidential files including bank statements, records of privileged conversations, and confidential emails to Akhmedova and Burford. While this was determined to be a breach of confidentiality, a justice argued that the information was still admissible in English High Court.

As the former Mrs. Akhmedova has still not received the court-ordered settlement, speculation remains that the Henderson investigation is connected to recovery efforts led by Burford Capital. The funding agreement between Burford and Akhmedova gives Burford up to 30% of the GBP453 million settlement.

All this comes months after a Dubai court ordered a contested super yacht be grounded, so it could not be recovered by Akhmedova. Burford is now utilizing the services of Arcanum Global to recover assets.