Our team
The investigators behind every recovery
Patterdale Recovery is a small, senior team of fraud specialists - former police investigators, certified fraud examiners and blockchain analysts. When you instruct us, your case is handled by the people named on this page, not passed between junior account managers. We have recovered over £35M for clients in more than 30 countries since 2019.
£35M+
Recovered for clients
500+
Clients helped
30+
Countries covered
2019
Established
Who leads your case
Senior hands-on specialists involved from the first review to the final recovery.
Paul Keogh-Davies
Managing Director & Founder
Paul founded Patterdale Recovery in 2019 on one principle: victims of fraud deserve a team that works only for them and tells them the truth. He sets the firm's strategy, personally decides which cases we take on and holds every file to the standards below. With more than fifteen years in financial-crime recovery, he leads our relationships with law enforcement, exchanges and legal partners around the world.
- Founder & Managing Director
- Case acceptance & final review
- Law-enforcement & partner relations
Jamie Billy Rastall
Director of Investigations
Jamie spent more than a decade investigating financial crime with the Metropolitan Police Fraud Squad before joining Patterdale Recovery. As Director of Investigations he leads case strategy on the ground, reviews the evidence in every file and personally runs our most complex international matters. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and is known for telling clients the honest truth about their case, even when it is not what they hope to hear.
- Ex Metropolitan Police Fraud Squad
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- Case strategy & evidence review
Hui Ying Hsieh
Head of Blockchain Forensics
Hui Ying runs our digital-asset investigations unit, tracing cryptocurrency through exchanges, mixers and chain-hopping schemes that others write off as untraceable. Trained on Chainalysis and Elliptic platforms, she has identified the real people behind pseudonymous projects and turned on-chain evidence into court-admissible case files that unlock recoveries.
- Chainalysis & Elliptic trained
- On-chain tracing & de-anonymisation
- Court-admissible evidence
Tokio Ikegami
Head of International Operations
Tokio coordinates our cross-border recovery work, working directly with exchanges, payment providers and local counsel across Asia-Pacific and other jurisdictions to secure account freezes and preserve evidence before funds can move on. Fluent in Japanese and English, he bridges the gap between a client's report and what a foreign institution actually needs in order to act.
- Cross-border freezes & recovery
- Asia-Pacific network
- Multilingual liaison (EN/JA)
Shiyoka Takeshita
Lead OSINT Analyst
Shiyoka leads our open-source intelligence work, connecting the dots between pseudonymous wallets, social accounts and real-world identities. Through disciplined language and timezone analysis, link-mapping and wallet clustering, she has helped turn anonymous scammers into identifiable parties that exchanges and authorities can actually act against.
- Open-source intelligence
- Identity & link analysis
- Evidence for exchange claims
Matilda Cameron
Head of Legal Recovery & Compliance
Matilda leads the legal side of recovery, working with our network of solicitors and international counsel to pursue freezing orders, chargebacks and civil claims. She also owns the firm's compliance and case-handling standards, making sure every file we open is documented, proportionate and court-ready.
- Legal recovery & court process
- Compliance & case standards
- Solicitor & counsel network
The wider team you draw on
Behind every case sits a bench of accredited specialists, called in as your matter requires.
Certified Fraud Examiners
ACFE-accredited investigators who build the case file, interview witnesses and structure the evidence that recovery depends on.
Former law-enforcement investigators
Ex-police and financial-crime investigators who understand how fraud is run - and how authorities actually respond to it.
Blockchain & OSINT analysts
Specialists in tracing digital assets and open-source intelligence across wallets, platforms and jurisdictions.
Legal & client liaison team
Paralegals, recovery coordinators and multilingual liaison officers who handle freezing orders, settlements and keep you informed throughout.
How we work
A senior team, held to one standard
We tell you the truth
If a case is not worth pursuing, you hear it in the free review - before you spend anything.
One team, start to finish
The people who assess your case are the people who investigate and recover. Nothing is passed to a call centre.
Evidence-led, always
Every recommendation is backed by a documented, court-ready evidential trail.
Work directly with the people who recover funds
Start with a free, confidential case review. A senior investigator - not a salesperson - assesses your matter and tells you honestly where it stands.