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Financial services litigation

financial services litigation

Our financial services litigation practice brings a wealth of experience, dedication and creativity to the representation of our clients, and to the protection and advancement of their interests. We are an expanding domestic and cross-border contentious financial services practice, with significant experience advancing and defending complex claims on behalf of our commercial, corporate and professional services clients, covering all contentious financial services work.

Our domestic and international work for both local and offshore clients includes the prosecution and defence of claims, provision of regulatory advice, and coordination and management of offshore counsel in the context of often complex and competing factual, legal, legislative, political and strategic frameworks. While often large-scale, this work also comprises representation in matters of more modest size, the issues and importance to our clients of equal weight.

Our flexible and responsive approach to client management means that we solve our client’s problems and meet their needs with empathy, understanding, and above all else, efficiency.

training and events

22Nov

Fraud and wrongdoing seminar DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Tower of London, 7 Pepys Street, London

The latest in our series of events examining fraud and wrongdoing, we focus on the evolving legal, commercial and cultural landscape of whistle-blowing, including the trials faced by whistle-blowers; and the challenges for organisations, leaders and the law in creating environments in which individuals feel empowered to report wrongdoing.

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what we do...

Corporate fraud and asset recovery - acting for trustees, corporations, financial institutions and government agencies in asset-tracing and recovery following fraud or other misconduct.
Investigations, regulatory matters and special projects - acting for banks and other financial institutions in respect of actual or potential customer or investor claims, regulatory investigations and internal risk management and due diligence.
Banking and financial institution disputes - acting for banks and major financial institutions regarding customer and investor claims, and regulatory investigations and actions.

Funds litigation and disputes - acting for hedge funds, investment trusts, asset managers and advisors in the defence of claims by investors as well as bringing claims against other financial institutions.
Group actions and investor litigation - acting for groups of investors and shareholders against banks, financial institutions, asset managers and other professional advisors regarding mis-selling, negligence, fraud and other misconduct.

related resources

The red flags in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme

Bernard Madoff, through his company BLMIS, conducted a Ponzi scheme previously unparalleled in scale, scope, and duration - what were the warning signs?

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What happens within the culture of an organisation when failure is not an option?

Our discussion starts with Kweku Adoboli recounting his experiences during the 2011 UBS Swiss bank scandal, and moves to the various lessons learned and the potential solutions for minimising the risk of wrongdoing.

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Legal updates

Accountants and auditors professional indemnity update

This professional indemnity update covers: testing witness evidence, inaccurate tax returns, disclaimers, and scope of duty.

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Financial services, anatomy of a fraud - hear what our experts and guests had to say

Hear from financial services litigation lawyer, Nick Pontt, commercial dispute litigation partner, Dominic Offord, and guests from a whole host of financial services institutions including Grant Thornton and British Bankers’ Association for an insight into our recent event focused on fraud.

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recent experience

Acting for the Trustee of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC and the estate of Bernard L. Madoff, regarding the largest financial fraud in world history. Our role has centred on the progression of claims in the role of General and Strategic Counsel to the Trustee, and has included advising on substantial multi-jurisdictional funded litigation, in addition to instructing, managing and co-ordinating offshore counsel.
Acting for Bruno Iksil (the so-called “London Whale”) in relation to fraudulent trading of derivatives at the London offices of JP Morgan in various matters, including defamation and employment issues and more generally in relation to the subsequent investigations by the US Federal Reserve, SEC, and FBI.
Acting for the executors and court-appointed administrators of a multi-million pound estate, including conducting and coordinating a multi-jurisdictional investigation into the activities of various parties and engaging in litigation to trace and recover misappropriated funds from locations offshore and in South America.