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Banking Litigation - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Freshfields has an impressive bench of associates and partners operating at the highest level in the banking litigation space, with stellar capabilities in mis-selling claims, investment disputes and contentious trading issues. It acts regularly on behalf of retail and investment banks, as well as private equity firms and hedge funds in complex litigation. It has notable ability in handling cross-border matters due to its well-established international network. Freshfields is adept at advising clients through every stage of sophisticated disputes, including representation in the highest courts in both the UK and abroad.

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Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields advised JPMorgan in respect of a number of disputes with Werealize.com regarding JPMorgan's EUR900 million investment in Viva Wallet, a Greek fintech company.

Strengths

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  • The Freshfields team has multi-disciplinary experts and a good global footprint; the standards have been exemplary across all the offices I have dealt with.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Sarah Parkes
    Sarah Parkes

    Sarah Parkes

    Sarah Parkes is well regarded for the strength of her financial litigation practice, acting for banks in a wide range of high-value disputes. She also leads the global dispute resolution practice.

    • Sarah Parkes is a great solicitor.

      Banking Litigation respondentUK
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  • Simon Orton
    Simon Orton

    Simon Orton

    Simon Orton has extensive expertise in domestic and international banking disputes. He routinely acts for investment banks in the defence of major cross-jurisdictional claims, as well as advising on contentious regulatory matters.

    • Simon is a real deep thinker and clients go to him with very knotty issues.

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  • Andrew R Hart
    Andrew R Hart

    Andrew R Hart

    Andrew Hart is recognised for his robust skill set in contentious financial matters, including major disputes involving complex financial products.

    • Andrew Hart has lots of expertise and experience.

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  • Christopher Robinson
    Christopher Robinson

    Christopher Robinson

    Christopher Robinson frequently represents leading investment and commercial banks in multi-jurisdictional disputes. He has significant experience in a variety of matters, including financial crime, contentious regulatory investigations and insolvency-related claims.

    • Christopher is an extremely able lawyer; he is very clever, incredibly hard working and a smart litigator.

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  • Piers Reynolds
    Piers Reynolds

    Piers Reynolds

    Piers Reynolds is head of Freshfields' London financial disputes practice and is noted for his significant expertise advising financial institutions in litigation and regulatory investigations. He has experience acting for a wide range of clients, including wealth managers, banks and insurers.

    • Piers is superb. A heavyweight who commands respect.

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