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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.

Work Highlights

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Barclays Bank PLC on a claim concerning historic derivative transactions originally brought by the Dutch social housing association Stichting Vestia in the English High Court.

Strengths

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The Freshfields team is proactive and engaged, with strong litigators at all levels of seniority.

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The Freshfields team is full of senior lawyers with an extreme wealth of experience. Their judgement on big matters is crucial as they've seen it all before.

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Freshfields is responsive and user-friendly, providing seamless service across departments and regularly going above and beyond for its clients.

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The Freshfields team clearly understands the pressures and realities of in-house work.

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew R Hart
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Andrew R Hart
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Band 2
Andrew Hart is recognised for his robust skill set in contentious financial matters, including major disputes involving complex financial products.

Andrew is a very good lawyer who does strong work in this space.

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Sarah Parkes
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Sarah Parkes
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Band 2
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 is highly experienced, polished with clients and an excellent strategist who spots issues very quickly.

Sarah Parkes is a well-established name in the banking litigation field and a strong lawyer overall.

Sarah is an impressive and experienced banking litigator.

Sarah is sharp, organised and regularly works on large mandates.

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Simon Orton
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Simon Orton
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Band 2
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 excellent to deal with, switched on and responsive.

Simon has excellent judgement, great intellect and is also very calm.

Simon is an exceptionally clever lawyer. He is very able and someone who over the years has been a go-to person for banks when things get difficult.

Simon is an astute litigator who covers all the angles, with impressive commercial acumen.

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Christopher Robinson
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Christopher Robinson
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Band 4
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.

Chris is excellent and regularly handles very important mandates.

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Piers Reynolds
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Piers Reynolds
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Band 5

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 incredibly knowledgeable, with a great technical understanding. He's great at taking complex issues and distilling them down to useable bites.

Piers is an outstanding partner at making decisions. He is great at ensuring that decisions are made promptly and on a fully-formed basis.

Piers is incredibly strong on litigation tactics, always looking to get the best outcome for his clients.

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Andrew R Hart
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Andrew R Hart
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Sarah Parkes
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Sarah Parkes
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Simon Orton
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Simon Orton
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Band 2
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Christopher Robinson
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Christopher Robinson
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Piers Reynolds
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Piers Reynolds
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